Osborne Clarke has a focus on the automotive and life sciences sectors, while scoring particularly well in trade mark disputes. In addition, the team is also adept in strategic advice and, thanks to its broad practice group, can skilfully cover adjacent IP areas such as copyright and competition law. Marcus Sacré leads the team and is particularly popular with clients from the consumer goods and automotive sectors, and also has in-depth expertise in compulsory license claims on data and information. Robert Briske, who assists with trade mark, copyright and competition law, made partner in January 2024.
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Key clients
- Ferrero
- Snipes SE
- Weight Watchers (WW)
Work highlights
- Defence of the renowned “points system” of diet specialist Weight Watchers against a trade mark-infringing diet points app, which was also advertised in violation of the Unfair Competition Act, in interim legal protection proceedings before the LG and OLG Hamburg that have now been legally concluded.
- Advising Ferrero on IP, data protection and regulatory aspects of Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Marcus Sacré