Florian Schmidt-Bogatzky

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

• Legal 500 Deutschland Patent Litigation 2025: "Florian Schmidt-Bogatzky is very involved in every step of the litigation process, which helps maintain quality while controlling costs."
• IAM Strategy 300 Global Leaders 2025
• JUVE Patent Germany 2024. Florian is “very good” (competitor)
• Recommended in Who's Who Legal, IP - Patents 2025
• IAM Strategy 300 2024
• Best Lawyers 2025, recognised for Intellectual Property Law, Litigation, Dispute Resolution, Technology Law
• IAM Patent 1000 2024: “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.” 
• Ranked as 'Patent Star 2024' IP Stars
• Legal 500 Deutschland Patent Litigation 2024, Recommended individuals 
• IAM Strategy 300 Global Leaders 2024 
• JUVE Patent 2023 Germany: 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. 
• IAM Strategy 300: The World's Leading IP Strategists 2023
• IAM Patent 1000, 2023."Florian is very creative, aggressive and energetic. He is able to work much faster, and achieve a deeper level of understanding, than many other attorneys. He is able to work effectively across a wide variety of technology areas. Florian is always available to his clients and has consistently been willing to speak very late at night.” 
• Best Lawyers, Germany, 2023 - Recognised in Intellectual Property Law, Litigation and Technology Law 
• Ranked as a 'Patent Star', IP Stars 2023
• Listed in IAM Strategy 300: Global Leaders 2023

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.