Friedrich Graf von Westphalen & Partner offers comprehensive competition expertise, ranging from litigation to advice. The team assists with matters pertaining to counterfeiting, product piracy, licensing agreements and advertising law issues and has further know-how in trade mark, design and copyright law as well as in transaction-related IP issues. Key contacts include Morton Douglas (pharmaceuticals, medical and pharmacy industry) and David Kipping (advertising and fair trade law) as well as soft IP lawyer Norbert Hebeis and copyright and media lawyer Stephan Dittl.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
'Very on point and strong client focus; industry knowledge.'
'The firm's IP practice is highly regarded. Professionals are very specialised across all IP areas and the firm is one of the leading firms in Germany for all IP issues. '
Key clients
- Apothekerkammer Nordrhein
- Boffi S.p.A. und De Padova srl
Work highlights
- Advising and representing the North Rhine Chamber of Pharmacists in landmark competition law proceedings in the pharmaceutical and pharmacy sector.
- Representation of erima GmbH in connection with protection under competition law and a positional mark in the sportswear sector regarding the question of whether a new competitor violates erima's 5 Cube design.