Baker McKenzie, Intellectual Property | Chambers Germany Profile

About

Provided by Baker McKenzie

At Baker McKenzie, as an integrated global practice group, we provide our clients with comprehensive advice on all aspects of intellectual property, unfair competition and copyright law. Our practice covers all relevant areas of law:

- Trademark and competition law

- Patent and know-how law

- copyright law

closely interlinked with the areas of

- IT law

- data protection law

- telecommunications law

Our German IP specialists work at our offices in Frankfurt, Munich, Düsseldorf and Berlin. We are known in the market for our strong international integration and are also characterized by the fact that we have many years of in-depth expertise and broad experience in German and European IP law.

We also see a strategic strength in our tried and tested cooperation both across the aforementioned areas of law and with the other practice groups of our firm - for example M&A/corporate, antitrust, distribution, health care/life sciences and banking/finance. We always offer an integrated team that can efficiently tackle all relevant national and international issues.

Work highlights:

We advised Mercedes Benz in connection with a large-volume brand license agreement regarding a branded real estate project (https://miami.mercedesbenzplaces.com/), including extensive contract negotiations with the other party.
Comprehensive IP advice to Aurelius with a focus on trademark and software copyrights, for Aurelius on the acquisition of the LSG SkyChefs business from Lufthansa.

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Intellectual Property: Trade Mark & Unfair Competition - Germany

Band 4

What the Team is Known For

Baker McKenzie is a popular choice for international clients looking for advice on management of global trade mark portfolios and registration of trade marks. The law firm represents clients in trade mark litigation and enforcement cases, including opposition and cancellation proceedings. It offers additional experience in product piracy cases. The team also advises on parallel imports, employee invention matters, unfair competition cases and advertising matters.

Notable practitioners

Patrick Wilkening is a key contact for clients.

Wofür das Team bekannt ist

Baker McKenzie ist eine beliebte Wahl für internationale Mandanten, die Beratung zur Verwaltung globaler Markenportfolios und zur Markenanmeldung suchen. Die Kanzlei vertritt Mandanten in Markenstreitigkeiten und Durchsetzungsverfahren, einschließlich Widerspruchs- und Löschungsverfahren. Sie verfügt über zusätzliche Erfahrung in Fällen von Produktpiraterie. Das Team berät außerdem zu Parallelimporten, Arbeitnehmererfindungen, unlauterem Wettbewerb und Werberecht.

Bemerkenswerte Praktiker

Patrick Wilkening ist ein wichtiger Ansprechpartner für Kunden.

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Work Highlights

Baker McKenzie advised SAP on all aspects of its trade mark portfolio, including strategy advice on trade mark clearing, registration strategies and the enforcement of trade mark disputes with direct competitors.
Baker McKenzie beriet SAP in allen Aspekten des Markenportfolios, einschließlich strategischer Beratung zur Markenreche, Registrierungsstrategien und der Durchsetzung von Markenrechten gegenüber direkten Wettbewerbern.