The protection of intellectual property (IP) and secret expertise is of crucial importance for the economic success of companies. Yet, at the same time, the boundary lines between what is compliant with and what is in violation of fair competition laws must be constantly redrawn on a rapidly changing global marketplace and under the terms and conditions of digitalization. We stand shoulder to shoulder with companies and associations in competition with others in all IP and unfair competition law issues.
Our experts
Brand and trademark law
- Legal-strategic advice on the conceptualization of brands
- Trademark applications (German Patent Office [Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt; DPMA], EUIPO, WIPO)
- Opposition proceedings
- Administration and management of trademark portfolios
- Legal representation in trademark disputes
- Drafting and negotiation of trademark license agreements and transfer agreements
- Comprehensive legal counseling and representation concerning all issues of other trademark law
- domain law
Design law
- Registering of designs —national, EU, international
- Extrajudicial and judicial enforcement of your protected designs (prosecution of plagiarism) as well as defense against claims based on design law
- Defense against claims based on design law
- Licensing of designs
Patent licensing, know-how, R&D agreements
- Drafting and negotiation of patent license and know-how contracts
- Drafting and negotiation of research and development agreements (R&D agreements)
Competition law
- Assessment of your marketing instruments and advertising campaigns from the competition law perspective
- Examination of your competitors’ market conduct from the competition law perspective
- Legal design of corporate appearances and of general terms and conditions of business (information obligations, etc.)
- Protection of business reputation
- Protection from unfair obstruction
- Protection from counterfeiting
- Extrajudicial and judicial enforcement of claims in the event of competition law violations
- Legal counseling for the public sector from the competition law perspective