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Intellectual property lawyers

Business success is driven by ideas and innovation. Our intellectual property lawyers help both SMEs and international corporations from every sector to optimise their intellectual property rights and enforce them effectively. 

Day in, day out, more than 70 specialised CMS lawyers work on transforming creative potential into measurable enterprise value through property rights and licences. Their expertise ranges from patent and utility patent law to design law and trademark law. They also advise on copyright law, competition law (Unfair Competition Act – UWG) and border seizure. 

Our intellectual property lawyers additionally focus on ensuring that advertising campaigns are legally watertight and press materials are defensible. They also provide representation both in and out of court in all matters relating to intellectual property, including in other European countries via the international CMS organisation. 

Our experts have many years of experience in practice, teaching and research and are members of various professional associations and expert committees.  

Do you have any questions or need assistance? The contact details of our intellectual property lawyers are listed below. Please do not hesitate to get in touch.

To find out more about our expertise in intellectual property (IP), please click here.

 
Michael Kamps
Michael Kamps
Partner
Rechtsanwalt
Germany, Cologne
Michael Kamps started to advise on data protection law issues more than two decades ago, and his current practice focuses on data protection law exclusively. He advises German and international clients...
Markus Kaulartz
Dr. Markus Kaulartz
Partner
Rechtsanwalt | Co-Head of the CMS Crypto, Digital Assets and FinTech International Focus Group
Germany, Munich
Markus Kaulartz specializes in all topics related to crypto and artificial intelligence (AI), as well as IT law in general. The focus of his work is on contract negotiations, compliant AI applications...
Michael Kraus
Dr. Michael Kraus
Partner
Rechtsanwalt | Fachanwalt für Informationstechnologierecht (Certified lawyer for IT law)
Germany, Stuttgart
Michael Kraus advises companies in all matters of technology and data law as well as data protection law, with a particular focus on the automotive, banking & insurance and energy sectors. He specializes...
Frederik Leenen
Dr. Frederik Leenen, LL.M. (UConn)
Partner
Rechtsanwalt | Head of Legal Tech
Germany, Berlin
Frederik Leenen focuses on advising large companies, providing customised and highly efficient solutions for complex legal issues involving multiple parties, processes or documents while using contract...
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...
Tim Reher
Dr. Tim Reher, M.Jur. (Oxford)
Partner
Rechtsanwalt
Germany, Hamburg
Tim Reher advises companies on all aspects of competition law, with a focus on fine proceedings and civil law damages claims. Together with his team, he has handled numerous damages cases, acting for...
Markus Schöner
Dr. Markus Schöner, M.Jur. (Oxford)
Partner
Rechtsanwalt
Germany, Hamburg
Markus Schöner is a specialist for EU and German antitrust law, including merger control. His competition law expertise is in particular demand in the context of setting up selective distribution systems...
Jens Wagner
Dr. Jens Wagner
Partner
Rechtsanwalt | Chair of the CMS Life Sciences & Healthcare Group
Germany, Hamburg
Jens Wagner is the Global Chair of the CMS Life Sciences & Healthcare Group, and was previously Co-Head of the group for eight years. With long-standing experience in the pharmaceutical, biotech, medical...