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D Young & Co

Intellectual Property: Trade Mark & Unfair Competition

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D Young & Co

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About

Provided by D Young & Co

D Young & Co is one of the best-known and most respected IP law firms in Europe. The firm opened its German office in 2016, and the firm has now grown to over 250 employees in London, Munich, and Southampton.

Rechtsanwälte, solicitors and trade mark attorneys support all trademark-related legal matters, including availability searches, registrations and oppositions, and invalidity and cancellation proceedings.

Design experts advise on all aspects of product design, packaging, branding, and copyright across all industries, filing design applications and invalidity and cancellation proceedings in Germany, the UK, and the EU.

Extensive experience in IP dispute resolution, including litigation, mediation, and arbitration, playing a leading role in high-profile IP cases. As well as litigation in Germany and the UK, D Young & Co also coordinates and assists in cross-border disputes before courts throughout Europe, Asia, and the US.

Patent services include drafting and filing patents, as well as representing clients in the registration process, oppositions, and appeals. Attorneys are highly skilled in a wide range of technology sectors, having often worked either within industry or with in-house legal departments.

Industries (16)

  • Fashion
  • Sports
  • Entertainment
  • Media
  • FMCG
  • Food and beverages
  • Life Sciences
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Cosmetics
  • Financial services
  • Luxury goods
  • Fintech
  • AI
  • Medtech
  • Mechanical engineering
  • Computing

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Intellectual Property: Trade Mark & Unfair Competition - Germany

Band 5

Band 5


What the Team is Known For

D Young & Co is a British law firm that has a flourishing trade mark practice in Germany through its established office in Munich. Its team there has particular specialisms in the retail and technology sectors and a great deal of experience acting for clients in trade mark and designs proceedings across various German and European courts.

Wofür das Team bekannt ist
D Young & Co ist eine britische Anwaltskanzlei mit einer florierenden Markenrechtspraxis in Deutschland, die durch ihr etabliertes Büro in München geprägt ist. Das dortige Team ist insbesondere auf die Bereiche Einzelhandel und Technologie spezialisiert und verfügt über umfangreiche Erfahrung in der Vertretung von Mandanten in Marken- und Designverfahren vor verschiedenen deutschen und europäischen Gerichten.

Work Highlights

Provided by Chambers

  • D Young & Co advised KWS on a wide range of trade mark, design, copyright and unfair competition matters.

  • D Young & Co beriet KWS in einer Vielzahl von Marken-, Design-, Urheberrechts- und Wettbewerbsangelegenheiten.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • D Young & Co demonstrates outstanding capabilities in handling situations and offers an international perspective and prompt responses.

    Intellectual Property: Trade Mark & Unfair Competition respondentGermany
  • The D Young & Co team is high quality, very responsive and provides us with efficient advice.

    Intellectual Property: Trade Mark & Unfair Competition respondentGermany
  • D Young & Co has extensive experience, excellent technical expertise and demonstrates deep knowledge. Its team is highly skilled and reliable.

    Intellectual Property: Trade Mark & Unfair Competition respondentGermany
  • We're very pleased with D Young & Co's work. Its team is easy to reach and we have fluent discussions together.

    Intellectual Property: Trade Mark & Unfair Competition respondentGermany
  • D Young & Co provides us with work on time even when schedules are tight.

    Intellectual Property: Trade Mark & Unfair Competition respondentGermany
  • D Young & Co liefert uns Aufträge termingerecht, auch bei engem Zeitplan.

    Intellectual Property: Trade Mark & Unfair Competition respondentGermany

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 4Jana Bogatz
    Band 4Jana Bogatz

    Jana Bogatz

    Jana Bogatz frequently advises well-known clients on trade mark portfolio management and enforcement, and is further active in litigation.

    Jana Bogatz berät regelmäßig namhafte Mandanten in Fragen der Verwaltung und Durchsetzung von Markenportfolios und ist darüber hinaus im Bereich der Prozessführung tätig.

    • Jana Bogatz is a fantastic professional who is proactive, efficient and has a great grasp of the law.

      Intellectual Property: Trade Mark & Unfair Competition respondentGermany
    • Jana Bogatz is a true trade mark expert, with really in depth knowledge of EU trade mark law. She is well connected in the IP community and I like her hands-on approach.

      Intellectual Property: Trade Mark & Unfair Competition respondentGermany
    • Jana Bogatz is helpful and incredibly responsive.

      Intellectual Property: Trade Mark & Unfair Competition respondentGermany
    • Jana Bogatz is an outstanding professional, consistently demonstrating exceptional skill, dedication and a proactive attitude in every project she undertakes.

      Intellectual Property: Trade Mark & Unfair Competition respondentGermany
    • Jana Bogatz is very knowledgeable and handles a lot of good work.

      Intellectual Property: Trade Mark & Unfair Competition respondentGermany
    • Jana Bogatz ist hilfsbereit und reagiert unglaublich schnell.
      Intellectual Property: Trade Mark & Unfair Competition respondentGermany
    • Jana Bogatz ist eine herausragende Fachfrau, die in jedem Projekt, das sie übernimmt, stets außergewöhnliche Fähigkeiten, Engagement und eine proaktive Herangehensweise beweist.
      Intellectual Property: Trade Mark & Unfair Competition respondentGermany
    • Jana Bogatz ist sehr kompetent und erledigt eine Menge guter Arbeit.
      Intellectual Property: Trade Mark & Unfair Competition respondentGermany
    • Jana Bogatz ist eine fantastische Juristin, die proaktiv und effizient arbeitet und über ein hervorragendes Rechtsverständnis verfügt.
      Intellectual Property: Trade Mark & Unfair Competition respondentGermany
    • Jana Bogatz ist eine echte Markenexpertin mit fundierten Kenntnissen des EU-Markenrechts. Sie ist in der IP-Community bestens vernetzt, und ich schätze ihre praxisorientierte Arbeitsweise.
      Intellectual Property: Trade Mark & Unfair Competition respondentGermany

Ranked Individuals at D Young & Co (1)

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    Jana Bogatz

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Members

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  • Gabriele Engels

  • Yvonne Stone

  • Jana Bogatz

    Head of Department

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  • Hanns-Juergen Grosse

  • Mathias Smolarski

  • Lisa Bieber

  • Emily Peller

  • Julian Graf Wrangel

  • Sophia Hassfeld

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