Hoffmann Eitle

Hoffmann Eitle is highly respected across Europe for patent drafting, prosecution and office proceedings. In Germany, the firm has a strong team of European patent attorneys in fields such as chemistry, biotechnology and engineering. The patent attorney team is supported by an experienced team of lawyers who also deal with trade mark work. The firm has expanded its presence in Europe with a London office which continues to grow.

2023

"They are very experienced and knowledgeable."

"We appreciate their creative and tenacious nature. Hoffmann Eitle represented us in a difficult case, and we kept going until we managed to invalidate the patent."

"They are highly experienced, excellent advocates, very knowledgeable in all areas of patent law, EPO proceedings and German litigation and in the interplay between those legal proceedings and the regulatory pharmaceutical environment. Their English is excellent, and they are all really nice people."

"The firm offers us a wide range of services and flexibility of services in the ever-changing IP world. The advice from the attorneys is precise and thoughtful."

Biotechnology patent attorney David Miller joined the firm's London office in January 2023. Miller's arrival from Mathys & Squire strengthened the firm's UK practice, which now has more than 10 patent attorneys with expertise across fields like engineering and biotechnology.

In 2025, the firm's life sciences practice was further strengthened by the arrival of König Szynka Tilmann von Renesse's Düsseldorf team, led by Gregor König, Dorothea von Renesse, and Carla Roth.