Trademarks

Trademarks are examined by the German Patent and Trademark Office (DPMA), the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) or the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) for absolut grounds for refusal.. In addition, there are also trademark rights and, in particular, company trademark rights acquired through use. We advise you on whether your marking is likely to be registered as a trademark. If you wish, we can carry out searches in advance for conflicting trademark rights. We have title protection advertisements placed for you and advise you on the enforcement of your corporate trademark rights such as company names, company headwords, etc.

We represent you in Europe and Germany in opposition proceedings against your competitors' trademarks or in cancellation proceedings. With the help of our foreign colleagues who have been working with us for years, we can also act for you in almost all other countries. We have handled opposition proceedings for our clients in a number of European and also non-European countries. We have successfully reached a whole series of international delimitation agreements or, if required, have carried out or had carried out cancellation proceedings.

We represent our clients in warning their competitors from their own trademark rights and also in defending against warning letters from third parties.