IP

Trademark and portfolio management

Analysis and optimization of existing trademark portfolios. Acquisitions of industrial property rights. Title protection. Administration of domain and trademark portfolios. Name rights. Domains. Monitoring of copyright protection and established rights. Collision monitoring. Application and registration of trademarks. Trademark infringement proceedings. Trademark licensing agreements. Opposition and cancellation proceedings. Delimitation agreements.

Legal safeguards

Choice of the right defence and attack strategy. Development of legally secure advertising concepts. Implementation of traditional advertising. Promotions and other sales support. Research on rights. Opinion polls and consumer surveys. Drafting of warnings. Special competition law issues.

Licenses and terms and conditions

Merchandising and licensing strategies. Licensing agreements. License management. Terms of use. Drafting of conditions of participation.

Copyright Law

Assertion of copyright. Supervision of compliance with granted rights of use. Evaluation of possibilities of recovery and exploitation rights. Negotiation with originators and holders of rights.

Antitrust Law

Pricing policy and pricing conditions. Exclusivity agreements. Design of distribution systems and non-competition clauses. Antitrust compliance. Horizontal and vertical understandings.

Disputes

Judicial representation, including patent courts. Representation before the German Patent and Trademark Office (GPTO) and the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM). Representation before the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Domestic and foreign arbitrations.

Confidentiality agreements

Trade secrets and confidentiality. Trade secret protection and counselling. Company guidelines to protect trade secrets and know-how. Structures of transactions to transfer brands.