We are pleased to announce that we have formed an alliance with Gill Jennings & Every (GJE).
Founded in 1912, GJE comprises 65 patent, trade mark and registered design attorneys who practise from offices in London and Munich. Clients know the firm for its expertise across physics, engineering, IT, chemistry, pharmaceuticals, life sciences, branding and product design. In the Financial Times’ survey of European patent law firms, GJE is the only firm to have been awarded the highest “Gold” ranking in each of the six areas of industrial expertise surveyed for each of the past six years.
GJE’s larger bench of patent attorneys are qualified at both the EPO and UK, meaning that they can handle proceedings at the UK Intellectual Property Office. With the increasing importance of the Unified Patent Court (UPC), there will be immense benefit to clients from having advice and representation from attorneys trained in both civil and common law jurisdictions. GJE also has specialist teams of UK and European trade mark and design attorneys. Speaking on the announcement, W&H partner Nikolai Hartz said:
“We are excited to be forming an alliance with GJE. By joining forces, we can continue providing the same service and quality of work to clients, but with the additional capabilities and support available from a larger firm. This is a positive development for our clients and us alike.”
GJE Chairman Alasdair MacQuarrie said:
“I am delighted to welcome our new colleagues to GJE and to be able to extend our service offering to existing clients. The alliance strengthens our presence in Germany and the EU, while also opening up a wider portfolio of services for W&H’s clients.”
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Nikolai F. Hartz
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Wolfgang Blodig
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Wächtershäuser & Hartz (W&H) is listed as a limited liability partnership in the Partnerschaftsregister (partnership register) of the Amtsgericht (municipial court) Munich under entry No. PR 531. VAT-No.: DE 130 651 597.
The patent attorneys of W&H are German patent attorneys (“Patentanwalt”) according to German law. They are registered at the German Patent and Trademark Office, the European Patent Office, and the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market. They are members of the German Patent Attorney Association (Patentanwaltskammer) that can be reached at patentanwalt.de and the European Patent Institute (epi) that can be reached at patentepi.com. They are subject to the professional rules laid down in the German Patent Attorney Code (Patentanwaltsordnung) accessible at bundesrecht.juris.de/bundesrecht/patanwo/, the Code of Conduct of the Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office, and the Regulation on Discipline for Professional Representatives of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation, both accessible via patentepi.com.
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Being centrally located, we provide services from the heart of the European Patent System in close proximity to the German and European Patent Offices.
We are located in the center of Munich close to the Marienplatz, between City Hall and Frauenkirche, the historic cathedral of Munich, within walking distance to the German and European Patent Offices.
W&H is listed as a limited liability partnership in the Partnerschaftsregister (partnership register) of the Amtsgericht (municipal court) Munich under entry No. PR 531
Partner (PartGG): Dr. Nikolai F. Hartz, Dr. Wolfgang Blodig.
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