Vossius & Partner's broad trade mark practice assists with both registration strategies and portfolio management as well as official proceedings before German and European authorities. It is also one of the leading addresses for design law and covers numerous sectors, including life sciences, automotive and luxury goods. In addition to trade mark and design law, practice head Mathias Kleespies also has expertise in food law and assists clients with non-contentious and contentious issues. With longstanding experience in the soft IP area, Simone Schäfer is adept in opposition and nullity proceedings before the EUIPO as well as in international portfolio management.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- 'The team is responsive and competent.'
- 'Simone Schäfer is a brilliant lawyer.'
- 'We greatly value the collaboration with Vossius, which has now existed for 20 years. What should be emphasised is a diverse specialist expertise and goal-oriented approach.'
- 'The legal knowledge and strategies are excellent. We really appreciate the strong teamwork of the trade mark team.'
- 'The team is very experienced and competent and can achieve good results in individual cases.'
- 'Simone Schäfer is very experienced in both trade mark prosecution and enforcement.'
- 'Proactive and hardworking team.'
- 'Clear and sound recommendations; in-depth knowledge of local practices and regulations.'
Key clients
- Diageo plc
- SC Johnson
- Dapper Labs
- Hitachi Energy
- TRATON Group
- Dreame Co., Ltd
- Aasted ApS
- Flix SE
- Xiaomi Inc.
- HEAD
- Superdry
- Miele & Cie. KG
- Perrigo Company plc
- McLaren Automotive Ltd.
- M.J. Dairies
- ADOBE Inc.
- WER GmbH
- 5ELF GmbH
- [m]STUDIO GmbH
- Halfar System GmbH
Work highlights
- Advising Traton SE on a global branding project.
- Representation of Miele & Cie. KG in several international domain dispute proceedings.
- Representation of BRUNATA Hitzemesser Hagen GmbH & Co. KG, BRUNATA-METRONA GmbH and BRUNATA-METRONA GmbH & Co. KG in a trade mark dispute.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Mathias Kleespies