Opposition and audit proceedings form just as much a part of Prüfer & Partner's daily case load as does the preparation of patent applications for the German and international markets; here, the team is particularly active for clients from the US, Japan, China and South Korea. Dorothea Hofer (physics, medical technology, electronics), Jürgen Feldmeier (vehicle technology, medical technology, sports equipment) and Andreas Oser (chemistry, pharmaceuticals, life sciences, biotechnology) jointly head the practice.
Testimonials
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'Collaboration at eye level, courteous, experts in every area that affects us.'
'Excellent cooperation, well-trained and efficient team.'
'Collaboration at eye level, which is very valuable. Abstract topics are explained in a way (and several times with great patience) that we always find a way to protect an innovation appropriately or to be able to enforce an intellectual property right.'
- 'The overall level of service is excellent. Response is always very quick and appropriate and the ability to understand and analyse legal and technical issues is sufficiently high.'
- 'The team around Jürgen Feldmeier and Dorothea Hofer is highly qualified and very agile. Dealing 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 feasibility and next steps. We are very satisfied with the collaboration with our colleagues.'
'Jürgen Feldmeier is technically strong, very practical, and offers regular follow-ups on the status.'
- 'Dorothea Hofer: Very well versed in technicalities, very complete assessments of legal issues.'
'I really appreciate Jürgen Feldmeier because he has exceptional professional expertise and is always solution-oriented and very friendly in his direct client contact.'
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
- Heidolph Instruments GmbH & Co. KG
- Toray Industries
- Terumo Corporation
- Knauf Insulation
- BHS Technologies
- Nipro Corporation
- Heusch GmbH
- QRSkin GmbH
- CloudMinds (Shanghai) Robotics Co. Ltd.
- Everspin Corp.
- SK On Co., Ltd.
- SK Innovation
- SK Inc.
- Webasto SE
- 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
- ViiV Healthcare UK (No. 3) Limited
- Novartis 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.
- Qubig GmbH
Work highlights
- Advice from SK On Co., Ltd. in patent applications in Europe as well as on strategic and portfolio issues.
- Advice and support for Hymmen GmbH Maschinen- und Anlagenbau on global patent strategy, including invention research, opposition proceedings and active and passive dispute proceedings.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Dorothea Hofer, Jürgen Feldmeier, Andreas Oser