GEISTWERT‘s ’smart, pragmatic’ team acts for clients requiring assistance with the daily management of trademark and copyright portfolios across sectors ranging from food and beverages to electronics, carrying out registration assessments and overseeing licensing negotiations. On the contentious front, the practice pleads cases before the courts where trademark or copyright infringements are alleged and defends inventor’s remuneration claims brought by former employees. Comprising the team are copyright litigator Constantin Kletzer, IP transactions and licensing specialists Juliane Messner and Max Mosing, Alexander Schnider, who focuses on IP mandates in the gaming sector, and Rainer Schultes, who is the group’s patent litigation specialist.
Testimonials
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‘Constantin Kletzer: stellar IP lawyer (trademarks, patents, contracting, licensing etc.) with a lot of knowledge and creative solutions. Max Mosing: fabulous trademark and IT lawyer. Surprising what he knows, but yet has a pragmatic approach. Juliane Messner: the transactional mastermind of the firm.’
‘I personally appreciate the expertise, the fast reactions and that their answers are always on point. The focus is always on our enterprise and our interests in an economical way. Additionally, they provide their ideas and thoughts proactively to support us with a high level of service.’
Key clients
- Red Bull
- Red Bull Media House
Work highlights
- Represented APEIRON in patent law matters relating to inventor compensation.
- Advised SCHILKIN, the manufacturer of the BERLINER LUFT liqueur brand against lookalikes using XX LUFT trademarks, such as LÄNDLER LUFT and LINZER LUFT.