Our patent attorneys bring years of experience and extensive technical and legal expertise to the application, enforcement, and defense of patents and utility models.

With proficiency in both prosecution and litigation, our team provides clients with tailored support across all phases, including complex cases.

We are particularly recognized for our expertise in international patent infringement and validity proceedings, ensuring robust protection for your intellectual property.

Our range of services includes:

• State of the art searches
• Drafting and filing of patent applications
• Application and opposition proceedings before the GPTO and the EPO
• Enforcement and defence of patents and utility models in litigation
• Legal opinions on validity and infringement
• Freedom-to-operate analyses
• Analysis and evaluation of IP portfolios
• Advice on employee invention rights and licence agreements
  

We cover all areas of trademark law. We develop and manage your trademark portfolio - both nationally and globally - and assist you in enforcing your trademark rights before all national and European courts. Whether you are an individual applicant, a mid-sized company, or a global corporation, we will find the right solution for you and your trademarks.

Our range of services includes:

• Trademark searches
• Applications at national and international authorities (GPTO, EUIPO)
• Analysis, management and evaluation of trade mark portfolios
• Litigation before regional and higher regional courts
• Enforcement of trade mark rights, e.g. by preliminary injunctions and border seizures
  

We offer comprehensive advice on German and European design protection, providing strategies to help your company leverage design rights effectively. Our team ensures the registration of designs with the broadest possible scope of protection.

In cases of design rights infringement, we provide strategic guidance and represent you before all German and European courts. We also assess whether competitors’ designs meet the criteria for cancellation.

Beyond Europe, our global network of leading law firms ensures top-tier representation and expertise in design law worldwide.

Our range of services includes:

• Design searches
• Applications at national and international authorities (GPTO, EUIPO)
• Analysis, management and evaluation of design portfolios
• Litigation before regional and higher regional courts
• Enforcement of design rights
  

In highly competitive industries, such as consumer goods, Unfair competition law often intersects with trademark law as a routine aspect of business operations. Our experts deliver swift, pragmatic solutions and comprehensive guidance, particularly when reviewing product designs and advertising content. We focus on emerging distribution and advertising channels, including social networks and search engines.

We provide robust advice and representation, both in and out of court, including proceedings for interim relief.

Our range of services includes:

• Litigation, preliminary injunctions, and border seizure proceedings
• Out-of-court advice and representation in matters of unfair competition law
  

Copyright law safeguards creative works, including literature, art, photography, software, and online games. With the growing importance of digitalization and interconnected platforms, copyright law plays an increasingly vital role. Our experts provide advice and representation for clients in design, media, and software sectors.

Our range of services includes:

• Expert opinions on protectability and copyright infringement
• Representation in litigation