Schleifenbaum & Adler has been providing counsel and representation for many years in the field of protection of industrial property rights, including copyright and competition law. In the field protection of industrial property rights, which includes patents and registered models, designs, and brand names, we handle registration and listing procedures with the German Patent Office (Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt – DPMA), the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (OHIM) in Alicante, and the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) in Geneva, including the performance of any searches that may be necessary prior to registration. We are also happy to represent you as your counsel in infringement proceedings. On issues involving copyright, we advise and represent you in matters involving the protection of works of literature, art and science. Under competition law we exercise your rights not only vis à vis your competitors, but also consumers and consumer organisations, which often involves issues relating to the permissibility or non-permissibility of advertising. Consultancy and representation in competition law often also includes monopoly issues, which we either attend to ourselves or, if necessary, entrust in colleagues with whom we regularly collaborate. In the field of the protection of industrial property rights and copyright law there are a growing number of cases with an international dimension. This is especially true of brand name registrations in particular. We have acquired substantial know-how in this area. In cases with an international dimension we are also regularly able to obtain the support of a Consulegis partner specialised in the respective field.

Dr. Julia Tielsch, Dr. Andreas Schön