About us
Your specialist for intellectual property rights
Our customers value us because we understand their challenges and needs and are committed to helping them. This is what drives us. We know that medium-sized companies often do not have their own patent department and that the process of patent filing and IP administration is perceived as complicated and time-consuming. We offer you a complete handling of the entire process and give you access to an outsourced patent department that offers the same advantages as an internal department of a large company.
Hannke Bittner & Partner consists of a large team of more than 50 employees. Each of our patent attorneys (m/f/d) can look back on many years of professional experience and expertise in the field of intellectual property, acquired through a wide range of activities in industry and in renowned patent law firms.
Our clients include medium-sized companies, well-known large corporations and individual inventors. We support you as a start-up or young entrepreneur and clarify your questions about new or existing intellectual property rights in individual consultations. Put your trust in Hannke Bittner & Partner - your partner for comprehensive intellectual property protection.
Our success story: tradition meets innovation
At the beginning of 2002, patent attorney Dr. Christian Hannke founded the patent law firm Christian Hannke in Regensburg. Dr. Christian Hannke's field of activity grew steadily through the constant acquisition of domestic and foreign clients and the firm attracted increasing national and international attention. In 2004, patent attorney and attorney-at-law Dr. Bernhard Bittner joined the established firm as a partner. In 2018, patent attorney Dr. Andreas Peters finally joined as a partner.
The Koblenz office has existed since 1965, when the Hentschel law firm, founded in 1931 under patent attorney Erich Hentschel, moved from Remscheid to Koblenz. In 1978, patent attorney Peter Hentschel joined his father's law firm. In 2008, the firm merged with Hannke Bittner & Partner. The Koblenz office is headed by patent attorney Dr. Ada Pelss.
Patent attorney Dr. Gerrit Sprenger joined Hannke Bittner & Partner in 2012 with the Kassel office.
In 2018, the Trier office was opened under the management of Dr. Ada Pelss.
Our history is a success story of continuous growth and the union of experienced experts who have made us stronger. For you as a client, this means that we can offer you not only in-depth specialist knowledge, but also many years of experience and an extensive network. Put your trust in Hannke Bittner & Partner - your experienced patent attorneys in intellectual property law.
What sets us apart from our competitors?
Would you like the service and expertise of a large law firm, but also a fixed contact person with personal support at your location, just like an individual lawyer? Then you've come to the right place.
We are a medium-sized law firm and combine the advantages of a large law firm and an individual lawyer. From the middle class for the middle class.
Your advantages with us:
Combining the advantages of a large law firm and an individual lawyer
Decentralized structure with locations in Regensburg, Koblenz, Kassel and Trier
Personal support on site through fixed contact persons
Fully digital law firm, supported by AI and qualified staff
Strong international network for foreign protection rights
In-house representation in disputes without an external law firm
Comprehensive services such as trademark collision monitoring, FTO searches, infringement opinions and more
Patent attorneys with a broad technical education in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, physics, chemistry, computer science and medical technology
Many years of experience in representing medium-sized companies, major international corporations and individual inventors
Patent attorneys always available, even when the personal contact person is absent
This means in detail:
We offer all the services of a major law firm: trademark conflict monitoring, FTO searches, infringement opinions, due diligence, licensing law, vindication matters, opposition and nullity matters/proceedings and much more. Please feel free to send us an inquiry.
Thanks to our decentralized structure with offices in Regensburg, Koblenz, Kassel and Trier, we are available to you locally with a personal contact person. We offer individually tailored support and look forward to providing you with long-term support.
Our permanent contact persons enable us to provide personal support with a high level of commitment to your company - just like your own patent department.
Our office works completely digitally, in communication with you and the offices. We are supported by AI. Where necessary, qualified and experienced employees take over the tasks. So nothing gets lost.
For foreign protection rights, we rely on our extensive and tried-and-tested network of partner law firms abroad.
We represent you in disputes in-house with our attorneys-at-law. In contrast to many pure patent law firms, we do not need to involve an external law firm. This saves time and money and ensures an optimal flow of information.
Our patent attorneys are highly qualified both legally and technically. We represent you before all authorities and courts. We have many years of experience in representing medium-sized companies, well-known international corporations and individual inventors. All our patent attorneys have a broad technical education and extensive experience in filing and enforcing intellectual property rights in the fields of mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, physics, chemistry, computer science and medical technology.
We have more than one patent attorney. This means that there is always a contact person available for you.