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Franke & Partner
Patent and Law Firm
Widenmayerstrasse 25
80538 Munich
Germany
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Partnership (Partnerschaftsgesellschaft), registered in the Partnership Register of the Local Court (Amtsgericht) of Munich under PR 1177.
Partners authorised to represent the firm:
Dr. Dirk Franke, Dr. Bernd Franke
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Phone: +49 89 540422-33
Fax: +49 89 5404 2234
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Professional titles (conferred in the Federal Republic of Germany)
- Patentanwalt / Patent Attorney
- Rechtsanwalt / Attorney-at-Law
- European Patent Attorney (professional representative before the European Patent Office)
- European Trademark and Design Attorney (representative before the EUIPO)
Competent chambers / supervisory authorities
For the patent attorneys:
Patentanwaltskammer (German Chamber of Patent Attorneys)
Tal 29, 80331 Munich, Germany
www.patentanwalt.de
For the attorneys-at-law:
Rechtsanwaltskammer für den Oberlandesgerichtsbezirk München
(Bar Association for the Higher Regional Court District of Munich)
Tal 33, 80331 Munich, Germany
www.rak-muenchen.de
For the European Patent Attorneys:
Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office (epi)
www.patentepi.org
Applicable professional regulations
For patent attorneys:
- Patent Attorney Regulations (Patentanwaltsordnung, PAO)
- Professional Code for Patent Attorneys (BOPA)
- Patent Attorney Fees Ordinance (PAVwV)
Available at: www.patentanwalt.de
For attorneys-at-law:
- Federal Lawyers’ Act (Bundesrechtsanwaltsordnung, BRAO)
- Professional Code for Lawyers (BORA)
- Specialist Lawyers’ Regulations (FAO)
- Lawyers’ Remuneration Act (RVG)
- Code of Conduct for European Lawyers (CCBE)
Available at: www.brak.de
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Dr. Dirk Franke
Franke & Partner
Widenmayerstrasse 25, 80538 Munich, Germany
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