The IP law firm is founded by Hans Meissner senior in Bremen

Hans Meissner junior is admitted to the bar

Erich Bolte cooperates with Hans Meissner junior

Meissner Bolte opens a second office in Munich

Offices opened in Gera and Alicante

Offices opened in Nuremberg and Osnabruck

Meissner Bolte Munich and Hagemann, Braun & Held merge; partnership expanded to include expertise in the fields of chemistry and biotechnology

Meissner Bolte opens offices in Hamburg and Augsburg as well as a UK office

Meissner Bolte celebrates its 100-year anniversary with a large reception at the INTA Congress in Berlin

The first native English speaker becomes a partner and head of the English department in Munich

Meissner Bolte Hamburg merges with the law firm of Schaefer, Emmel, Hausfeld in Hamburg; partnership expanded to include additional expertise in the fields of mechanical engineering and biotechnology

The partnership is strengthened in Bremen and Munich by specialists in the fields of IP litigation, trademarks and portfolio management

Meissner Bolte opens an office in Düsseldorf

Meissner Bolte celebrates its 111-year anniversary

The De Anna law firm joins the Munich office

Office opened in Amberg