FIELDS OF LAW
Intellectual Property Law & Competition Law
Our Intellectual Property (IP) team provides comprehensive advice in the areas of industrial property rights, copyright and competition law.
In intellectual property law, our team is experienced in securing trade marks, patents and designs and assists with the acquisition of rights as well as the worldwide monitoring and maintenance of corresponding portfolios. We are familiar with asserting intellectual property claims and defending intellectual property rights in opposition, revocation and cancellation proceedings. We advise companies with high innovation potential on all legal issues relating to employee inventions and support them in drafting appropriate contracts.
In the area of competition law, we support our clients with traditional advertising measures and (direct) marketing projects, advertising and sales on the internet and via social media, protection of know-how and trade secrets, drafting and negotiation of advertising agency and co-operation agreements, including representation in court.
In addition, we advise on copyright law, media, press, expression and personality law issues as well as the drafting, review and negotiation of contracts in the film, event and music industry.
Our Range of Services
- Strategic advice on the development and acquisition of intellectual property rights (trademarks, designs, copyrights, patents, utility models) and domains, advice and contract drafting in secret protection and employee invention law and in product and trademark piracy
- Comprehensive support (management, protection and maintenance) of trademark and design portfolios, implementation of trademark and design applications, searches and monitoring
- Support and representation in all official proceedings (trademark opposition, nullity and cancellation proceedings, domain arbitration proceedings and border seizure proceedings)
- License agreements, intellectual property right purchase agreements, agreements on the assignment as security, leasing or pledging of intellectual property rights, cooperation agreements, R&D agreements and non-disclosure agreements as well as agreements on employee inventions
- Advice and support in all advertising measures and marketing projects, direct marketing, advertising and sales on the internet, in particular in social media
- Drafting and negotiation of advertising agency and
cooperation contracts
- Negotiation, drafting, and review of IT contracts, such as SaaS agreements, cloud contracts, software purchase or maintenance contracts, as well as domain or system contracts
- E-commerce, e.g. advice on and review of the introduction of web store, social media and app concepts, drafting of web store terms and conditions
and data protection declarations, drafting and reviewing all types of online marketing and payment contracts - Support for IT projects, such as software development, outsourcing, post-merger integration
- Consultation/representation in matters of media, press, expression, and personal rights
- Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts in the film, event, and music industries