Florenus

What Florenus does

Florenus Consulting GmbH is a privately held German consulting firm headquartered in Taufkirchen near Munich that operates two distinct advisory practices: intellectual property management (Florenus IP) and new mobility consulting for public transport operators (Florenus Mobility). The IP practice serves companies with patent, trademark, and design portfolios, with particular emphasis on SMEs lacking internal IP expertise, covering strategy conception, portfolio optimization, valuation, market potential assessment, and ongoing monitoring. The Mobility practice advises ÖPNV (public transport) companies in German-speaking markets on digital sales platforms, feasibility studies, project management, and integration of on-demand, car-sharing, and bike-sharing services. CEO Michael Schaub leads the firm as the single named executive and serves as both the public transport/mobility expert and IP expert.

The firm has built a portfolio of AI-powered software tools layered on top of its consulting services. The IP Dashboard (launched December 2024) merges DPMA, EUIPO, and WIPO register data with internal client data to deliver portfolio visualization, status tracking, global coverage mapping, brand timelines, and coverage gap analysis. The Patent Representative Finder (launched November 2025, accessible via chat.florenus.com) uses the EPO OPS API and CPC classification to identify the top 10 most active patent attorneys in specific technical fields. The Nice Class Determination Tool (October 2025) applies Large Language Models to DPMA PDF documents for trademark classification. AI-Powered Brand Monitoring analyzes WIPO Madrid Monitor and EUIPO data to detect competitive activities and market expansion signals. The firm also distributes free downloadable resources including an IP Valuation Excel Template, an IP Risk Management Report and Data Sheet, and a DIN 77006 IP Management Evaluation Form.

Florenus generates revenue through project-based professional services with multi-year contracts, operating a sales-led go-to-market model that reaches enterprise clients via direct outreach, website contact forms, and professional networking. Pricing is custom and not publicly disclosed. The firm maintains strategic partnerships with VDV (the German Public Transport Association), Roland Berger, and Intraplan for joint expert reports on public mobility financing, and operates a network of European on-demand mobility system providers to support implementation engagements. Geographically, Florenus serves clients in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, and the Netherlands, with the firm operating at a small scale of 1-10 employees under a GmbH structure registered at the Munich commercial register.

Name

Florenus

Legal name

Florenus Consulting GmbH

Website

https://florenus.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Florenus Consulting GmbH is a German boutique consultancy providing intellectual property management and new mobility advisory services to SMEs with IP portfolios and ÖPNV public transport operators, supported by a suite of AI-powered tools.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Intellectual Property Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Strategy & Corporate Development Consulting (BPAHACAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Innovation, Product & R&D Consulting (BPAHACAM)

Keywords

• Intellectual property consulting
• Patent portfolio management
• Trademark portfolio strategy
• Public transport consulting
• Mobility digitalisation advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. IP Consulting Services: Professional consulting services for intellectual property management including strategy conception, portfolio optimization, evaluation, market potential assessment, and monitoring of IP rights. Services encompass patent, trademark, and design portfolio management.
2. Mobility Consulting Services: Advisory services for public transport companies on new mobility through digitalization and new technologies. Includes conception of digital sales platforms, feasibility studies, project management, and network building for on-demand mobility integration.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Florenus Consulting GmbH provides specialised advisory services in two areas: intellectual property management (patent, trademark, and design portfolio strategy, evaluation, market potential analysis, and monitoring) and new mobility consulting for public transport operators (digital sales platform conception, feasibility studies, project management, and on-demand mobility integration). The firm supplements its consulting with proprietary AI-powered tools — including an IP Dashboard, Patent Representative Finder, Nice Class Determination Tool, AI-powered brand monitoring, IP Valuation Template, IP Risk Management Report, DIN 77006 Evaluation Form, and an Opportunities Calculator — to deliver strategic transparency and portfolio optimisation for clients.

Product overview

Florenus offers a unified consulting platform combining two core service areas: Intellectual Property (IP) consulting and New Mobility consulting. The IP practice includes both advisory services and AI-powered software tools - the IP Dashboard serves as the central strategic platform, while specialized sub-products address specific workflows including the Patent Representative Finder for identifying experienced attorneys, the Nice Class Determination Tool for trademark classification, IP Valuation Excel Template for financial assessment, IP Risk Management Report for ongoing monitoring, and DIN 77006 Evaluation Form for standards compliance. The Mobility consulting division provides digital transformation services for public transport companies. The product architecture combines human expertise with AI-powered automation to deliver both strategic consulting and tactical tools.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Florenus IP: Intellectual property consulting services including patent valuation, trademark management, IP risk management, and AI-powered IP dashboards
• Florenus Mobility

Products and services

• IP Dashboard AI-powered interactive dashboard that automatically merges publicly available register data (DPMA, EUIPO, WIPO) with internal company data to create strategic transparency for IP portfolio management. Includes modules for portfolio overview, status tracking, global coverage visualisation, brand timelines, and coverage gap analysis.
• Patent Representative Finder AI-powered web application that identifies the most experienced patent attorneys and representatives by analysing approximately 100 relevant European patents via the EPO OPS API, ranking the top 10 most active representatives by activity in specific technical fields using CPC classification.
• Nice Class Determination Tool AI-powered tool using Large Language Models to determine appropriate Nice Classification classes for trademark registration. Processes official DPMA PDF documents and provides structured output with relevance scores and confidence levels for trademark classification.
• IP Valuation Excel Template Excel-based IP valuation tool implementing the income capitalisation approach (Ertragswertverfahren nach DIN 77100) with tabs for data entry, discount rate adjustment, and results calculation for determining net present value of patents.
• IP Risk Management Report Quarterly IP risk management reporting tool with associated data sheet providing a structured approach for identifying, assessing, and controlling IP-related risks including portfolio overview, monitoring, protective measures evaluation, and risk classification.
• IP Management Evaluation Form (DIN 77006) Excel-based assessment tool aligned with DIN 77006 standard requirements for intellectual property management systems, helping record status quo and derive quality improvement measures for IP processes.
• Opportunities Calculator Online calculator for assessing technology commercialisation opportunities, evaluating factors including technology maturity, scope of utilisation, expertise level, number of patents, geographical coverage, and remaining service life to provide realisation opportunity scores.
• Florenus IP Consulting Comprehensive intellectual property consulting service covering patent, trademark, and design portfolio strategy, evaluation, market potential analysis, monitoring, and search services in industrial property rights, delivered under the Florenus IP sub-brand.
• Florenus Mobility Consulting New mobility consulting for public transport companies, including digital sales platform conception, feasibility and implementation studies, project team management, and network building with on-demand system providers across Europe, delivered under the Florenus Mobility sub-brand.

Quantifiable outcome

• IP dashboard implementation achievable in few days rather than months
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability11 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• VDV (Verband Deutscher Verkehrsunternehmen)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Florenus Consulting is a long-standing partner and part of the expert team for VDV. Commissioned to contribute to the expert report on financing of public mobility service costs, working together with Roland Berger and Intraplan to show what additional funds are needed for public transport development.
• Roland BergercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic consulting partner in joint expert team for VDV project on public transport financing. Combined expertise deployed to analyze and recommend supplementary funding for public mobility as backbone of climate transition.
• IntraplancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic consulting partner in joint expert team for VDV project on public transport financing. Collaboration focused on comprehensive analysis of public mobility financing requirements.
• team::mt GmbHminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMarketing partner responsible for concept, design, technical support, and press contact for Florenus. Handles marketing 4 tomorrow services for the company.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Patsnap: AI-driven IP and innovation analytics platform with patent search, landscape, and competitive intelligence. Comparable as an emerging AI-native competitor offering SME-accessible patent analytics that directly challenge Florenus's Patent Representative Finder and IP Dashboard.

Broad incumbents

• Anaqua: IP management software platform used by corporates and law firms for portfolio administration, docketing, and analytics. Comparable as a broader incumbent providing IP-dashboard and analytics functionality that competes with Florenus's IP Dashboard for enterprise budgets.
• Clarivate (CPA Global / IPfolio): Major IP data and software suite covering patent analytics, classification, and portfolio management. Comparable because its IPfolio and Derwent products target the same SME-to-enterprise IP-portfolio transparency use case Florenus's IP Dashboard addresses.
• Questel (Orbit Intelligence): Global IP intelligence and analytics platform with patent search, classification, and portfolio analytics. Comparable as a much larger incumbent offering AI-driven tools (Nice class lookups, patent analytics, IP monitoring) that overlap functionally with Florenus's AI IP products.
• PA Consulting: Global innovation and IP consulting firm advising corporates on IP strategy, technology scouting, and R&D portfolio management. Comparable because it competes for the same technology/IP strategy advisory work as Florenus's IP consulting arm, including in mobility and industrial tech.

Direct peers

• Intraplan Consult: German transport planning and consulting firm specializing in public transport feasibility studies and mobility financing. Closely comparable as a co-author with Florenus on the VDV report on public mobility financing and the natural alternative for the same German ÖPNV advisory work.
• Roland Berger: Global strategy consultancy with a strong mobility and public transport practice. Directly comparable because Roland Berger is Florenus's joint VDV expert-report partner and a top-tier competitor for the same ÖPNV consulting mandates in Germany.
• Dennemeyer Consulting: Provider of IP management services and software targeting SME IP portfolios across Europe. Comparable because both serve the same under-served SME IP-portfolio segment with a mix of strategic advisory and operational IP tools (renewals, monitoring, valuation).
• IP Bewertungs AG: Germany-based specialist firm for IP valuation and IP strategy consulting, focused on European SMEs and mid-cap companies. Highly comparable to Florenus given overlapping IP valuation, portfolio assessment, and strategy consulting offerings for the same German/European target market.

Regional players

• BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT: Leading German IP law firm with consulting-style IP strategy and portfolio services. Comparable as a German-headquartered IP advisory also serving mid-market companies needing strategic IP management and trademark/patent portfolio support.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/florenusa

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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