Fish & Richardson to open Munich Office
World’s largest IP firm’s first international office in 129-year history
Munich, Germany/Boston, MA (September 11, 2007) – Fish & Richardson, (www.fr.com) the world’s largest intellectual property law firm, today announced plans to open its first office outside of the United States in Munich on October 1, 2007. The office will open with five professionals, with plans to grow to twelve professionals by the end of 2008. Dr. Frank Peterreins and Alexander Harguth, currently partners at the Bardehle Pagenberg firm in Munich, will join Fish & Richardson on October 1 to open the office.
(firmenpresse) - Fish & Richardson is the premier American intellectual property law firm, with ten offices, over 430 attorneys, and a reputation for excellence in patent, trademark, and litigation work. The firm has chosen Munich, one of Europe’s leading IT and biotechnology centers, as the location for its first office outside the United States for strategic reasons that include Germany’s grand tradition of technological excellence and the fact that the European and German Patent Offices, as well as the German and federal patent courts, are located in Munich. “Inventive corporations today need a worldwide IP strategy and are often involved in multi-national litigation,” said Peter Devlin, President of Fish & Richardson, “and being close to our long-standing European clients was of utmost importance to us.” Fish & Richardson’s German clients include Siemens, Zeiss, SAP, and Porsche.
"Strategically, for a firm of our stature, a German presence makes sense on many levels, the most important of which is to make us better able to protect and assert our clients' intellectual property rights throughout Europe, a key market for the global technology companies we serve," added John Gagel, the firm's chair of international strategy.
“We are very pleased to have Dr. Frank Peterreins and Alexander Harguth, who are seasoned practitioners in German and European IP law, spearheading our Munich office,” continued Devlin, the firm President.
Dr. Frank Peterreins practices both patent prosecution and patent litigation. He is qualified as a German attorney-at-law, a German patent attorney, and also a European Patent Attorney, and he is one of only a handful of attorneys in Germany who hold all of these qualifications. His technical background is in mechanical engineering (Technical University of Munich, 1993, Ph.D. with summa cum laude, 1996).
Dr. Frank Peterreins has served clients that include the European market leader in DVD production, the largest chemical company in Finland, a world-renowned bone plate manufacturer, a prominent US-based stent and catheter manufacturer, a leading German maker of pipe manufacturing machines, and an innovative developer of high-end optical measuring techniques.
Alexander Harguth handles a diverse patent litigation practice. Many of his cases span multiple European jurisdictions. Alexander Harguth is an attorney-at-law in both Germany and France. He completed his German legal studies at the University of Tübingen (1993) and his French legal studies at University Paris II (1995).
Alexander Harguth has served clients that include a world-leading sports equipment maker, a highly-regarded international dental equipment manufacturer, an international leader in cosmetic products, and a distinguished Swedish maker of automotive technologies.
“We rely on Fish & Richardson to handle our significant IP litigation and prosecution needs. We are pleased that they are opening an office in Munich, and look forward to getting to know the new members of the Fish & Richardson team there." said Klaus Gnatzig, Carl Zeiss AG, Manager Patent Department, Corporate Legal Affairs and Patents.
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Founded in 1878, Fish & Richardson is the largest intellectual property law firm in the world. The firm has over 430 attorneys and technology specialists in 10 offices in the U.S. and one office in Munich, Germany. Fish has long represented great innovators and entrepreneurs, including pioneering inventors such as Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Edison, and the Wright Brothers. In March 2007 Fish & Richardson was recognized by Managing Intellectual Property as the best patent litigation firm in the United States. Fish handles more patent litigation than any other law firm in the U.S. (IP Law & Business July 2007) and was rated among the top firms in ITC patent litigation by that publication in June 2007. It also rates among the top U.S. firms in patents and trademarks obtained. In August 2007, Fish was named the top intellectual property (IP) law firm in the U.S. in Corporate Counsel Magazine’s sixth annual survey of “Who Represents America’s Biggest Companies.”
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82166 München-Gräfelfing
Germany
T. +49 (89) 898 687-20
F. +49 (89) 898 687-21
sandra.eilenstein(at)information-travels.de
www.information-travels.de
Datum: 11.09.2007 - 10:38 Uhr
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