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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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

Other key lawyers

Thomas Stein, Frank Hagemann, Askan Deutsch