TRADEMARKS

International portfolio management

Strategic trademark advice

Availability searches

(including worldwide overall opinions covering all registers)

Trademark filing worldwide

Opposition proceedings

Cancellation and invalidity proceedings

Renewals

Trademark watching

Assignments

Portfolio validation

Brand valuation

DESIGNS

Design filing worldwide

Availability Searches

Renewals

Invalidity proceedings

Examination and defense of unregistered design rights

International portfolio management

LITIGATION

Litigation before the German Ordinary Courts

Interim injunctions

Litigation

Federal Patent Court

European courts in Luxembourg

Supervision and coordination of litigation worldwide

DOMAINS

Registration

Renewals

Domain Recovery

ADR and UDRP Proceedings

BRAND PIRACY

National and EU border seizure applications

Customs walk throughs and actions during Trade Fairs

Warning letters, cease and desist letters

Interim injunctions

LAW OF UNFAIR COMPETITION

Review and approval of general advertising measures

Examination and approval of advertising measures according to pharmaceutical advertising law

Defense against warning and cease and desist letters received from third parties

Issuing warning and cease and desist letters to third parties and enforcement of claims

COPYRIGHT

Examination and advice on copyright matters

Enforcement of rights

Defense against third party claims

DATA PROTECTION / PRIVACY LAWS

Examination and approval of measures according to data protection law



LICENSE AGREEMENTS

Reviewing, consulting, drafting and negotiation of license agreements for know-how, patents, trademarks and designs as well as software

ARTISTIC COPYRIGHT

Advice and enforcement of claims according to the Art Copyright Act - right to your own image

KNOW-HOW PROTECTION

Assistance in drafting, introducing and enforcing the protection of your trade secrets including

Internal know-how protection guidelines

Non-Disclosure Agreements

COOPERATIONS

Reviewing, drafting, negotiation and advice on research and development contracts between companies, with research institutions and universities

INVENTORS' RIGHTS

Consulting in the drafting of internal company guidelines for a remuneration policy for employee inventions

Inventor Compensation Agreements

Representation before arbitration boards and courts

MEDIATION and ARBITRATION

Representing of clients’ interests in IP conflicts regarding patents, trademarks and other IP rights in mediation and arbitration proceedings.