Intellectual property and trade secrets are our clients’ key assets. We assist companies in protecting, managing and enforcing their intellectual property rights, advise on complex IP projects, and we litigate cases in court. Always cutting edge, results-oriented, and with passion for the industries we serve. boesling IP combines the service level of a leading international law firm with the flexibility and efficiency of a specialized boutique. We do not treat legal services as a commodity. Our advice is custom-tailored to meet the challenges of even the most delicate legal and commercial conflicts. This approach earned us the trust of aspiring technology start-ups and mid-cap companies as well as of world market leaders and global players. Consequently, industry guides consistently rank boesling IP among the leading trademark firms in Germany.
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boesling IP confirms strong position in 2025 rankings, Thies Bösling named „one of the best attorneys in Germany“
boesling IP has once again confirmed its position as one of the top IP firms inRead more
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Industry guides name boesling IP one of the top firms 2024
Once again, boesling IP is recognized as one of the top law firms for intellectual propertyRead more
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boesling IP recognized as a leading trademark firm in Germany and EMEA
The 2023 edition of the prestigious industry guide The Legal 500 lists boesling IP as aRead more
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boesling IP listed in WTR 1000 2023, Thies Bösling and Inga George lauded as “star players”
The world’s leading trademark law publication World Trademark Review (WTR 1000) ranks boesling IP among theRead more
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boesling IP receives Silver Ranking in WTR 1000 2022
The 2022 edition of WTR 1000 recognizes boesling IP as one of the leading trademark practicesRead more
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The Legal 500 Deutschland 2022 recognizes boesling IP as a leading firm
In its latest 2022 edition, the industry guide The Legal 500 Germany once again names boeslingRead more
About
boesling IP is about intellectual property
“The team is highly specialized in trademark law. Their communication is easy to understand and they are quicker to respond than larger entities.”
Client testimonial, The Legal 500 EMEA 2022.
What we do
Trademarks, designs, copyright & competition
Trademarks, designs, competition & copyright
Our clients expect spot-on advice on their vital IP issues. From prior rights clearances to licensing, regulatory compliance and transactions, project management and complex litigation, we provide indepth analysis and goal-driven solutions.
We advise on all aspects of trademark, design, unfair competition and copyright law. The scope of our work encompasses the enforcement of intellectual property rights in national and crossborder litigation as well as the development and implementation of strategies against product piracy and parallel imports. We assist in creating close-knit intellectual property rights portfolios, coordinate private investigations and border seizures against counterfeiters, advise on IP transactions, licensing and distribution agreements, and represent right holders before the German and European intellectual property offices.
boesling IP serves corporate clients from all industry sectors where intellectual property rights are of vital importance. We have acquired special expertise in the fields of fashion and sports equipment, luxury goods, medical technology and biotechnology, social media, consumer goods and home electronics as well as travel and tourism.
The partners of boesling IP are members and officers of professional organizations in the IP field, published authors and award-winning legal scholars.
Our client base is diverse and distinctly international. As an independent boutique, we are able to put together powerful and cost-effective teams of leading international lawyers, research agencies and legal demoscopes on a case-by-case basis without the constraints of a corporate network.
WTR1000, The Legal500 and BestLawyers name boesling IP as one of the leading trademark and intellectual property firms in Germany.
“We are extremely satisfied with the cooperation. Dealing with clients and the law firm’s expertise are remarkable in the best sense of the word.“
Client testimonial, The Legal 500 EMEA 2021.
People
Meet the attorneys of boesling IP
Dr. Thies Bösling, LL.M. (San Diego)
Thies has more than 15 years of experience as an IP attorney. Industry guides WTR 1000, The Legal 500 and BestLawyers ™ consistently name him as a leading trademark law practitioner in Germany. WTR 1000 identifies Thies as “one of the best attorneys in Germany” (2025), “star player” in the IP field (2023), “true wizard of trademark law” and “litigation mastermind” (2022). His practice covers all aspects of enforcing intellectual property rights (including well-known and unconventional marks) with a distinct focus on national and cross-border litigation.
Inga George
Inga has longstanding experience as an IP lawyer, in particular from working many years in one of Germany’s leading IP practices. Her experience covers all aspects of trademark, design, copyright and unfair competition law, in particular national and cross-border litigation, developing and implementing worldwide trademark and design protection strategies, portfolio management (including trademark clearance, filing, opposition and cancellation proceedings) as well as the negotiation of all kinds of contracts related to IP rights, such as IP licensing and transfer agreements.
“The team has knowledge and service that go well beyond a law firm of its size. You get exceptionally in-depth knowledge of all branding topics.”
Client testimonial, The Legal 500 EMEA 2021.
