Intelectual Property law

Particularly successful technologies and products are at notable risk of being imitated. The paramount importance of the protection of intellectual property rights is demonstrated by the EU’s ongoing measures to strengthen these rights by creating new intellectual property rights as well as improving the enforcement of intellectual property rights.

We advise and represent our clients in all areas of intellectual property: protection in securing and defending their innovations, investments and creative achievements. Our services include

  • Enforcement and defense of claims based on patents, trademarks and designs as well as protected know-how before German and European courts and authorities in opposition, cancellation, nullity and infringement proceedings
  • Judicial and extrajudicial prosecution of infringements of unfair competition law by competitors and defense of unfair competition law claims
  • Strategic advice on trademarks and designs as well as on the protection and exploitation of creative/artistic achievements
  • Examination of advertising concepts and measures for admissibility under unfair competition law
  • Advice on the protection of inventions and know-how by securing business and trade secrets as well as on the exploitation and marketing of technologies
  • Drafting and negotiating license and cooperation agreements
  • Advice on the effective use of intellectual property rights in the design of distribution systems and innovative business models
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