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"Germany's Best Lawyers"
Eight patent attorneys are recognized as "Germany's Best Lawyers" in Intellectual Property Law: David Dobler, Dr. Marco Findeisen, Christian Gembruch, Dr. Volker Heuckeroth, Markus Hössle, Dr. Gabriele Laufer, Christian Steil, and Mark Wegener.

"Top Law Firm"
WirtschaftsWoche awards WITTE, WELLER & PARTNER as a "Top Law Firm" in patent law in 2026. In addition, Stephan Keck is recognized as a "Top Lawyer" in the field of patent attorneys.

"Intellectual Property Law"
In the new edition of Best Law Firms – Germany, WITTE, WELLER & PARTNER achieves the top ranking "Regional Tier 1" in Intellectual Property Law for the Baden-Württemberg region.

"Patent Filing & Litigation"
WITTE, WELLER & PARTNER is counted among the most renowned law firms in the current JUVE Patent Germany 2026 rankings in the categories "Patent Filing" and "Litigation: Patent Attorneys".

"Litigation: Patent Attorneys"
In the JUVE Patent Germany 2025 ranking, WITTE, WELLER & PARTNER is listed as a recommended law firm in the category "Litigation: Patent Attorneys" in addition to the "Patent Filing" area.

"Patent Filing Germany 2025"
JUVE once again counts WITTEWELLER among the leading patent law firms in the area of "Patent Filing Germany" in 2025 and specifically highlights partners Dr. Volker Heuckeroth, Markus Hössle, Stephan Keck, and Christian Steil. We are very pleased with this recognition!

"Top Commercial Law Firm"
The magazine FOCUS has recognized WITTEWELLER as one of the leading law firms in patent law in 2025 – as a dedicated patent law firm in the Stuttgart region. We are particularly proud that this honor is based on numerous recommendations from colleagues.

"Best Lawyers"
The business magazine Handelsblatt once again recognizes WITTEWELLER as "Best Lawyers" in Intellectual Property Law for the year 2025. We are particularly pleased that eight of the eleven recognized patent attorneys in Stuttgart are from WITTEWELLER.

"Europe’s Leading Patent Law Firms 2025"
The Financial Times once again counts WITTEWELLER among Europe's leading patent law firms in 2025. In the ranking, WITTEWELLER is recognized in particular in the categories "Mechanical Engineering" and "Electrical Engineering and Physics".

"IAM Patent 1000 2025"
Our partner Stephan Keck can be proud of a bronze award from IAM Patent 1000 for the German jurisdiction in the "nullity and litigation" category. We are very happy for him!

"Patent Filing – Germany 2024"
We are very pleased that WITTEWELLER was once again recognized as one of the leading patent law firms in the area of "Patent Filing Germany" in 2024.

The business magazine Handelsblatt recognizes WITTEWELLER as "Best Lawyers" in Intellectual Property Law for the year 2024 and specifically highlights partners Dr. Volker Heuckeroth, Stephan Keck, Christian Steil, and Mark Wegener.

The Financial Times counts WITTEWELLER among Europe's leading patent law firms in 2024. In the ranking, WITTEWELLER is recognized in particular in the category "Electrical Engineering and Physics".

"Patent Filing – Germany 2023"
Our firm was once again recognized as one of the leading patent law firms in the area of "Patent Filing Germany" in 2023.

The business magazine Handelsblatt recognizes WITTEWELLER as "Best Lawyers" in Intellectual Property Law for the year 2023.

The business magazine Financial Times once again counts WITTEWELLER among "Europe's Leading Patent Law Firms" in 2023.

In 2022, WITTEWELLER was once again recognized as "Germany's Best Lawyers" in the field of Intellectual Property Law by the business newspaper Handelsblatt.

"Patent Filing – Germany 2022"
In 2022 as well, WITTEWELLER was once again recognized by the specialist publisher JUVE as one of the leading patent law firms in the area of "Patent Filing Germany".

The business magazine Financial Times counts WITTEWELLER among "Europe's Leading Patent Law Firms 2022".

The news magazine FOCUS recommends WITTEWELLER – as in the previous year – in its annual ranking of Germany's commercial law firms in the area of patent law as one of the top law firms of 2022. We are particularly pleased that our firm was once again highly recommended by clients.

In 2021, WITTEWELLER was once again recognized by Handelsblatt as "Germany's BEST Lawyers" in the field of Intellectual Property Law.

"Patent Filing – Germany 2021"
In 2021, WITTEWELLER was recognized by JUVE as one of the leading patent law firms in the area of "Patent Filing Germany 2021".

In 2021, WITTEWELLER was listed as a top patent law firm in the FOCUS list of leading commercial law firms.

In 2020, WITTEWELLER was recognized by Handelsblatt as "Germany's BEST Lawyers" in the field of Intellectual Property Law. This time, Handelsblatt specifically highlighted the WITTEWELLER attorneys Dr. Volker Heuckeroth, Stephan Keck, and Mark Wegener.

"Patent Filing – Germany 2020"
In 2020, WITTEWELLER was recognized by JUVE as one of the leading patent law firms in the area of "Patent Filing Germany 2020".

WirtschaftsWoche counts WITTEWELLER among the top law firms in patent law. In the ranking for 2020, Dr. Gabriele Laufer is highlighted as a particularly recommended attorney.