Prüfer & Partner is distinguished by its international focus and regularly instructed particularly by clients from Asia to assist with prosecution. Here, the group covers applications as well as opposition and examination proceedings and has extensive experience in representation before the EPMA and EPO, as well as in preparing applications before the US Patent and Trademark Office. Dorothea Hofer (physics, medical technology, semiconductors and electronics), Jürgen Feldmeier (including automotive, process and process engineering) and Andreas Oser (chemistry, pharmaceuticals, life science and biotechnology) jointly lead the team.
Testimonials
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- 'The overall level of their service is excellent. Their response is always very quick and appropriate and their ability to understand and analyse legal and technical issues is sufficiently high.'
- 'Dorothea Hofer, Jürgen Feldmeier and Andreas Oser are particularly good. They have a strong ability to understand complicated technical issues, give appropriate advice and deal with urgent matters. Jürgen Feldmeier selects his staff accordingly in order to form a strong team for handling important cases such as litigation.'
'The team is highly qualified and very agile. The interaction with colleagues is also very pleasant on a human level. Communication is fluid and very transparent, both in terms of cost structure and in terms of practical implementation and the next steps. We are very satisfied with the collaboration with our colleagues.'
'Jürgen Feldmeier is extremely knowledgeable and provides very practical information.'
'Dorothea Hofer also provides sound assessments regarding infringement proceedings.'
'In my opinion, the professional competencies with all the technical support are fantastically positioned and give me a very good, consistent feeling of being informed.'
'I can only praise Jürgen Feldmeier. His extremely high level of expertise in so many areas means that my concerns are always being met. He has the gift of analysing difficult topics very well and developing an extraordinary attention to detail.'
Key clients
- EOS GmbH Electro Optical Systems
- Biedermann Technologies GmbH & Co. KG
- Brother Industries, Ltd.
- Multipond Wägetechnik GmbH
- Hymmen GmbH Maschinen und Anlagenbau
- Freiberger Compound Materials
- Knorr Bremse AG
- Toray Industries
- Terumo Corporation
- Knauf Insulation
- BHS Technologies GmbH
- Nipro Corporation
- Heusch GmbH
- QRSkin GmbH
- Hyve AG
- Kesseböhmer
- CloudMinds (Shanghai) Robotics Co. Ltd.
- Everspin Corp.
- SK On Co., Ltd.
- SK Innovation
- SK Inc.
- Webasto SE
- IUCF-HYU (Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University)
- LOESCH Verpackungstechnik GmbH + Co. KG
- SANDEN CORPORATION
- ASAHI SEIKO CO., LTD.
- Tsann Kuen (Zhangzhou) Enterprise Co., Ltd
- Evomedis GmbH
- Novartis
- Sandoz group
- Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology
- Toppan Printing Co., Ltd.
- Suzhou Abogen Biosciences Co., Ltd.
- A.L.M.T. Corp.
- Microbium D.o.o.
- Japan Aviation Electronics. Ind. Ltd.
- Abestype Ltd. (vormals Abbtype)
- Qubig GmbH
Work highlights
- Advising SK On on a growing number of patent applications in Europe as well as strategic and portfolio advice regarding a technology for lithium-ion secondary batteries and their components that address the challenges of LIB mainly for electric vehicle applications.
- Advising Hymmen on its global patent strategy to protect its existing portfolio and further expand its technological market leadership, including invention searches and opposition proceedings.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Dorothea Hofer, Jürgen Feldmeier, Andreas Oser