The power behind 600,000 patents in five years: A review of the landscape and inspiration of Germany’s top patent agencies

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Patent application activity in Germany showed strong and stable growth between 2019 and 2023, further strengthening its position as one of the most influential IP jurisdictions in the world. In these five years, Germany received nearly 600,000 patent applications involving more than 800 agencies, of which the top 25 agencies accounted for a high proportion of applications, highlighting the dominant position of these established institutions with deep technical capabilities and strong global networks in the market.

  • Firms at the forefront of German IP include Hoffmann Eitle, Grünecker PartG MBB and Boehmert & Boehmert, which together handled more than 69,000 patent applications during this period, becoming the preferred representation for both local innovators and international companies.
  • Vossius & Partner and Meissner Bolte also performed well, handling more than 27,000 applications each.
  • Müller-Boré & Partner, Maiwald, Viering, Jentschura & Partner, Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff and Manitz, Finsterwald & Partner make up the top ten German agencies, all of which have made significant contributions to the German patent application ecosystem.

These firms have earned a reputation for their deep technical expertise, particularly in high-value industry sectors such as electrical engineering, medical devices and chemicals. Their ability to maintain a high proportion of foreign-sourced and PCT international applications while handling a high volume of patent applications is a reflection of both operational excellence and their strategic positioning in the global IP value chain.

In Germany's patent market landscape, we can clearly see a highly concentrated and technology-intensive ecosystem: the strong will always be strong, technology is king, and the Internet comes first.

  • Vertical technological advantages are core competitive barriers: almost all of the top ten law firms in Germany have been deeply involved in high-tech industries such as electrical engineering, medical equipment, and chemistry for many years.
  • A large number of German leading law firms have foreign-funded enterprises or global innovation organizations as their clients, and PCT applications account for a high proportion, which is an important engine for their stable growth.
  • The ability to process tens of thousands of applications each year is the result of standardized process design, software support and team collaboration.
Ranking Firm Name Caseload 2019-2023
1 HOFFMANN EITLE 28,024
2 GRUNECKER PARTG MBB 23,900
3 BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT 17,209
4 VOSSIUS & PARTNER 15,405
5 MEISSNER BOLTE PATENTANWALTE RECHTSANWALTE PARTNERSCHAFT MBB 12,108
6 MULLER-BORE & PARTNER 10,769
7 MAIWALD 10,039
8 VIERING, JENTSCHURA & PARTNER 9,743
9 WUESTHOFF & WUESTHOFF 9,674
10 MANITZ, FINSTERWALD & PARTNER 9,629
11 PFENNING, MEINIG & PARTNER 9,443
12 ISARPATENT 9,288
13 DOMPATENT - VON KREISLER SELTING WERNER 8,256
14 BARDEHLE PAGENBERG PARTNERSCHAFT MBB 8,244
15 EPPING HERMANN FISCHER PATENTANWALTSGESELLSCHAFT MBH 8,028
16 TBK-PATENT 7,806
17 EISENFUHR SPEISER 7,597
18 GULDE & PARTNER PATENT- UND RECHTSANWALTSKANZLEI MBB 7,412
19 LORENZ SEIDLER GOSSEL 6,852
20 MITSCHERLICH PARTMBB 6,266
twenty one WINTER BRANDL FURNISS HUBNER ROSS KAISER POLTE - PARTNERSCHAFT 6,227
twenty two ZIMMERMANN & PARTNER 5,885
twenty three TER MEER STEINMEISTER & PARTNER 5,724
twenty four MERH-IP MATIAS ERNY REICHL HOFFMANN 5,718
25 SCHOPPE, ZIMMERMANN, STOCKELER, ZINKLER, SCHENK & PARTNER 5,573
26 KRAUS & LEDERER 5,121
27 KUHNEN & WACKER 5,094
28 WITTE, WELLER & PARTNER 5,038
29 MAIKOWSKI & NINNEMANN 4,268
30 WEICKMANN & WEICKMANN 4,188
31 FORRESTERS 3,878
32 HOEFER & PARTNER 3,815
33 COHAUSZ & FLORACK 3,659
34 DREISS PATENTANWALTE 3,496
35 FISH & RICHARDSON 3,441
36 MICHALSKI HUTTERMANN & PARTNER PATENTANWALTE 3,433
37 BETTEN & RESCH 3,378
38 PRINZ & PARTNER 3,327
39 2SPL PATENTANWALTE 3,251
40 BRP RENAUD & PARTNER 2,961
41 LAVOIX 2,923
42 LOESENBECK SPECHT DANTZ 2,881
43 WESTPHAL, MUSSGNUG & PARTNER 2,877
44 BECKER KURIG & PARTNER 2,836
45 WAGNER & GEYER 2,819
46 WALLINGER RICKER SCHLOTTER TOSTMANN 2,686
47 SSM SANDMAIR PATENTANWALTE 2,620
48 LKGLOBAL LORENZ & KOPF 2,607
49 DF-MP DORRIES FRANK-MOLNIA & POHLMAN 2,570
50 RUFF, WILHELM, BEIER, DAUSTER & PARTNER 2,543
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