In addition to dispute resolution, Munich IP boutique offering Lorenz Seidler Gossel has also built up an excellent reputation for its strategic advice and assists a wide range of clients, from large international corporations to medium-sized companies and start-ups, while recently particularly expanding its reach into the Chinese market. The team also has extensive know-how in various technology fields, including automotive, medical technology, process engineering, mechanical engineering and chemistry. The group is headed by engineering scientist Dieter Laufhütte, who often advises national clients on ​​prosecution.

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Key clients

  • Liebherr-Gruppe
  • Fresenius Medical Care
  • Mazda
  • Ford
  • CATL (Contemporary Amperex Technology Limited)
  • SK- Gruppe
  • Telefónica
  • KSB
  • Carl Zeiss
  • Alois Pöttinger Maschinenfabrik
  • Fibertex- Gruppe
  • Bulthaup
  • Murata
  • FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg

Work highlights

  • Advising CATL and SK on obtaining patents on promising technologies relating to electromobility and hydrogen production.
  • Representation of Liebherr and KSB against main competitors in a large number of mutually filed opposition proceedings before the European Patent Office.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Dieter Laufhütte

Other key lawyers

Wolfgang Behr, Robert Frick, Uwe Herrmann