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23. October 2025

IAM GLOBAL LEADERS 2026

Our managing partners Dr. Dorothea Hofer and Jürgen Feldmeier have been named IAM Global Leaders 2026!

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25. September 2025

Germany’s Best Law Firms 2025

Handelsblatt and Best Lawyers have honored “Germany’s Best Law Firms 2025” and we are very pleased to have been mentioned here again. This award is based on client feedback and colleague votes, so we would like to express our sincere thanks to all our colleagues and clients who recommended us in such large numbers.

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10. July 2025

G1/24: New course set by the EPO on claim interpretation – harmonization with EPC and national courts

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17. June 2025

Germany’s Best Lawyers 2025

Handelsblatt and Best Lawyers have honored “Germany’s Best Lawyers 2025” and we are very pleased to have been mentioned here again. This award is based on surveys of commercial lawyers, so we would like to thank all our colleagues who have recommended us so highly.

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3. June 2025

Prüfer & Partner recognized in IAM Patent 1000 2025 for Patent Prosecution and Nullity

We are pleased to share that our firm Prüfer & Partner together with six of our intellectual property attorneys have been recognized for their outstanding work in patent prosecution and nullity in the newly published 2025 Edition of iam Patent 1000, one of the world’s leading rankings with regard to patent services providers. We are very proud and honored that our next generation managing partners Dr. Susanne Sonnenhauser and Dr. Christian Gärtner were also listed for the first time.

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9. April 2025

PRÜFER & PARTNER is ranked at “Chambers & Partners” Gobal and Germany 2025

We have been listed in the Chambers & Partners ranking! We are grateful to have received this award in recognition of excellence in IP law, as it demonstrates our commitment and the quality of our work and reflects the strong trust our clients place in us.

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17. February 2025

PRÜFER & PARTNER is ranked again in “The Legal 500” Germany 2025

We are delighted to have been ranked again this year as “Leading Firm 2025” in Germany in the categories “Patent Prosecution” and “Patent Litigation” by LEGAL 500. Thanks to a strong team, we were able to win this special award.

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3. February 2025

LNGs vs. SEPs – German Federal Cartel Office says yes to negotiating communities – an opportunity for medium-sized companies?

Negotiating communities (LNGs) of patent licensees have been approved by the German Federal Cartel Office for the first time as an opposing position to patent pools of SEP patent holders – will this open a new chapter regarding FRAND licenses?

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15. April 2024

PRÜFER & PARTNER is ranked again in “The Legal 500” Germany and EMEA 2024

We are delighted to have been ranked again this year as “Leading Firm 2024” in Germany as well as in Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) in the categories “Patent Prosecution” and “Patent Litigation” by LEGAL 500. Thanks to a strong team, we were able to win these special awards.

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13. March 2024

Fee increase of the European Patent Office as of 1 April 2024

The European Patent Office will increase most of its fees by an average of around 5% as of 1 April 2024. The fee increase will be significantly higher for the 3rd and 4th renewal fees, which will rise by almost 30%.

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