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We pursue trademark infringements effectively and sustainably.
The misuse of your trademarks, business names or company symbols can lead to the dilution of your brands and, consequently, to significant revenue losses for your business – for instance, if consumers suddenly confuse your goods and services with those of your competitors.
For this reason, we take decisive action against trademark infringements. In cases of trademark infringements, we swiftly enforce your claims for injunctive relief via formal warning letters and preliminary injunctions before the specialized trademark courts; this is particularly crucial at trade fairs, where immediate action is essential. This is the only way to ensure the effective and lasting protection of your trademarks, business names and company symbols.
Furthermore, you are generally entitled to monetary damages, which we, of course, also recover on behalf of our clients, as well as a range of additional claims, specifically the destruction of infringing products and the disclosure of distribution channels, enabling you to take effective action against future infringements.
Through border seizure proceedings, we arrange for customs authorities to detain infringing goods directly at the border during import or export, thereby preventing them from ever entering or leaving the European or German market.
The costs associated with robust trademark protection can be significantly reduced through continuous trademark monitoring. We therefore keep a close watch on your competitors and monitor new trademark applications in Germany, Europe, and worldwide. In consultation with you, we initiate opposition proceedings against the registration of trademarks that pose a likelihood of confusion with your own brands, as well as cancellation proceedings against trademarks that are liable for removal due to invalidity or non-use.
Received a Cease and Desist Letter for Trademark Infringement?
If you have received a warning letter yourself regarding an alleged trademark infringement or the alleged infringement of another distinctive sign, such as a business name or a company symbol, it is crucial to react promptly. Please send your warning letter to our firm via email for a no-obligation review; we will assess whether you are, in fact, infringing upon a trademark or other distinctive sign and will defend you against any unjustified claims. We may already be familiar with your opponent.
Conversely, if you have received a warning letter from our firm, we recommend that you seek the assistance of legal counsel specializing in this field to ensure the matter is resolved as quickly and efficiently as possible.
Contact us
We offer initial consultations in trademark law at affordable and transparent fixed rates, which are credited against our fees should you decide to retain our services further.
Feel free to contact us by sending us an email or calling us at any time. We are looking forward to helping you with any issues relating to trademark law and the protection of trademarks, business names and company symbols.
Attorney at law Andreas Erlenhardt, LL.M.
Bar-certified specialist attorney for intellectual property
We do business all over Germany. Our Düsseldorf office is located within the district of the Higher Regional Court (Oberlandesgericht) of Düsseldorf, to which the following communities belong: Hilden, Langenfeld, Meerbusch, Neuss, Krefeld, Kaarst, Ratingen, Mönchengladbach, Viersen, Kempen, Wuppertal, Erkrath, Haan, Remscheid, Mettmann, Solingen, Velbert, Oberhausen, Duisburg, Mülheim, Dinslaken and Kleve – we do not have offices in these cities but only in Düsseldorf. We have advised clients who are located in Berlin, Dortmund, Bremen, Köln, Dresden, Bochum, Bonn, Gelsenkirchen, Chemnitz, Kiel, Augsburg, Koblenz, Lübeck, Leverkusen, Oldenburg, Stuttgart, Osnabrück, Paderborn, Würzburg, Ulm, Offenbach, Bottrop, Hannover, Münster, Recklinghausen, Trier, Erlangen, Jena, Reutlingen, Nürnberg, Pforzheim, Göttingen, Heilbronn, Regensburg, Ingolstadt, Darmstadt, Heidelberg, Potsdam, Leipzig, Hamm, Kassel, Saarbrücken, Mainz, Freiburg, Aachen, Braunschweig, Wiesbaden, Karlsruhe, Mannheim, Bielefeld, Essen, Frankfurt and München.
