Dentons' trade mark expertise ranges from the development of protection strategies and transactional IP support to border seizure procedures and the prosecution of organised IP crime, while also having experience in future-oriented areas such as trade marks in the digital space. Constantin Rehaag, who is adept in trade marks, competition, copyright and patent law, jointly leads the practice with digitalisation and technology expert Stefan Dittmer.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • 'Dentons is our first point of contact for all trade mark protection issues and advises us on trade mark infringement in Germany, but also acts as a central intermediary for communication with other law firms in the Dentons Group in other European countries.'

  • 'Dentons and especially Constantin Rehaag demonstrate exceptional professional expertise.'

  • 'Constantin Rehaag is an experienced litigator with great passion, an excellent national and international network and outstanding expertise. In addition, he is very solution-oriented and always pursues multiple approaches to achieve the client's goals.'
  • 'Constantin Rehaag is always up to date on new technologies and latest changes.'

Key clients

  • 1661, Inc. d/b/a GOAT
  • Agence France-Presse
  • Airwair - Dr. Martens
  • Allnex
  • Amazon
  • Bayer AG
  • CARDIAD
  • Canada Goose
  • Delta Airlines
  • Deutsche ReGAS
  • ERES
  • Groupe Lactalis
  • KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA
  • Konica Minolta & Konica Minolta Business Solutions Europe
  • König & Bauer AG
  • LinkedIn
  • Lubrizol
  • Mercedes-Benz Group
  • Mobility Trader GmbH
  • Nestlé
  • Novartis AG
  • Ringspann GmbH
  • Roche Pharma AG und RoX GmbH
  • Ruheforst GmbH
  • Share Now
  • Sky Fernsehen Deutschland GmbH
  • Trotec
  • Umicore
  • Schneider Electric
  • ICONIX
  • Abbott
  • AbbVie
  • Wiley & Sons
  • YAMAHA Music Group
  • dtv Verlagsgesellschaft
  • eKomi Holding GmbH

Work highlights

  • Advising John Wiley & Sons Inc. on projects to combat illegal copying of publications and books and the unlawful use of Wiley trade marks on the internet.
  • Advising Lactalis on trade mark infringements and unfair business practices by a former cooperation partner in Germany.
  • Advising YAMAHA on all intellectual property issues, including IP aspects of its diversified distribution system.

Lawyers

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Constantin Rehaag, Stefan Dittmer

Other key lawyers

Peter Homberg