IP/IT/Data Protection
Areas of expertise
Our advisory practice covers all aspects of intellectual property law (IP), IT law and data protection law. From regional start-ups to international players, we advise companies on IP law, in particular on trademarks, domains, patents, designs, and copyrights, thus protecting one of the most important assets of a company. We also provide support on the legal drafting of framework conditions in IT contracts, such as the purchase of hardware and software, software programming and license agreements, and provide advice on distance selling and e-commerce law. “Unfair competition” is one of our core areas of expertise.
We provide our extensive expertise on data protection law, an area that has massively gained in importance recently, and support clients with customised solutions for the complex challenges arising in particular since the GDPR.
Our main areas of advice include:
- Filing and defending IP rights before national and international authorities
- Creation of an IP portfolio aligned with the company goals
- Drafting contracts in the fields of IP/IT/data protection
- Advice (including litigation) on infringements of the Unfair Competition Act
- Advice on GDPR implementation and compliance in the company and on current developments in the extremely dynamic data protection legislation
- Support on electronic business transactions
- Transaction-related advice, such as through legal due diligence in industrial property and data protection
