{"id":11927,"date":"2026-06-02T09:19:27","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T09:19:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.katheraugenstein.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=11927"},"modified":"2026-06-02T10:05:05","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T10:05:05","slug":"kather-augenstein-achieves-gold-rankings-in-iam-patent-1000-2026-for-infringement-and-upc-excellence","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.katheraugenstein.com\/en\/news\/kather-augenstein-achieves-gold-rankings-in-iam-patent-1000-2026-for-infringement-and-upc-excellence\/","title":{"rendered":"Kather Augenstein Achieves Gold Rankings in IAM Patent 1000 Germany 2026 for Infringement and UPC Excellence"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<section class=\"section big-visual parallax\" data-parallax-min-screen-width=\"768\">\n\t\t<picture class=\"big-visual__image-container\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.katheraugenstein.com:443\/app\/uploads\/IAM-Patent-1000-Header-min-1-414x221.jpg\" width=\"414\" height=\"221\" media=\"(max-width: 414px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.katheraugenstein.com:443\/app\/uploads\/IAM-Patent-1000-Header-min-1-767x410.jpg\" width=\"767\" height=\"410\" media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katheraugenstein.com:443\/app\/uploads\/IAM-Patent-1000-Header-min-1.jpg\" width=\"1920\" height=\"650\" alt=\"\" class=\"big-visual__image parallax__load-image\" loading=\"edge\" \/><\/picture>\n\t\t<div class=\"big-visual__content-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"big-visual__content parallax__item\" data-parallax-type=\"move\" data-parallax-orientation=\"up\" data-parallax-distance=\"70%\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"big-visual__title \">Latest N<strong>ews.<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"big-visual__text\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\t<section class=\"section text-box text-box--variant-1 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"h1\">\t\t\t\tKather Augenstein Achieves Gold Rankings in IAM Patent 1000 Germany 2026 for Infringement and UPC Excellence<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p>We are delighted to announce that Kather Augenstein has again been recognised with a <strong>Gold ranking <\/strong>for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iam-media.com\/rankings\/patent-1000\/country\/unified-patent-court\"><strong> Infringement<\/strong><\/a> in the prestigious <em><strong>IAM Patent 1000 \u2013 The World\u2019s Leading Patent Professionals<\/strong><\/em> guide. The annual ranking highlights the world&#8217;s leading patent firms and practitioners who ensure exceptional expertise, strategic excellence, and outstanding client service in patent law.<\/p>\n<p>IAM Patent 1000 particularly recognises Kather Augenstein\u2019s expertise to handle highly technical and strategically complex patent disputes on an international scale. The guide highlights the firm&#8217;s sophisticated case management, effective coordination of parallel proceedings, and innovative litigation strategies, strengths that have proven especially valuable before the Unified Patent Court (UPC).<\/p>\n<p>We are also proud that our partners and counsel have again received individual recognition in the IAM Patent 1000 rankings, reflecting the depth and strength of our patent litigation team.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Gold Tier \u2013 Recommended Individuals:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.katheraugenstein.com\/en\/team\/dr-christof-augenstein\/\">Christof Augenstein<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.katheraugenstein.com\/en\/team\/miriam-kiefer-ll-m\/\">Miriam Kiefer<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.katheraugenstein.com\/en\/team\/christopher-weber\/\">Christopher Weber<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.katheraugenstein.com\/en\/team\/dr-peter-kather\/\">Peter Kather<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Bronze Tier \u2013 Recommended Individual: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.katheraugenstein.com\/en\/team\/soeren-dahm\/\">S\u00f6ren Dahm<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Next Generation Individuals: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.katheraugenstein.com\/en\/team\/dr-benjamin-pesch\/\">Benjamin Pesch<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.katheraugenstein.com\/en\/team\/carsten-plaga\/\">Carsten Plaga<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In addition to the Gold ranking for Infringement, we are especially pleased that Kather Augenstein has again achieved <strong>Gold status <\/strong>in the<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iam-media.com\/rankings\/patent-1000\/country\/unified-patent-court\"> Unified Patent Court (UPC)<\/a> category<\/strong>, placing our firm among an exclusive group of law firms recognised with the highest distinction in this field.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>These distinctions reflect the dedication, expertise and collaborative spirit of our entire team<\/strong>. We thank our clients for their continued trust and look forward to supporting them in strategically significant and technically complex patent disputes across Europe and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>Please find further information about the IAM Patent 1000 Ranking 2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iam-media.com\/rankings\/patent-1000\/profile\/firm\/kather-augenstein\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-11927","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.katheraugenstein.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/11927","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.katheraugenstein.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.katheraugenstein.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.katheraugenstein.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11927"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}