Sebastian Fischoeder

Trademarks; design, litigation; dispute resolution, advertising, unfair competition, copyright, Taylor Wessing

Work Department

Trademarks; Design, Litigation; Dispute Resolution, Advertising, Unfair Competition, Copyright

Position

Partner

Sebastian is a passionate brand lawyer with more than 20 years of experience in trade mark, design, unfair competition and copyright law. He protects and defends all features of his client’s brands – in a broad sense – and their market position.

His practice stretches from short-notice, pragmatic advice over strategic brand advice, contractual negotiations and preliminary court actions to complex high-profile litigation. Sebastian Fischoeder gained particular expertise for unconventional trade marks, such as colour marks, shape marks or slogans, and in the field of legal consumer surveys. A further focus of his practice is design law.

Education

2001 – 2002         Trinity College Dublin 2001  Second legal state examination, Bavaria 1999  First legal state examination, Bavaria 1993 – 1998 Legal studies, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, and University of Passau