Our Intellectual Property (IP) team provides comprehensive advice in the areas of intellectual property, copyright and competition law.

In the field of intellectual property law, our team has extensive experience in securing trademarks, patents and designs, and assists with the acquisition of rights as well as the global monitoring and maintenance of the relevant portfolios. We are well versed in enforcing intellectual property claims and defend intellectual property rights in opposition, appeal, invalidity and cancellation proceedings. We advise companies with high innovation potential on all legal matters relating to employee inventions and assist 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 negotiating advertising agency and cooperation agreements, including representation in court.

In addition, we advise on copyright law, as well as on issues relating to media, press, expression and personality rights and on the drafting, review and negotiation of contracts in the film, event and music industry.