Vossius & Partner has extensive IP expertise and is particularly impressive in design law, although it also excels in trade mark litigation and strategic advice to its global client base. The group houses extensive experience across various sectors and niche areas, such as outdoor fashion, e-mobility and food law. Border seizures and trade fair injunctions represent another focus for the practice, which also seamlessly handles copyright and competition-related matters. Practice head Mathias Kleespies and soft IP lawyer Simone Schäfer are both well versed in both prosecution and IP right enforcement, such as infringement cases and opposition proceedings.
Testimonials
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'Very good design practice.'
'The firm is made up of first-class professionals with real expertise in the field of intellectual property. The advice given is extremely relevant and implemented with great responsiveness.'
'Vossius is modern and works at the highest technical level. They have AI experts and an overall excellent team that works well together.'
'Leading brand practice.'
'Simone Schäfer's professionalism and expertise is outstanding.'
'Paul Kretschmar is a lawyer who is very precise and incredibly quick-witted. He is a lawyer you definitely don't want to see on the opposing side.'
- 'Technology, proactivity of people, quick and effective problem solving by the team.'
- 'We work with Paul Kretschmar and he is a very good, precise lawyer who responds quickly to our requests and offers good solutions to our situations.'
Key clients
- Aasted ApS
- Festina Lotus SA
- [m]STUDIO GmbH
- BRUNATA Wärmemesser Hagen GmbH & Co. KG; BRUNATA-METRONA GmbH; BRUNATA-METRONA GmbH & Co. KG
- Consejo Regulador de la Denominación de Origen Toro
- Miele & Cie. KG
- Mytilineos Energy & Metals S.A / Metlen Energy & Metals
- Oui Gruppe GmbH & Co. KG
- Verweij Fashion B.V.
Work highlights
- Advising Aasted ApS on two interim injunctions obtained from the Düsseldorf Regional Court to prevent the advertising and exhibition of design-infringing machines for chocolate production at the INTERPACK trade fair in Düsseldorf in May 2023.
- Advising and representing Mytilineos Energy & Metals SA on its global rebranding concerning the renaming of the company to “METLEN” (Metlen Energy & Metals) and the finding of a new corporate logo.
- Representation of Miele & Cie. KG in several international domain disputes against infringers.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Matthias Kleespies