Florian Schmidt-Bogatzky
Florian is a highly experienced German and UPC patent litigator.
Florian is a highly experienced German and UPC patent litigator who has been involved in multiple patent infringement cases and campaigns, a lot of them relating to cross-border activities. His work also includes advice on related aspects such as FRAND strategies, obtaining evidence and preliminary measures such as preliminary injunctions. His focus is electronics, telecommunications, automotive and pharma. Florian filed one of the first complaints at the new Unified Patent Court.
Among other things Florian has been lead counsel in the patent litigations Broadcom vs Netflix, Broadcom vs Tesla and Sonos vs Google.
Florian has a teaching position for IP law at a university in Hamburg since 2007. He has a Master of Laws degree in Patent and Intellectual Property Law from The George Washington University and is admitted to the New York State Bar. Florian speaks German and English.
Florian’s work has been repeatedly emphasized in rankings and legal industry publications as well as by clients.
Accolades
- Ranked in The Best Lawyers in Germany™ since 2021 for Information Technology Law, Intellectual Property Law, Litigation, and Technology Law
- Ranked Silver for Infringement in IAM Patent 1000 2026
- Ranked in IAM Strategy 300 Global Leaders 2023-present
- Recommended Individual for Patent Litigation in Legal 500 Deutschland 2026
- Recommended Individual in JUVE Patent Germany 2025. Florian is “creative, dedicated, and hardworking, exceptional client management”(client)
- Ranked as a 'Patent Star' in Managing IP's IP Stars 2025
- Recommended in Who's Who Legal, IP - Patents 2025
- "Florian Schmidt-Bogatzky is exceptionally creative, committed and hard-working. His client management is excellent. His response times – from answering emails to drafting new patent appeals – are some of the fastest I've ever experienced, and his work is also extremely thorough. Florian is an expert in the field of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) and one of the most creative strategists I know when it comes to succeeding in the UPC." Legal 500 Germany 2026
- “An outstanding attorney with exceptional expertise in patent litigation. He is very commercial in his analysis, and proactively suggests potential solutions that will place his clients in the strongest position. Florian has a remarkable ability to maintain a clear overview of matters, even in the most intricate cases, allowing him to develop strategically sound solutions and achieve favourable results”. IAM Patent 1000 2025
- “Florian is an experienced and highly organised litigator who is held in high regard for his unwavering dedication to each project he tackles and his wholehearted zeal for accomplishing his clients’ objectives. He is extremely knowledgeable, provides targeted and specific advice, and promptly answers any questions put to him on patent enforcement and licensing. Florian also stands out for his ability to communicate deeply complicated matters in a simple and succinct way.” IAM Patent 1000 2024
- Florian is “the most aggressive, creative, and hardworking attorney in Germany that I’ve met. He always delivers, often on extremely tight schedules” - client; “a pleasure to work with” - competitor. JUVE Patent 2023 Germany
Experience & capabilities
Selected matters
- participating in defending a major telecom company against NPE series of proceedings (SEP and implementation patents)
- representing a known Japanese electronics company and defending against claims by NPEs as well as competitors
- representing a U.S. company as plaintiff in multiple cases relating to chips and network equipment, and in defensive proceeding including enforcement activities
- acting for an NPE in litigation involving AMR-WB technology
- representing a producer of child security products in various cases against competitors (PI and regular actions)
- acting for a U.S. company in trademark and unfair competition disputes relating to advertising in Germany
- representing an Asian company in proceedings relating to LEDs
- negotiating license agreements in connection with transactions for a tech company
Background
Admitted to the State Bar of New York in 2000, Florian completed the Second State Examination at the Hamburg Court of Appeal in 2003. Prior to that, Florian earned an LL.M. in Patent and IP Law from The George Washington University in 1999.
Before Joining Herbert Smith Freehills, Florian was a Partner at EIP from 2019 to 2025. Before that, he was a lawyer at Bird & Bird.
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