FPS assists with trade mark disputes and prosecution and houses a specifically established product piracy task force. Alongside German and international companies, the client base also includes prominent individuals. Christoph Holzbach heads the practice and provides wide-ranging IP advice, which includes trade marks as well as competition and copyright law. Thomas Stein is one of the key contacts for border seizures, parallel imports and anti-counterfeiting.
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- 'Very good assessments of the legal situation; detailed presentation of the options; pragmatic recommendations on how to proceed or what to do next; Very good assessment of unrelated topics.'
Key clients
- Abercrombie & Fitch Trading Co.
- Big City Beats GmbH
- Big Ben Interactive S.A.
- Bionade GmbH
- ELESO GmbH
- EnBW-Gruppe
- Engelbert Strauss GmbH & Co. KG
- Hassia Gruppe
- INUIKII AG
- Jean Paul Mitchell Systems
- ODIGEO-Gruppe
- Paramount Gruppe
- Bruno Mars
- Justin Timberlake
- Lady Gaga
- Beyoncé
- Shakira
- P!nk
- Pharell Williams
- Kanye West
- Wünsche Group
- Yours Truly GmbH
- Zentrale Beteiligungsgesellschaft der Stadt Mainz mbH
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Christoph Holzbach