Dr. Tobias Stammberger

Samson & Partner Patentanwälte mbB, the Munich intellectual property firm, has been named IP Law Firm of the Year in Germany at the 2024 Corporate INTL Global Awards. The recognition reflects the firm's long-standing reputation as one of Germany's foremost patent and trademark practices and the consistent quality of its work across German and European intellectual property law, as reflected in the award received on its behalf by partner Dr Tobias Stammberger.

The firm concentrates on German and European patent law, trademark law and design law, offering clients an integrated service across the principal fields of registrable intellectual property. It is based in Munich, in direct proximity to the European Patent Office and the German Patent and Trademark Office, positioning its attorneys at the centre of the European IP landscape and giving them close working familiarity with the offices and tribunals that determine the fate of the rights they pursue. This location has helped the firm build a practice geared to prosecution, opposition and enforcement at the highest levels.

Central to Samson & Partner's approach is the technical composition of its team. The firm brings together physicists, computer scientists, electrical engineers, mechanical engineers and chemists, enabling it to pair detailed scientific and technical analysis with legal expertise. In patent practice, where the value and validity of a right frequently depend on a precise grasp of the underlying technology, this depth is a significant advantage, allowing the firm to serve clients across a wide range of industries and technical fields with confidence.

The firm's standing is borne out by sustained recognition in the leading independent directories. It has been recommended in JUVE Patent Germany across many successive years, listed in the IAM Patent 1000 and in IP Stars over more than a decade, named IP-Kanzlei des Jahres, and included in the Financial Times ranking of Europe's leading patent law firms. Individual practitioners at the firm, including Dr Stammberger, have also been recognised as IP Stars, underlining the strength in depth behind the firm's collective reputation.

Taken together, these qualities, a focused specialism, a technically diverse team and a base at the heart of the European patent system, make Samson & Partner a natural choice for businesses seeking to secure and defend their intellectual property in Germany and across Europe. The Corporate INTL Global Awards recognise firms that demonstrate specialist excellence and a clear command of their field within a jurisdiction. In naming Samson & Partner IP Law Firm of the Year in Germany for 2024, the awards affirm the firm's position among the country's leading intellectual property practices and the enduring quality of the service it provides to innovators and brand owners alike.