The shortlists for the Managing IP EMEA Awards 2025 have been published today and we are proud to announce that Thum & Partner as well as our name partner Bernhard Thum are both shortlisted.

Thum & Partner is one of the nominees in the category “UPC Firm of the Year (Patent & Trademark Attorney Firms) – Germany”.

Bernhard Thum is shortlisted as “Practitioner of the Year (Patent & Trademark Attorney Firms) – Germany”.

Check out all shortlists here

You can also find our LinkedIn post here

We welcome Dr. Markus Ritter to our team as a patent engineer.

 His Ph.D. in physics provides him with extensive experience in areas such as quantum technologies. Moreover, he developed a new semiconductor epitaxy method. He has won several awards for his research and his work has led to the filing of four patent applications. During his time at the European Innovation Council in Brussels and at the European Commission in Luxemburg, he gained further practical experience. He is seeking admission as German and European Patent Attorney.

We welcome Meri Meminaj to our team as a patent engineer.

Alongside her studies, she already gained experience during an internship as Textile Engineer at an international manufacturer of textiles and sports apparel before she started working as a Patent Examiner in the Young Professionals Program at the European Patent Office. She supports our team in handling European and PCT applications in search and examination proceedings as well as in opposition proceedings.

We welcome Felix Förschner to our team as a patent engineer. The interdisciplinary physicist began his training in 2019 at one of the largest patent law firms on Lake Constance and is aiming to be admitted as a German Patent Attorney and as a European Patent Attorney. He will strengthen our team, particularly in the fields of medical technology, mechanics, electrical engineering, and optics.

Bernhard Thum is again recommended by Who’s Who Legal. In the German ranking for 2024 he is included as IP Patent Agent.