Your German law firm for business law and intellectual property
Trademarks, patents, software, contracts and companies: we protect the rights of businesses, founders and creatives in Germany – and enforce them, out of court, before authorities and in court.
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Law and technology under one roof
horak is a German firm of attorneys, certified specialists and patent attorneys headquartered in Hannover, close to the opera house and five minutes from the main station. Rooted in intellectual property, we today advise across all key areas of business law.
Our founder Michael Horak is a graduate engineer and certified specialist in IP law and in copyright and media law; our patent attorneys are physicists and scientists. This combination makes us strong wherever technology, software and law meet.
We act for SMEs, start-ups, family businesses, universities, public authorities – and for international companies doing business in Germany, with cooperation partners in Vienna, Zurich, London, Paris and Taiwan.
Four steps to a solution
Our attorneys and patent attorneys
Dipl.-Ing. Michael Horak, LL.M.Attorney · Certified Specialist in IP Law · Certified Specialist in Copyright & Media Law
Julia ZiegelerAttorney · Certified Specialist in IP Law · Certified Specialist in Copyright & Media Law
Anna Umberg, LL.M., M.A.Attorney · Certified Specialist in IP Law
Katharina Gitmann-KopilevichAttorney · Certified Specialist in IP Law
Karoline BehrendAttorney · Certified Specialist in Public Procurement Law
Dipl.-Phys. Andree EckhardGerman Patent Attorney · European Trademark & Design Attorney
Dr. Marie WagnerGerman Patent Attorney
Andreas FriedleinAttorney
Stefan KarfusehrAttorney
Robin Jannis Mai, LL.B.Attorney
Detailed profiles are available in German.
Frequently asked questions
Do you advise in English?
Yes. All our attorneys and patent attorneys advise and correspond in English, and we regularly act for international clients in Germany.
Can you represent foreign companies before German courts and offices?
Yes. We represent clients before German civil courts, the German Patent and Trade Mark Office, the EUIPO and the European Patent Office, and coordinate with your counsel abroad.
How are fees calculated?
We discuss fees transparently in advance. For advisory work we usually agree hourly or fixed fees; in court proceedings statutory fees under the German Lawyers‘ Remuneration Act apply unless otherwise agreed.
Based in Hannover – available throughout Germany
Headquarters at Georgstrasse 48, Hannover. Further offices:
Georgstrasse 48 · 30159 Hannover · Germany
Phone +49 511 35 73 56-0
Email hannover@fachanwalt-hannover.com
Mon–Thu 8:00–17:30 · Fri 8:00–17:00 (CET) · Video meetings available