Intellectual Property: Trade Mark & Unfair Competition
Europe Guide 2024 : Germany
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Provided by CMS
CMS assists both SMEs and international corporations to optimise their intellectual property rights and assert them effectively. More than 70 specialised IP lawyers provide tailored advice that is designed to achieve results. Thanks to their experience from practice, teaching and research, they are always familiar with the latest developments across all areas of intellectual property.
Unlike most other areas of law, intellectual property is repeatedly affected by new legislative proposals at a national and international level. Accordingly, our lawyers are widely represented in professional associations and expert committees that deal with these developments and provide expert comment.
Our expertise:
- Design Law
- In-Court and Out-of-Court Representation
- Border Seizure
- Trademark Law
- Patent and Utility Patent Law
- Copyright
- Competition Law (Unfair Competition Act – UWG)
Please visit our website for more details about our work in this category:
https://cms.law/en/deu/global-reach/europe/germany/expertise/intellectual-property
Chambers Review
CMS has a sizeable IP practice with expertise in trade mark opposition and unfair competition proceedings. It is popular with clients from the medical and pharmaceutical sectors as well as the food and drinks industry. The law firm assists clients with cross-border trade mark portfolio management and prosecution, further advising clients on market access and new product launch strategies. CMS acts on advertising matters, particularly the admissibility of claims in advertising, and also assists clients with trade secrets matters.
Work Highlights
- CMS represented Bayer in a number of unfair competition and healthcare advertising disputes, also related to new market launches.
Notable Practitioners
Gordian Hasselblatt offers experience in trade mark, design and unfair competition law matters.