CHARRIER RAPP & LIEBAU Patentanwälte

What CHARRIER RAPP & LIEBAU Patentanwälte does

CHARRIER RAPP & LIEBAU Patentanwälte PartG mbB is a German patent attorney partnership founded in 1935 and headquartered in Augsburg, Germany. The firm provides professional intellectual property legal services covering patents, utility models (Gebrauchsmuster), designs, and trademarks, with representation before the European Patent Office, the European Union Intellectual Property Office, and the German Patent and Trademark Office. Its client base spans individual inventors and creative professionals alongside German and international companies, with service delivery centered on personal consultation at the Augsburg office complemented by remote engagement.

The firm operates with approximately 8 total employees, including four credentialed patent attorneys — Dr. Bertram Rapp, Thomas Schwarz, Dr. Stefan Gehrsitz, and Ulrich Wohlfarth — all of whom hold European Patent Attorney and European Trademark and Design Attorney qualifications and are members of FICPI, EPI, and the German Patentanwaltskammer. Service offerings include core prosecution and registration work plus advisory services such as freedom-to-operate patent searches, trademark clearance searches, IP portfolio management, and international registration via the Madrid System. Worldwide IP enforcement is enabled through an established network of foreign colleagues rather than directly owned international offices.

Revenue is generated on a professional fee-for-service basis commensurate with the complexity of each IP matter; no pricing is publicly disclosed. The firm has no productized or subscription revenue, no funding rounds, no parent company, and no subsidiaries, and operates as an independent partnership. Marketing and client development are conducted through a multi-channel approach combining an active blog, regional business media contributions (B4B Schwaben, IHK publications), YouTube video interviews, and recurring participation in the Augsburg Technology Transfer Congress. No AI/ML technology, proprietary software products, or technology platform is offered; the firm's digital footprint is limited to a WordPress-based website externally hosted by alphasystems gmbh under a GDPR-compliant data processing agreement.

Name

CHARRIER RAPP & LIEBAU Patentanwälte

Legal name

CHARRIER RAPP & LIEBAU Patentanwälte PartG mbB

Website

https://charrier.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1935

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CHARRIER RAPP & LIEBAU is a German patent attorney partnership founded in 1935 in Augsburg, providing patent, trademark, design, and utility model services to inventors and companies domestically and internationally via a foreign colleague network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Intellectual Property Law Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Patent Prosecution & Portfolio Management (BPAHAMAA)

Keywords

• Patent law services
• Intellectual property
• Trademark registration
• IP portfolio management
• Patent prosecution

Headquarters

HQ city

Augsburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Patent Attorney Services: Professional fee-based services for obtaining and enforcing industrial property rights including patents, utility models, designs, and trademarks. Revenue is generated through professional service fees for advisory, filing, prosecution, and enforcement of IP rights, both domestically and internationally via their network.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CHARRIER RAPP & LIEBAU Patentanwälte is a German patent attorney partnership providing intellectual property legal services. Its core offerings include drafting and prosecution of patent and utility model applications, trademark and design registration, management of IP portfolios, and freedom-to-operate analyses for companies and individual inventors. The firm operates as a traditional professional services practice advising clients before the German and European IP offices.

Product overview

CHARRIER RAPP & LIEBAU is a full-service patent law firm providing comprehensive intellectual property services. The firm offers a portfolio of interconnected legal services including patent prosecution, utility model registration, trademark protection, and design registration. These core services are supported by advisory offerings such as freedom-to-operate searches, trademark clearance searches, IP portfolio management, and international registration through the Madrid System. The firm assists clients in obtaining and enforcing industrial property rights worldwide through an established network of foreign colleagues.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Patent Prosecution Services Drafting, filing, and prosecution of patent applications before the German Patent and Trade Mark Office (DPMA) and the European Patent Office (EPO), including response to office actions and patent grant procedures. Intended for companies and inventors seeking to secure technical inventions.
• Utility Model Registration Registration and prosecution of German utility models (Gebrauchsmuster) and related IP rights for technical innovations. Targeted at clients seeking faster, lower-cost protection than full patent prosecution.
• Trademark Registration Services Searching, filing, and prosecution of trademark applications before the DPMA and EUIPO, including renewal and opposition support. Intended for brand-owning companies and brand-building inventors.
• Design Registration Services Filing and prosecution of design (Geschmacksmuster) applications to protect the visual appearance of products. Aimed at manufacturers and designers seeking registered design protection in Germany and the EU.
• IP Portfolio Management Ongoing administration, renewal, and strategic management of clients' patent, trademark, utility model, and design portfolios, including annuity and deadline management. Targeted at companies with multi-jurisdictional or multi-asset IP holdings.
• Freedom-to-Operate Searches and Analyses Clearance searches and freedom-to-operate (FTO) analyses to assess whether a client's planned product or process infringes third-party IP rights. Intended for R&D, product launch, and commercialization decision-making.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core professional affiliation, core regulatory partner and core regulatory affiliation.

• FICPI (International Association of Patent Attorneys)core professional affiliationOthersAll patent attorneys at the firm are members of FICPI (International Association of Patent Attorneys), a global professional association for patent attorneys. FICPI membership provides access to international IP best practices, networking, and professional standards.
• EPI (European Patent Institute)core professional affiliationOthersAll patent attorneys are professional representatives before the European Patent Office and in this capacity are members of the EPI (European Patent Institute), a body governed by international public law based in Munich. EPI membership is mandatory for EPO representation.
• EUIPO (European Union Intellectual Property Office)core regulatory partnerOthersAll firm patent attorneys are authorized as European Trademark & Design Attorneys and are vertretungsberechtigt (legally authorized) before the EUIPO (European Union Intellectual Property Office) in Alicante, Spain. This authorization enables the firm to file and prosecute EU trademarks and designs directly.
• German Patentanwaltskammer (Chamber of Patent Attorneys)core regulatory affiliationOthersAll patent attorneys hold the professional title 'Patentanwalt' conferred by the German Chamber of Patent Attorneys (Patentanwaltskammer) headquartered at Tal 29, 80331 Munich. Membership is mandatory for practicing as a patent attorney in Germany.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte: Leading Munich-based IP firm providing patent, trademark, and design services with extensive technical specialization across physics, chemistry, engineering, and biotech. Comparable as a German full-service IP prosecution practice with established international reach.
• Hoffmann Eitle: One of Europe's largest patent attorney firms based in Munich, offering patent prosecution, trademark, and design services with deep technical specialization. Directly comparable as a German patent prosecution firm with EPO and EUIPO credentials and a similar core service portfolio.
• Bardehle Pagenberg: Major Munich-headquartered IP law firm offering patent prosecution, litigation, trademark, and design services. Comparable as a German IP specialist serving corporate clients with European and international portfolios.
• Wallinger Ricker Schlotter Tostmann Patent- und Rechtsanwälte mbB: Munich-based patent attorney firm offering prosecution, trademark, and design services with established international network. Comparable as a mid-sized German IP prosecution practice with similar service mix and partner-driven model.
• Eisenführ Speiser Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB: German IP firm with offices in Bremen, Hamburg, Berlin, and Munich, providing patent prosecution, trademark, and design services. Comparable as a multi-office German IP practice with similar prosecution and portfolio management offerings.
• Maiwald Patentanwalts- und Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbB: Munich-based IP boutique offering patent prosecution and litigation, trademark and design services with strong technical specialization. Comparable as a German patent firm combining attorneys with technical backgrounds and full EPO/EUIPO representation.
• Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB: Munich-based IP law firm specializing in patent prosecution, opposition, and litigation with strong life-sciences and chemistry expertise. Comparable as a German patent-only firm with EPO credentials and international network access.

Broad incumbents

• Bird & Bird: Global full-service law firm with a strong IP, technology, and life-sciences practice offering patent and trademark services alongside broader corporate and regulatory work. Comparable as a competing IP service provider but operating as a diversified international firm rather than a focused IP boutique.
• Simmons & Simmons: International law firm with an established IP and technology practice offering patent and trademark services across Europe. Comparable as a competing IP service provider for corporate clients but operating as a broad multi-practice firm rather than a specialist patent boutique.
• Taylor Wessing: Full-service international law firm with a sizable IP practice group offering patent prosecution, trademark, and design services across multiple European offices. Comparable as a provider of overlapping IP services, but operating within a much broader corporate and litigation portfolio rather than as an IP specialist.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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