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Lawyers for design law

Design adds value to products and makes them distinctive. Our design lawyers stand ready to vigorously defend your design against any imitators, thereby safeguarding a key pillar of your business success. 

The range of services provided by our specialist lawyers covers the entire spectrum of design law. They advise industrial companies, designers, creative professionals, agencies and other clients on crafting a property rights strategy, filing and registering designs, as well as managing portfolios.

Our design lawyers also assist companies in contract negotiations, delimitation agreements and border seizure cases. They are additionally available for enforcing design rights both in and out of court. They represent the interests of their clients before the competent official bodies and courts, and can provide support for infringement, nullity and injunction proceedings within Germany and beyond.

The focus throughout is always on enterprise value and commercial requirements. Our design law specialists establish the specific need for protection, weighing up the costs and benefits as well as the risks and opportunities. 

Do you have any questions or need assistance from a design lawyer? Our experts will be happy to provide you with information. The relevant contact details are listed below.

More information on our design law services can be found here.

 
Heike Blank
Dr. Heike Blank
Partner
Rechtsanwältin
Germany, Cologne
Heike Blank specialises in unfair competition, pharmaceutical, food, and cosmetics law and represents major German and international companies in court, in particular in the context of interim injunctions...
Alexander Bossel
Dr. Alexander von Bossel, LL.M. (The University of Edinburgh)
Partner
Rechtsanwalt
Germany, Cologne
Alexander von Bossel specialises in IP/IT litigation with a focus on representing international and German companies, many of whom DAX-listed, in unfair competition and trademark law cases. Another core...
Winfried Bullinger
Prof. Dr. Winfried Bullinger
Partner
Rechtsanwalt
Germany, Berlin
Winfried Bullinger is one of Germany’s leading copyright lawyers. He advises his clients on all aspects of intellectual property law, including media law and know-how protection and also represents...
Markus Deck
Markus Deck, M.C.J. (University of Texas, Austin)
Partner
Rechtsanwalt | Head of Intellectual Property, CMS Germany
Germany, Duesseldorf
Markus Deck is an intellectual property expert with more than 30 years of experience and a particular focus on technology-related projects. He specialises in patent law and represents clients in litigation...
Michael Fricke
Michael Fricke
Partner
Rechtsanwalt | Fachanwalt für Urheber- und Medienrecht (Certified lawyer for copyright and media law)
Germany, Hamburg
As a renowned expert in his field, Michael Fricke focuses on advising and representing publishing houses, broadcasters, news agencies, internet service providers as well as companies and individuals on...
Gordian N Hasselblatt
Prof. Dr. Gordian N Hasselblatt, LL.M. (McGeorge School of Law, Sacramento/CA)
Partner
Rechtsanwalt
Germany, Cologne
Gordian Hasselblatt is a partner in the Cologne office of CMS Hasche Sigle. He has many years of experience and comprehensive expertise in intellectual property law focussing particularly on international...
Thomas Hirse
Dr. Thomas Hirse
Partner
Rechtsanwalt
Germany, Duesseldorf
Thomas Hirse has extensive experience in patent and utility model law, including all related antitrust law aspects and questions related to employee inventions. In addition, he is specialized on trade...
Philipp Lotze
Philipp Lotze
Partner
Rechtsanwalt
Germany, Hamburg
Germany, Frankfurt
Philipp Lotze specialises in advising IT companies on outsourcing agreements as well as on contracts regulating the development and use of software. He also advises IT and media companies on protecting...
Stefan Lüft
Stefan Lüft
Partner
Rechtsanwalt
Germany, Munich
Stefan Lüft is an intellectual property expert, advising German and international companies on patents, copyright, trademarks, design, know-how protection and unfair competition, including licensing...
Carsten Menebröcker
Dr. Carsten Menebröcker, LL.M. (NYU)
Partner
Rechtsanwalt | Co-Head of the CMS Intellectual Property Group
Germany, Cologne
Carsten Menebröcker specialises in enforcing intellectual property rights in and out of court, including cross-border litigation. He is an expert for trademark and competition law as well as design rights...