Commendations

Right at |the top

Every year, law firms are subjected to comprehensive evaluations in rankings.
WR is proud to be regularly recognized by well-known and established rankings: JUVE, IAM, Handelsblatt and many more.

We are one of the top IP law firms in Germany

Since the firm's establishment, we have been listed in the Handbook of Commercial Law Firms published by JUVE. This standard work ranks law firms that enjoy a special reputation according to JUVE research. According to the JUVE ranking, Wallinger Ricker Schlotter Tostmann is among the leading IP law firms in Germany year after year. This is true both for the area of Prosecution and as a litigation firm for patent infringement.

An excerpt from JUVE Verlag's Handbook of Commercial Law Firms 2020: "The mixed Munich IP firm has a nationwide presence with a technically broad-based prosecution practice and a good reputation for contentious proceedings. Focuses: Many patent cases, licensing, IP transactions & IP management. Medium-sized filing practice with broad technical spectrum."

German Federal Court of Justice, decision of 14.11.2023 (Ref. X ZR 30/21) "Upholstery conversion machine"

Below you find another summary of a selected decision by the German Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof) by our team member Dr. Dieter Olpp:

German Federal Court of Justice, decision of 28.11.2023 (Ref. X ZR 83/20) "Statutory period of limitation for residual damages"

Summary by our team member German patent attorney Dr. Dieter Olpp:

Dr. Lukas Müller admitted as German Patent Attorney

After passing the exam, for which we would like to congratulate him once again, our member Dr. Lukas Müller has been admitted as a patent attorney on February 29th this year.

GOOD NEWS for all microentities including universities.

On April 1, 2024, the regular change of the EPO fee system takes place. This time the EPO has announced to reduce all main fees for micro-entities in the patent grant procedure by 30 %, provided that these entities have filed fewer than 5 applications within the last five years.