Companies not only deal with their clients but also with their competitors. This requires that the corporate image, corporate behaviour and the products and services offered all conform to the requirements of competition law. We support our clients in avoiding competition law conflicts. We accompany our clients in asserting their own competition law claims and in defending themselves against intervening competitors.

A fundamental basis of success for most companies is the protection of intellectual property in the form of patents, design and utility patents, trademarks and know-how. We therefore advise our clients in all questions of protecting their legal rights, administering and utilising those rights as well as defending those rights. We have available to us a comprehensive network of professionals (e. g. patent attorneys), who can be quickly brought together to form a team.

Our consultation includes, inter alia, the following fields:

• evaluation of advertising concepts in light of competition law;
• evaluation of internet websites in light of competition law;
• consultation on products and services in light of competition law;
• trademarks (national/international registrations, administration, defence);
• design patents;
• utility patents;
• software protection;
• know-how;
• copyrights;
• design of licensing and marketing agreements;
• purchase and sale of intellectual property;
• defence of rights, in particular notifications of violation;
• litigation.