Awards

Best Lawyers | Handelsblatt: Deutschlands Beste Anwälte

Since 2020, patent attorney Justus Kreuels has been listed in the Best Lawyers Ranking of the US publishing house of the same name.

6 | 2024: Hermann Kahlhöfer has been included in the current 2024 ranking as Best Lawyer in the field of Intellectual Property.

6 | 2023: Justus Kreuels has been awarded as „Lawyer of the Year (Nordrhein-Westfalen)” in the category Intellectual Property Law.

Philipp Henrichs has been listed as Best Lawyer fpr IP Law in 2020.

WirtschaftsWoche Top Kanzleien

The Handelsblatt Research Institute conducts annual peer-to-peer surveys, which result in the annual “Patent, Copyright and Product Liability Law” ranking published in autumn.

10 | 2023: As part of the publication of the "Top Law Firms 2023", patent attorney Justus Kreuels was highlighted as a “highly recommended lawyer”.

IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Professionals

IAM presents the 1,000 best lawyers, law firms and companies active in patent law in the practice areas of “prosecution and nullity”, “transactions” and “infringement”. The annual IAM-guide published by Law Business Research comments:

7 | 2024: Kreuels is a perceptive strategist who does a brilliant job at seeing patents through to grant and ensuring innovations remain safeguarded at the German Federal Court as well as at the EPO. (...) For companies in the fields of electrical engineering, medical technology and physics, Hermann Kahlhöfer is the name to note. A well-respected name on the German IP scene, he brings more than three decades of wisdom to the table to diligently serve his clientele.

7 | 2023: About Justus Kreuels: Recent highlights concern prosecution work in the processing and packaging field; portfolio management for Bucher Hydraulics, a leading international supplier of innovative hydraulic drive and control technology; and technical support for a chemical company in court proceedings. “Justus anticipates client needs and delivers. He understands the core issues quickly and he finds solutions efficiently.” Hermann Kahlhöfer is described as the deeply experienced Hermann Kahlhöfer, who has been working in the field of intellectual property for more than 40 years .

7 | 2022: In this issue, the patent attorneys are described as hotshot patent drafter Justus Kreuels (...) und veteran portfolio manager Hermann Kahlhöfer, whose influence stretches beyond Europe and across the United States and Asia.

7 | 2021: IAM about Justus Kreuels: “Unafraid to dive into the detail”, mechanical engineer Kreuels conducts “unprecedented levels of research” to produce “reassuringly precise applications”. About Hermann Kahlhöfer: A physicist, patent attorney and qualified patent assessor who continues to advise on portfolio management across Europe, the United States and Asia.

7 | 2020: IAM comments: Justus Kreuels is well versed in automotive and computer science technologies; he provides insightful infringement and validity opinions.. It goes on to say Hermann Kahlhöfer, who manages portfolios involving everything from engines to textile machines and power generation with a defttouch”.

IAM Global Leaders

This guide lists patent attorneys who are recommended in Tier 1 (gold tier) in the IAM PATENT 1000 ranking.

Since 2021 patent attorney Hermann Kahlhöfer is yearly recommended by IAM as Global Leader.

Leaders League

Justus Kreuels and Philipp Henrichs are recommended in the Leaders League IP Ranking Germany 2024. Leaders League publishes the results of its research on various legal fields every year.

Legal 500 Deutschland

Every year in February, Legal 500 publishes an up-to-date guide to the leading law firms and lawyers in Germany in various specialist areas, including Patent Law.

2 | 2024: This issue states: ‘As a patent attorney, Justus Kreuels has a very high level of technological as well as legal and commercial expertise.’

2 | 2023: Clients say: ‘Justus Kreuels: Reliable lawyer with in-depth understanding of technical issues/challenges.’

Lexology Client Choice

The Client Choice Award (presented by Lexology) recognizes lawyers for outstanding service and client care. The research is based on a survey of in-house counsel. Justus Kreuels was honored with the Client Choice Award (Kategorie: Patents) in 2022.

Managing IP: IP Stars

8 | 2024: Justus Kreuels is ranked in the new IPSTARS-Ranking 2024/25 as "Notable Practitioner".

Since 2021 patent attorney Kreuels is yearly listed in Managing IPs lawyer rankings.

Who's Who Legal: IP

Who's Who Legal (by Lexology) presents leading lawyers who are rated by peers and clients as the best in the German legal market (WWL Germany) or in the field of intellectual property (WWL IP).

Since 2021 patent attorney Justus Kreuels is recommended in Who's Who Legal: IP.

The national report Who's Who Legal: Germany lists 1,309 lawyers from 582 law firms in 32 areas of law, including Justus Kreuels.