Lorenz Seidler Gossel is experienced in trade mark disputes, which frequently entail cross-border aspects and are mainly handled for international corporations and German medium-sized companies. The group has further expertise in portfolio management and strategic consulting, which extends to trade mark, design and copyright law. Philipp Neuwald and Christian Rassmann regularly act in complex disputes across various industries, including fashion and technology. Reinhard Ingerl and Siegfried Jackermeier recently retired.

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Testimonials

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  • 'Very practical advice that understands essentials'

  • 'Competent advice, excellent accessibility and short response times, understandable summaries of the facts and sound recommendations.'

  • 'Good integration of patent and IP lawyers. Effective knowledge transfer between patent and IP lawyers, for example for technical issues in competition law. Use of in-house technical perspective in legal advice.'

  • 'Very high level of competence, extreme commitment. In addition, an extraordinarily strong reputation on the market, which has an impact in conflicts.'

  • 'Moved to digital solutions for managing all trade marks, providing a central overview.'

Key clients

  • Adidas AG
  • AVNET Konzern
  • Privatmolkerei Bauer GmbH & Co KG
  • J.P. Morgan
  • Casio Europe GmbH
  • Telefónica Group
  • BA & SH, Société paraction simplifiée
  • Ludwig Stocker Hofpfisterei GmbH
  • Amigo Spiel + Freizeit GmbH
  • Seven.One Entertainment Group GmbH
  • Hamelin Gruppe
  • GoStudent GmbH
  • ERGO Group AG
  • Röckl Sporthandschuhe GmbH & Co KG
  • Liebherr-International Deutschland GmbH
  • Dy-pack Verpackungen Gustav Dyckerhoff GmbH
  • YFood Labs GmbH
  • OC Oerlikon Corporation AG, Pfäffikon
  • FIFA
  • UEFA
  • Renault Deutschland GmbH
  • Renault SAS
  • Salamander Industrie-Produkte GmbH
  • G-Star RAW
  • Hochland SE
  • Gabor
  • Inlingua Int. AG
  • Bavaria Brandschutz.
  • roba
  • BB Coffee Company GmbH
  • Deutscher Verband der Spielwarenindustrie
  • Cura Marketing GmbH
  • O2 Worldwide Ltd.
  • Gebrüder Martin Medizintechnik
  • Emnify GmbH
  • HeiQ Materials AG
  • SFS Group AG
  • SLYRS Distillerie GmbH & Co KG
  • STREET ONE
  • Paulaner AG
  • KWON KG
  • Plana Küchenland
  • Aboalarm GmbH
  • Bulthaup GmbH & Co.KG
  • CAUDALIE
  • d-force GmbH
  • fabfab GmbH
  • G Data Cyber Defense AG
  • Geox SpA
  • Jochen Schweitzer GmbH
  • Kalenborn Int. GmbH & CoKG
  • Mary’s Coffee GmbH
  • Mazda Motor Europe GmbH
  • Tanos GmbH
  • TTS Tooltechnik Systems AG & Co. KG
  • Vendoleo GmbH

Work highlights

  • Advising FIFA in the year of the World Cup on various counterfeit cases involving the confiscation and destruction of hundreds of copies of the World Cup trophy.
  • Advising adidas AG on the civil enforcement of trade marks against various internationally well-known companies, including H&M, Thom Browne, Hugo Boss and Nike.
  • Civil law representation of Gabor Shoes AG against Birkenstock as part of a larger series of proceedings led by a Joint Defense Group.

Other key lawyers

Christian Rassmann, Philipp Neuwald, Benjamin Sorg