HARTE-BAVENDAMM

Senior Partner: Henning Harte-Bavendamm

Number of partners: 6

Number of other fee-earners: 7

Firm Overview:

Founded in 2008, HARTE-BAVENDAMM Rechtsanwälte is a one of the leading IP-law firms in Germany, advising German and international clients in IP-matters and related fields of law. HARTE-BAVENDAMM has a particular emphasis on trademarks and unfair competition. Clients include leading international companies as well as medium-sized enterprises from a broad range of sectors, such as consumer goods, pharmaceuticals, IT, mechanical engineering, automotive, transport and logistics, eCommerce, design, media and entertainment. The outstanding quality of advice and the competence of HARTE-BAVENDAMM lawyers are widely recognised on the market. The lawyers at HARTE-BAVENDAMM have considerable experience inside and outside of the courtroom in IP-matters. This allows the firm to achieve clients’ aims in an efficient and cost-effective way.

Areas of Practice:

As one of the recognised leaders in IP-matters, HARTE-BAVENDAMM provides high-end advice in all fields of IP and protects clients’ competitive advantage in negotiations, trials and other dispute resolution proceedings. The main areas of practice include the following:

• Trademark Litigation and Prosecution
• Unfair Competition Law
• Copyright
• Designs
• IT
• Distribution
• Protection of Business and Trade Secrets
• Litigation

International:

HARTE-BAVENDAMM regularly undertakes work with an international aspect, for both German clients abroad as well as for overseas clients in Germany. The team has considerable experience of high-profile litigation before the CJEU, the EUIPO and the German courts. HARTE-BAVENDAMM closely cooperates with IP-focused firms (“best friends”) worldwide. The team includes fluent German, English, Spanish and French speakers.