CMS, Intellectual Property | Chambers Germany Profile

About

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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

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Intellectual Property: Trade Mark & Unfair Competition - Germany

Band 2

What the Team is Known For

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.

Wofür das Team bekannt ist

CMS verfügt über eine umfangreiche IP-Praxis mit Expertise in Markenwiderspruchs- und Wettbewerbsverfahren. Sie ist beliebt bei Kunden aus der Medizin- und Pharmabranche sowie der Lebensmittel- und Getränkeindustrie. Die Kanzlei unterstützt Mandanten bei der grenzüberschreitenden Verwaltung und Verfolgung von Markenportfolios und berät Mandanten auch beim Marktzugang und bei der Einführung neuer Produkte. CMS ist in Fragen der Werbung, insbesondere der Zulässigkeit von Ansprüchen in der Werbung, tätig und unterstützt Mandanten auch in Fragen des Geschäftsgeheimnisses.

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Work Highlights

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CMS represented Eurowings in a competition law case over environmental claims it had made in its advertising which were described as 'greenwashing' by Environmental Action Germany.
CMS vertrat Eurowings in einem wettbewerbsrechtlichen Verfahren wegen Umweltaussagen, die das Unternehmen in seiner Werbung gemacht hatte und die von der Deutschen Umwelthilfe Deutschland als "Greenwashing" bezeichnet wurden.

Strengths

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Success in patent cases depends on a thorough understanding of the technical details and being able to develop a strong line of argument from this. In this respect, the CMS team is truly outstanding.