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 What is JUVE German Commercial Law Firms? 14 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 C4 MS 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