Our fields of activity

Trademarks and other signs

We counsel our clients in all matters of protection of trade marks and other designations. This includes the development of a comprehensive in-house trade mark policy as well as the enforcement of trade marks and trade names against piracy and other infringements. More specifically, we are concerned with:

• review­ing pro­tect­a­bil­ity and reg­is­tra­bil­ity of trade marks and other designations
• searches into prior rights
• fil­ing of trade mark appli­ca­tions in Ger­many and as Euro­pean Com­mu­nity Trade Marks, Inter­na­tional Trade Marks and national trade marks world­wide
• per­ma­nent mon­i­tor­ing of new appli­ca­tions for con­flicts with reg­is­tered marks
• oppo­si­tions against con­flict­ing new reg­is­tra­tions
• defend­ing trade marks against infringe­ment and chal­lenges against reg­is­tra­tions
• can­cel­la­tion pro­ceed­ings against third party trade marks
• pro­tec­tion of appel­la­tions of ori­gin, com­pany sym­bols and titles of works