JUVE LAW FIRM DOSSIER Contents
Practise Areas Page Distribution, Trade and Logistics Distribution and Franchising 4
Intellectual Property Patents 6 Trademarks and Unfair Competition 8
Regulated Industries Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare 11 Food Law 13
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2 Practise Areas Rankings and Analysis
3 Distribution, Trade and Logistics Distribution and Franchising Distribution
cMS Hasche Sigle DLA Piper 1 Hogan Lovells 4 Eversheds Noerr Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek UR T EIL taylor Wessing Baker & McKenzie Strengths: 2 Osborne Clarke Bird & Bird Extremely strong ►trade- 5 Blanke Meier Evers marks and unfair clifford Chance Friedrich Graf von Westphalen & Partner competition practice. 3 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Gleiss Lutz Küstner v. Manteuffel & Wurdack 6 Görg Luther Haver & Mailänder Häufig empfohlen: Schindler Schiedermair Dr. Matthias Wolter
Dr. Martin Kefferpütz (“strong expertise and goal-oriented”, competitor)
Dr. Jan Heidenreich
4 Distribution, Trade and Logistics Distribution and Franchising Analysis
Distribution Comment: A respected firm in distribution law Practice: Structuring of distribution systems and which advises several renowned companies from advice on distribution contracts, also Internet dis- its trademarks practice in connection with the tribution and antitrust. Litigation in cooperation current disputes with the Federal Cartel Office with the IP, food and pharma practices, esp. in concerning price fixing and online distribution. breach of selective distribution agreements. Fo- The partners are also in the process of developing cus on the magazine, cosmetics, clothing/shoes, a distribution model, e.g. for clothing manufac- jewelry, food and construction materials sectors. turer Wellensteyn, with quantitative and qualita- Also licensing and compliance. (4 partners, 1 as- tive tied distribution elements for specialist re- sociate) tailers. HU appointed another partner, Andrea Marx, internally at the interface of IP and distri- Clients: bution. •Litigation for Bauer Media Group against the Strengths: Extremely strong ►trademarks and Presse-Grosso association before the Federal Court of unfair competition practice. Justice (Bundesgerichtshof); Recommended: Dr. Matthias Wolter, Dr. Martin •ongoing advice to Bauer Vertriebs KG; Kefferpütz (“strong expertise and goal-oriented”, •Wellensteyn International on structuring distribution competitor), Dr. Jan Heidenreich. system
5 Intellectual Property Patents
Patent Litigation/Lawyers
Bird & Bird Arnold Ruess 1 Hogan Lovells 4 cMS Hasche Sigle Krieger Mes Graf v. der Groeben Grünecker UR T EIL Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan Hengeler Mueller Reimann Osterrieth Köhler Haft Meissner Bolte & Partner Strengths: Rospatt Osten Pross Simmons & Simmons Litigation. Wildanger Kehrwald Graf v. Schwerin Vossius & Partner & Partner Bardehle Pagenberg 5 Allen & Overy Häufig empfohlen: 2 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Boehmert & Boehmert Preu Bohlig & Partner Jones Day Rainer Kaase Lorenz Gleiss Lutz Noerr 3 Hoffmann Eitle Klaka Dr. Karsten Königer taylor Wessing
6 Intellectual Property Patents Analysis
Patent Litigation/Lawyers Comment: This firm, which is respected for pa Recommended: Rainer Kaase, Dr. Karsten Kö- tent litigation, is an established player in the niger. Hamburg market. Königer and his small team Practice: Very broad activity in IP and related continuously succeed in advising the IP bou- practice areas, such as ►pharmaceuticals and tique’s existing clients on patents as well. How- healthcare and ►food law. Strong practice for ever, HU does not make use of synergies in litiga- ►trademarks and unfair competition. In patents, tion and filing work, as the lawyers and patent litigation and advice to an equal extent. Patent fil- attorneys scarcely interweave their clients within ing mainly for existing clients. (Core team: 3 the firm. The lawyers are, however, often called lawyers, 2 patent attorneys) in by external patent attorneys for litigation, where they mainly represent defendants from Clients: various sectors, such as healthcare or food, na- •Neuraxpharm regarding rivastigmine patch. tionwide. •Public knowledge: filing forJack Wolfskin and Bode Strengths: Litigation. Chemicals, patent litigation for Lidl, Iglo regarding lottery codes.
7 Intellectual Property Trademarks and Unfair Competition Trademarks and Design Law
Beiten Burkhardt 1 CMS Hasche Sigle 4 Bock Legal Gleiss Lutz CBH Rechtsanwälte UR T EIL Hogan Lovells Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Lorenz Seidler Gossel Friedrich Graf von Westphalen & Partner Strengths: Taylor Wessing Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek Extensive formal trademarks KNPZ Rechtsanwälte practice. Litigation and 2 Bardehle Pagenberg Lichtenstein Körner und Partner advice to the trade, media, Bird & Bird Loschelder ►food, pharmaceuticals and FPS Fritze Wicke Seelig Schultz-Süchting cosmetics sectors (►pharma- Grünecker SKW Schwarz ceuticals and healthcare). Harte-Bavendamm Klaka DLA Piper 5 Eisenführ Speiser Baker & McKenzie Eversheds 3 Boehmert & Boehmert Hertin Recommended: Jonas Hoffmann Eitle Lubberger Lehment Rainer Kaase Luther (“experienced practitioner”, competitor) Noerr Menold Bezler Preu Bohlig & Partner Oppenländer Osborne Clarke Dr. Matthias Wolter Reimann Osterrieth Köhler Haft Rospatt Osten Pross Schiedermair Dr. Karin Sandberg Vossius & Partner Weber & Sauberschwarz WilmerHale Dr. Martin Kefferpütz (“quick and competent”, competitor)
Dr. Christoph Schumann (“cooperative, solution-oriented and professionally outstanding”, competitor)
Till Lampel (“preeminent expertise and experience”, competitor)
Dr. John-Christian Plate (“vast experience, good litigator”; “good negotiating partner, very competent”, competitors)
Dr. Jan Heidenreich
8 Intellectual Property Trademarks and Unfair Competition Unfair Competition
cMS Hasche Sigle Baker & McKenzie 1 Hogan Lovells 4 Bird & Bird Bock Legal cBH Rechtsanwälte 2 Gleiss Lutz Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Harte-Bavendamm Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek Klaka Lichtenstein Körner und Partner Lorenz Seidler Gossel Schiedermair Lubberger Lehment SKW Schwarz taylor Wessing WilmerHale
Danckelmann und Kerst Bardehle Pagenberg 3 FPS Fritze Wicke Seelig 5 Boehmert & Boehmert JBB Rechtsanwälte DLA Piper Jonas Eversheds KNPZ Rechtsanwälte Friedrich Graf von Westphalen & Partner Loschelder Grünecker Noerr Hertin Oppenländer Luther Schultz-Süchting Menold Bezler Weber & Sauberschwarz Osborne Clarke Preu Bohlig & Partner Reimann Osterrieth Köhler Haft Rospatt Osten Pross
9 Intellectual Property Trademarks and Unfair Competition Analysis
Trademarks and Design Law Unfair Competition Comment: This leading firm for trademarks and and professionally outstanding”, competitor), Till unfair competition maintained its strong pres- Lampel (“preeminent expertise and experience”, ence: the second internal partner appointment in competitor), Dr. John-Christian Plate (“vast ex- as many years shows that young lawyers have also perience, good litigator”; “good negotiating become key drivers of the firm’s success. These partner, very competent”, competitors), Dr. Jan frequently draw attention in major instructions. Heidenreich. What is impressive is how the young genera Practice: Focus on IP (incl. ►patents), unfair tion manages to occupy interface fields. Besides competition (incl. pharma advertising law), anti- stepping up advice and litigation for Intersnack trust and copyrights as well as related fields such and Jack Wolfskin, the team was very visible in as ►distribution. Extensive formal trademarks precedent issues, e.g. litigating for BAT British practice. Alongside litigation, also sector-specific American Tobacco in two high-profile cases. advisory activity. (10 partners, 3 counsel, 6 as- Strengths: Extensive formal trademarks prac- sociates) tice. Litigation and advice to the trade, media, ►food, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics sectors (►pharmaceuticals and healthcare). Clients: Recommended: Rainer Kaase (“experienced •BAT British American Tobacco in precedent case; practitioner”, competitor), Dr. Matthias Wol •all-round IP activity for Metro, incl. trademark litiga- ter, Dr. Karin Sandberg, Dr. Martin Kefferpütz tion; (“quick and competent”, competitor), Dr. Chris- •Formula One Licensing in precedent case regarding toph Schumann (“cooperative, solution-oriented trademark F1 (public knowledge).
10 Regulated Industries Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare
Pharmaceuticals and Medical Products
clifford Chance covington & Burling 1 Dierks + Bohle 4 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Hogan Lovells Gleiss Lutz UR T EIL Sträter Strengths: Baker & McKenzie 5 Dentons Pharma advertising proceed- 2 Field Fisher Waterhouse ings, renowned practices King & Spalding for ►trademarks and unfair cMS Hasche Sigle Oppenhoff & Partner 3 Ehlers Ehlers & Partner competition and ►patents. Oppenländer Happ Luther Sander & Krüger Hengeler Mueller Wigge Preu Bohlig & Partner Dr. Schmidt-Felzmann & Kozianka Ampersand Schultz-Süchting Recommended: 6 von Boetticher taylor Wessing Hees Rainer Kaase Kaltwasser Kleiner Meisterernst Wachenhausen WilmerHale
11 Regulated Industries Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Analysis
Pharmaceuticals and Medical Products Comment: The recommended pharma practice vertising and unfair competition). Specialties in at this Hamburg-based IP boutique excels through IP (►trademarks and unfair competition), food its expertise in litigation concerning pharma ad- supplements and demarcation issues with phar- vertising, esp. before the Hamburg courts. The ma, ►food and cosmetics. Increasingly contracts, firm also played to this strength in proceedings compliance, compensation issues and medical when it came to parallel imports. The team around products law. Clients: generic drugs manufactur- Kaase also advises on contracts for R&D, ap- ers, pharma research companies and manufactur- provals, distribution and licensing. Besides this, ers of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics, many Mit- the firm is developing its advice on the interfaces telstand companies. (2 partners, 2 associates) with public procurement and compliance. Strengths: Pharma advertising proceedings, re- Clients: nowned practices for ►trademarks and unfair •Astellas in proceedings against parallel imports; competition and ►patents. •frequent advice to generic drugs manufacturers, Recommended: Rainer Kaase. pharma concerns and medical products manufactur- Practice: Litigation in connection with product ers on pharma advertising litigation and contracts. launches and subsequent product promotion (ad-
12 Regulated Industries Food Law
Food Law Recommended: Rainer Kaase Krell Weyland Grube 1 Krohn 3 Domeier Zenk Forstmann & Büttner Till Lampel Hogan Lovells Gleiss Lutz Hüttebräuker 2 Meisterernst Dr. Schmidt-Felzmann & Kozianka Meyer Rechtsanwälte Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co. Dr. John-Christian Plate WilmerHale King & Spalding 4 Noerr Rohwedder & Partner
Food Law Comment: This IP firm is recommended for food law in addition to ►trade- marks and unfair competition. Food clients can rely on three highly regarded partners, Rainer Kaase, Till Lampel and Dr. John-Christian Plate, and a promi nent litigation practice. Product design, health foods and demarcation from pharmaceuticals (►pharmaceuticals and healthcare) are additional focal points. (Core team: 3 partners, 1 associate)
Clients: •All-round advice on IP and food law to Amecke, DEK, Dovgan, Newlat (pasta division), Göbber.
13 What is JUVE German Commercial Law Firms? JUVE German Commercial Law Firms is the English language version of the German reference work JUVE Handbuch Wirtschaftskanzleien. This comprehen- sive guide on the German legal market offers analysis and in-depth comment on close to 700 law firms.
The book is based on comprehensive research among law firms, company exec- utives, legal departments, public officials and others active in the legal industry. Our independent editorial team boasts 18 years of experience in the legal market.
JUVE RESEARCH AT A GLANCE
The JUVE team of 21 experienced editors conducts research throughout the year, analyzing and assessing market developments and recommendations in order to produce the final handbook.
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