Arnold Ruess

Germany

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Overview

Arnold Ruess is a respected boutique IP law firm based in Düsseldorf. The firm is highly recommended for patent litigation in areas such as telecommunications and pharmaceuticals. Bernhard Arnold, Cordula Schumacher, and Arno Riße are the patent litigation partners at the firm. Peter Ruess specialises in soft IP work, especially trade mark and unfair competition matters. The partners are supported by excellent up-and-coming IP lawyers such as Marina Wehler, Jan Wergin and Tim Smentkowski.

Testimonial

2023

"They are superb professionals."

"They are easy to work with and smart."

"We value their dedication and expertise."

"They are a young and dynamic team, extremely motivated, creative and flexible. They are always thinking one step ahead."

"They are clearly focused on the client's interest, and there is a strong focus in their advice on strategic aspects fitting to the client's requirements."

"We value the fact that it is possible to get the attention of the name partners still. All the staff are good but Peter Ruess and Bernhard Arnold are the stars."

"The team is highly responsive."

"They are extremely creative."

"They are highly responsive. The team is large enough to handle even a multitude of litigation cases at once and they are perfectly connected to judges and experts. Everything that a client could ask for."

"We like their commercial and client focus. They are a motivated team and they get great results."

"They are responsive and we value the partner-level interaction."

"They think outside the box to come up with creative solutions to difficult problems for clients. They are always trying to win, even when the odds are not in their favour. They have excellent litigation instincts."

"They are extremely diligent and produce excellent writs. The team has very good technical understanding and they dive deep into the technology. They are also very pleasant to work with."

"They are extremely dedicated and creative."

"We appreciate their high legal expertise and technical understanding."

2022 client testimonials

"Arnold Ruess is one of the top German patent litigation firms with a young, excited, highly passionate and engaged team. They have the quality of the big ones, but with more flexibility."

"Top service, great knowledge, excellent technical and legal skills."

"They are flexible, creative and knowledgeable."

"They are effective and efficient, with a solid track record of success."

"Strategic thinkers who balance finer details with business savviness. Always personable and customer-oriented. Truly satisfied customer."

"A hands-on firm with very good strategical approach and excellent network of external experts."

"Very quick response time and excellent knowledge of the relevant case law."

Patent

Patent case studies show the firm represented Nokia in an SEP dispute, and Sanofi in a biosimilar patent infringement dispute. Cordula Schumacher was featured in Managing IP’s Top 250 Women in IP (2022) publication. Rising Star Marina Wehler rejoined the firm in December 2022.