Copyright S.M.D. Markeur, Schutz Marken Dienst GmbH,
The top 200 law firms were selected by number of German trademark applications in 2009. The research represents a partial view of the law firms’ activities. Explicitly, it is no statement about the economic importance of the respective companies.
of S.M.D. Markeur which are based on the official data of the German PTO. For more detailed info on the research methods please click
Rank 2009 |
Law Firm |
Apps. 2009 |
thereof Reg. |
Ratio 2009 |
Apps. 2008 |
thereof Reg. |
Ratio 2008 |
Change |
| 1 |
ZIMMER UND KOLLEGEN Berlin |
790 |
426 |
54 % |
668 |
376 |
56 % |
18 % |
| 2 |
BEUKENBERG Hannover |
645 |
331 |
51 % |
747 |
419 |
56 % |
-14 % |
| 3 |
LOVELLS Hamburg |
429 |
286 |
67 % |
537 |
405 |
75 % |
-20 % |
| 4 |
BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT Bremen |
414 |
326 |
79 % |
438 |
379 |
86 % |
-5 % |
| 5 |
PREHM & KLARE Kiel |
384 |
328 |
85 % |
284 |
240 |
84 % |
35 % |
| 6 |
F200 A/S/G GMBH Berlin |
270 |
206 |
76 % |
264 |
169 |
64 % |
2 % |
| 7 |
MEISSNER, BOLTE & PARTNER Munich |
241 |
183 |
76 % |
315 |
243 |
77 % |
-23 % |
| 8 |
HARMSEN & UTESCHER Hamburg |
200 |
142 |
71 % |
213 |
161 |
75 % |
-6 % |
| 9 |
CMS HASCHE SIGLE Hamburg/Cologne |
195 |
136 |
70 % |
407 |
196 |
48 % |
-52 % |
| 10 |
IHR ANWALT 24 ZIERHUT AG Munich |
194 |
147 |
76 % |
276 |
214 |
77 % |
-30 % |
| 11 |
GRUENECKER, KINKELDEY, STOCKMAIR & SCHWANHAEUSSER Munich |
188 |
138 |
73 % |
207 |
172 |
83 % |
-9 % |
| 12 |
EISENFUEHR, SPEISER & PARTNER Bremen |
165 |
108 |
65 % |
213 |
176 |
82 % |
-23 % |
| 12 |
GRAMM, LINS & PARTNER GBR Braunschweig |
165 |
142 |
86 % |
146 |
126 |
86 % |
13 % |
| 12 |
SKW SCHWARZ Hamburg |
165 |
108 |
65 % |
88 |
82 |
93 % |
88 % |
| 15 |
SCHNEIDERS & BEHRENDT Bochum |
163 |
125 |
77 % |
178 |
151 |
84 % |
-8 % |
| 16 |
RAU, SCHNECK & HUEBNER Nuremberg |
148 |
126 |
85 % |
168 |
146 |
86 % |
-12 % |
| 17 |
TAYLOR WESSING Munich/Frankfurt |
143 |
112 |
78 % |
200 |
167 |
83 % |
-29 % |
| 18 |
MITSCHERLICH & PARTNER Munich |
136 |
107 |
79 % |
132 |
110 |
83 % |
3 % |
| 18 |
WEICKMANN & WEICKMANN Munich |
136 |
119 |
88 % |
128 |
104 |
81 % |
6 % |
| 20 |
NESSELHAUF Hamburg |
132 |
97 |
73 % |
128 |
87 |
67 % |
3 % |
| 21 |
HABBEL & HABBEL Muenster |
128 |
80 |
63 % |
169 |
118 |
69 % |
-24 % |
| 22 |
VON KREISLER, SELTING, WERNER Cologne |
123 |
101 |
82 % |
107 |
98 |
91 % |
15 % |
| 23 |
LICHTENSTEIN, KOERNER & PARTNER Stuttgart |
119 |
108 |
91 % |
147 |
115 |
78 % |
-19 % |
| 24 |
BUSSE & BUSSE Osnabrueck |
117 |
69 |
59 % |
114 |
95 |
83 % |
3 % |
| 25 |
LUEBECK Frankfurt |
116 |
94 |
81 % |
96 |
74 |
77 % |
21 % |
| 26 |
BIRD & BIRD LLP Munich, Ddf, F.a.M. |
115 |
76 |
66 % |
110 |
73 |
66 % |
5 % |
| 26 |
COHAUSZ & FLORACK Duesseldorf |
115 |
84 |
73 % |
132 |
108 |
81 % |
-13 % |
| 28 |
JONAS MBH Cologne |
114 |
92 |
81 % |
147 |
106 |
72 % |
-22 % |
| 29 |
HANSMANN & VOGESER Munich |
113 |
80 |
71 % |
157 |
127 |
80 % |
-28 % |
| 29 |
LORENZ SEIDLER GOSSEL Munich |
113 |
80 |
71 % |
145 |
108 |
74 % |
-22 % |
| 29 |
WHITE & CASE LLP Munich |
113 |
88 |
78 % |
106 |
98 |
92 % |
7 % |
| 32 |
GRAF VON WESTPHALEN Freiburg |
112 |
87 |
78 % |
118 |
94 |
79 % |
-5 % |
| 33 |
VOSSIUS & PARTNER Munich |
111 |
98 |
88 % |
91 |
83 |
91 % |
22 % |
| 34 |
JABBUSCH SIEKMANN & WASILJEFF Oldenburg |
110 |
83 |
75 % |
131 |
110 |
83 % |
-16 % |
| 35 |
GESTHUYSEN, VON ROHR & EGGERT Essen |
107 |
77 |
72 % |
111 |
75 |
67 % |
-4 % |
| 36 |
MANITZ, FINSTERWALD & PARTNER GBR Munich |
105 |
75 |
71 % |
104 |
92 |
88 % |
1 % |
| 37 |
KLINGER & KOLLEGEN Munich
 |
99 |
74 |
75 % |
70 |
58 |
82 % |
41 % |
| 38 |
MEISSNER & MEISSNER Berlin |
96 |
80 |
83 % |
87 |
74 |
85 % |
10 % |
| 39 |
FPS RECHTSANWAELTE UND NOTARE Hamburg/Frankfurt
 |
95 |
78 |
82 % |
177 |
146 |
82 % |
-46 % |
| 40 |
TERGAU & POHL Nuremberg |
93 |
65 |
70 % |
101 |
86 |
85 % |
-8 % |
| 41 |
UEXKUELL & STOLBERG Hamburg |
90 |
58 |
64 % |
71 |
56 |
78 % |
27 % |
| 42 |
KRAUSE, BETTINA Tutzing |
87 |
56 |
64 % |
97 |
82 |
84 % |
-10 % |
| 43 |
GEITZ TRUCKENMUELLER LUCHT Karlsruhe |
86 |
73 |
85 % |
81 |
75 |
92 % |
6 % |
| 43 |
LINDNER BLAUMEIER Nuremberg |
86 |
64 |
74 % |
107 |
94 |
87 % |
-20 % |
| 45 |
LIPPERT, STACHOW & PARTNER Bergisch Gladbach |
85 |
65 |
76 % |
78 |
69 |
88 % |
9 % |
| 46 |
LUTHER MBH Hamburg/Cologne |
84 |
63 |
75 % |
68 |
62 |
91 % |
24 % |
| 47 |
MUELLER FOTTNER STEINECKE Munich |
83 |
64 |
77 % |
37 |
29 |
78 % |
124 % |
| 47 |
REIMANN UND KOLLEGEN Duesseldorf |
83 |
50 |
60 % |
62 |
46 |
74 % |
34 % |
| 49 |
KLAKA Munich |
82 |
71 |
87 % |
121 |
106 |
87 % |
-32 % |
| 50 |
UNVERZAGT - VON HAVE Hamburg |
81 |
53 |
65 % |
115 |
77 |
66 % |
-30 % |