Intellectual Property
Effective protection of know-how, ideas, brands and technology is a pre-requisite for business success. This makes it all the more important to develop a consistent strategy to safeguard intellectual property in line with corporate objectives.
Why choose our IP lawyers?
Equally important is the consistent and effective defense of your intellectual property against attacks. Especially when the core business model becomes the target of an attack, fast, competent and decisive action is crucial.
We offer you experienced specialists - whether it is the strategic planning of your trademark portfolio, the safeguarding of your business model or the judicial enforcement of your rights. We advise you pragmatically and solution-oriented.
Our international and sector approach provides us with an understanding of the environments in which businesses operate, and the commercial issues that they are faced with.
Sectors where we have a particular focus include technology and communications, media and entertainment, life sciences, retail, hotels and leisure, as well as regulated areas such as legal services, insurance and financial services.
Our teams offer specific expertise in the areas
- Media and Entertainment
- Trade Marks
- Patents
- Patent Litigation
We advise and represent domestic and international clients mainly from the technology sector in disputes with a technology background. Due to our long-standing presence in the Silicon Valley we are proud to serve a great number of leading global vendors of digital products.
- Tech Litigation
- Highly-regulated business models
- Trademark
- Patent Litigation
Deals and Highlights
- Representing a leading legal tech provider in various court proceedings against competitors and regulators.
- Representation of an IT consulting provider in a competition law dispute concerning the misuse of trade secrets and the illegal poaching of employees.
- Advising a leading cloud services provider on a trademark dispute related to the use of a logo for a global cloud product.
- Representation of a leading valuation platform in numerous disputes regarding the core business model.
- Advice to a leading provider of cloud services.
Key contacts
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Managing Partner - Germany, Technology & Data
Dr. Philipp Plog
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Hamburg, Germany
- +49 (0)40 87 88 698 537
- Email Dr. Philipp
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Partner, IP
Prof. Dr. Alexandra von Bismarck
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Hamburg, Germany
- +49 (0)40 87 88 698 271
- Email Prof. Dr. Alexandra
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Partner, IP
Matthias Berger, LL.M. (San Francisco)
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Hamburg, Germany
- +49 (0)40 87 88 698 0
- Email Matthias
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Partner, IP
Benjamin Grzimek
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Düsseldorf, Germany
- +49 (0)211 950 749 38
- Email Benjamin
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Partner, Technology & Data
Stephan Zimprich
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Hamburg, Germany
- +49 (0)40 87 88 698 118
- Email Stephan
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Counsel, Technology & Data
Dr. Bahne Sievers, LL.M. (LSE)
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Hamburg, Germany
- +49 (0)40 87 88 698 222
- Email Dr. Bahne
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Counsel, Technology & Data
Martin Lose
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Hamburg, Germany
- +49 (0)40 87 88 698 304
- Email Martin
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Partner, Technology & Data
Oliver Süme
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Hamburg, Germany
- +49 (0)40 87 88 698 217
- Email Oliver
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Partner, Practice Group Head Technology & Data
Dr. Felix Wittern
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Hamburg, Germany
- +49 (0)40 87 88 698 114
- Email Dr. Felix
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Senior Associate, IP
Dr. Jörn Peters
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Düsseldorf, Germany
- +49 (0)211 950 749 36
- Email Dr. Jörn
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Senior Associate, Technology & Data
Julia Garbaciok
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Munich , Germany
- +49 (0)89 620 306 228
- Email Julia
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Senior Associate, Technology & Data
Jacob Feder
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Hamburg, Germany
- +49 (0)40 87 88 698 262
- Email Jacob
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Senior Associate, Dispute Resolution, Technology & Data
Christian Schultz, LL.M. (King's College London)
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Hamburg, Germany
- +49 (0)40 87 88 698 237
- Email Christian
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Associate, Technology & Data
Kirsten Ammon
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Hamburg, Germany
- +49 (0)40 87 88 698 226
- Email Kirsten
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Associate, IP
Aylin Cremers, MLE.
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Düsseldorf, Germany
- +49 (0)211 950 749 72
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Associate, Technology & Data
Lena Kessenich
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Hamburg, Germany
- +49 (0)40 87 88 698 247
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Associate, Corporate
Anna Neumann