Dr Tobias Stammberger

Dr Tobias Stammberger is a Partner at Samson & Partner Patentanwälte mbB, a specialist patent and intellectual property firm based in Munich, Germany. He and the firm have been recognised in the Corporate INTL Global Awards 2026 with the award for IP Law Firm of the Year in Germany, an accolade that reflects Samson & Partner's reputation for high-quality patent and IP work in one of Europe's most important innovation economies.

Patent and IP expertise in Munich

Samson & Partner is a firm of German and European patent attorneys, trade mark attorneys and design attorneys. Its work covers patent law, trade mark law, design law, patent litigation and the wider protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights across German and European markets. A defining characteristic of the firm is the technical training of its professionals: as the firm explains, its attorneys are physicists, computer scientists, electrical engineers, mechanical engineers and chemists, enabling them to assess and present what is to be protected in both technical and legal detail. Dr Stammberger, recognised as an IP Star, practises within this technically grounded environment, bringing first-class patent expertise to the firm's clients.

Why technical depth matters in IP

Patent work sits at the meeting point of law and technology. Drafting and prosecuting a patent application requires the attorney to understand the underlying invention thoroughly, to define the scope of protection precisely, and to anticipate how competitors and examiners will read the claims. When disputes arise, the same technical fluency is decisive: infringement and validity turn on how the technology is characterised and how the claims are construed. A firm whose partners are themselves scientists and engineers is therefore well placed to secure robust protection and to defend or challenge rights effectively.

Munich is a natural home for such a practice. The city hosts the European Patent Office and the German Patent and Trade Mark Office, and it lies at the heart of a region rich in engineering, technology and industrial companies. It is also a seat of the Unified Patent Court. For businesses seeking European patent protection or facing patent disputes, Munich-based attorneys offer proximity to the institutions that matter most.

The firm's fields of work

• Patent drafting, filing and prosecution before the German Patent and Trade Mark Office and the European Patent Office
• Patent litigation and enforcement
• Trade mark protection and portfolio management
• Design rights
• Strategic advice on protecting and commercialising intellectual property

Intellectual property is central to competitiveness in a technology-driven economy. Companies invest heavily in research and development, and the value of that investment depends on the strength of the rights that protect it. Effective IP advice helps innovators secure meaningful protection, build coherent portfolios across multiple jurisdictions, and enforce their rights when necessary, while defending against unwarranted claims by others. Germany, with its strong manufacturing and technology base and its well-developed patent litigation system, is one of the most significant IP jurisdictions in Europe.

Beyond securing and defending rights, a modern IP practice also helps clients make commercial sense of their portfolios. That means advising on which inventions merit protection, in which countries to file, how to manage renewal and prosecution costs, and how patents and other rights can support licensing, collaboration and investment. By pairing scientific training with legal experience, the attorneys at Samson & Partner are able to translate complex technology into enforceable rights and to give clients clear, strategic guidance on how best to build and use their intellectual property in Germany, across Europe and, where relevant, before the Unified Patent Court.

Corporate INTL Global Awards 2026

The Corporate INTL Global Awards recognise leading firms and practitioners across the world's legal and advisory markets, identified through the publication's research among clients and professional peers. The recognition of Samson & Partner as IP Law Firm of the Year in Germany, and of Dr Tobias Stammberger as one of its leading partners, underlines the firm's combination of technical and legal excellence. For inventors and businesses seeking to protect and enforce their innovations in Germany and across Europe, Samson & Partner offers a Munich-based team whose scientific training and patent experience are directly matched to the challenges of modern intellectual property practice.