Our history1901
Ernst Liebing and Hugo Licht, both former examiners of the Imperial Patent Office, commence the firm in Berlin
1949
relocation of the office by Martin Licht and Dr. Reinhold Schmidt to Munich, which at that time became the new seat of the German Patent Office (now German Patent and Trademark Office) and which became the seat of the European Patent Office in 1978, and Oppenau/Schwarzwald respectively
1980
affiliation of Dipl.-Ing. Werner Vogeser in the firm Licht, Schmidt, Hansmann & Herrmann and renaming of the firm to Hansmann & Vogeser
1987
merger with the Patent and Law Firm Dr. Boecker, Frankfurt, founded in 1959
1992
merger with the Patent Law Firm Mueller-Börner & Wey, Munich
1994
merger with the Patent Law Firm Liedl and Partners, Munich, founded in 1954
1995
merger with the Law Firm Beil, Wolff & Beil, Frankfurt, founded in 1946
1998
merger with the Patent Law Firm Fürst, Göppingen, founded in 1981
2001
merger with the Patent Law Firm Dr. Brehm, Munich
2005
merger with the Patent Law Firm Thoma, Haslach
2006
merger with the Patent Law Firm Brose & Brose, Starnberg
Our close and personal contact with the German Patent and Trademark Office (DPMA), the European Patent Office (EPO), as well as with the Federal Patent Court (BPatG) in Munich permits fast response times, rapid decisions and savings of costs through shorter routes.
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