Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH‘s competition practice focuses on the luxury goods and retail sectors as well as the mobility and logistics industries and covers license agreements, advertising law issues, registration procedures and disputes. Geert Johann Seelig and Detlef Mäder, who both have longstanding experience across the entire soft IP spectrum, jointly lead the group.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • 'Geert Johann Seelig and his team at Luther are more familiar with tobacco regulation issues than almost any other law firm in Germany. This concerns competition law issues, trade mark law and also regulatory issues.'

  • 'Geert Johann Seelig always delivers reliable and punctual invoices that are transparent and comprehensible.'

Key clients

  • Cathay Pacific Airways Limited
  • Reemtsma Cigarettenfabriken GmbH/Imperial Tobacco Ltd.
  • Daniel Wellington AB
  • Kamps GmbH
  • Molkerei Ammerland e.G.
  • THOIP (Sanrio GmbH)
  • Hakle GmbH
  • NB Green Cosmetics GmbH
  • Walbusch Walter Busch GmbH & Co. KG
  • Warsteiner Brauerei Haus Cramer KG/Warsteiner International KG
  • Edco Eindhoven B.V.
  • The Nomad Company B.V.
  • VDL Groep N.V.
  • National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences – Emmy Awards
  • JOYSONQUIN Automotive Systems GmbH
  • Harley Davidson
  • Same Deutz-Fahr Deutschland GmbH
  • VAG GmbH
  • Saint Gobain Glass
  • Spindel- und Lagerungstechnik Fraureuth GmbH
  • Zeller+Gmelin GmbH & Co. KG
  • CENTA / Regal Rexnord Group

Work highlights

  • Advising Cathay Pacific Airways Limited on intellectual property rights and copyright law under German law.
  • Advising VDL Group NV on alleged competition violations and representing them in legal disputes.
  • Advising NB Green Cosmetics GmbH on all trade mark and competition law matters as well as on the distribution of cosmetic products and representation in legal proceedings.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Geert Johann Seelig, Detlef Mäder