Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH has an impressive IP practice that covers trade mark prosecution and litigation for a broad range of clients, with particular focus on building and managing intellectual property portfolios. Geert Johann Seelig acts across the entire trade mark spectrum, including transactions and contentious cases, and jointly heads the practice with Detlef Mäder, who frequently advises companies from the retail sector as well as advertising agencies on protecting and building their trade marks.
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Key clients
- Imperial Tobacco Ltd./Reemtsma Cigarettenfabriken GmbH
- Warsteiner Brauerei Haus Kramer KG/Warsteiner International KG
- THOIP/Sanrio GmbH
- Daniel Wellington AB
- Harley Davidson
- Saint Gobain Glass
- achtung! GmbH
- Hakle GmbH
- HRS GmbH
- Kamps GmbH
- Molkerei Ammerland eG
- Regal Rexnord Group
- VAG GmbH
- Zeller+Gmelin GmbH & Co. KG
- Cathay Pacific Airways Limited
- Walbusch Walter Busch GmbH & Co. KG
- JOYSONQUIN Automotive Systems GmbH
- Edco Eindhoven B.V.
Work highlights
- Trade mark and copyright advice to THOIP (Sanrio GmbH) regarding the worldwide licensing business for the brands 'Mr Men Little Miss', 'Little Miss', 'Mr Happy', etc., restructuring of the entire trade mark portfolio and anti-counterfeiting in the EU, UK and China.
- Advice to Walbusch Walter Busch GmbH & Co. KG, including in a trade mark dispute regarding a warning from Levi Strauss for alleged trade mark infringement.
- Advising Reemtsma Cigarettenfabriken GmbH/Imperial Tobacco Ltd. on trade mark matters, including management of the German trade mark portfolio and trade mark applications, as well as judicial and extrajudicial representation in trade mark and competition disputes.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Geert Johann Seelig, Detlef Mäder