Warnings and litigation
In extrajudicial representation and litigation in intellectual property law, the firm's expertise includes in particular the following activities and areas of advice:
Extrajudicial representation
- Authorization requests with regard to property rights
- Warnings
- Defense against warnings
- Settlement negotiations
- Border seizure procedure
- Cooperation with foreign lawyers in the event of legal infringements abroad
Representation before public authorities in trademark proceedings
- Representation before the German Patent and Trademark Office (DPMA) in registration, opposition, waiver, revocation and nullity proceedings
- Representation before the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) in registration, opposition, waiver, revocation, invalidity and appeal proceedings
- Representation before the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Legal representation
- Filing of protective letters with regard to impending interim injunctions
- Representation in preliminary injunction and sequestration proceedings
- Representation in legal proceedings
- Representation in foreclosure proceedings
- Representation in constitutional complaint proceedings before the Federal Constitutional Court
- Participation in non-admission appeal/revision proceedings before the Federal Court of Justice in cooperation with lawyers admitted to practice before the Federal Court of Justice
- Representation before the General Court of the European Union (EGC) and the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)
- Representation before the Federal Patent Court (BPatG) in trademark appeal proceedings