Industrial property rights encompass intellectual property rights in the commercial sector. These include technical property rights such as patent and utility model rights, trademark rights, design rights, competition law, and related areas of competition law such as medical device, food, and pharmaceutical law, as well as copyright issues in competition law.

In order to ensure that good ideas continue to be worthwhile and that the incentive for innovative discovery and invention is maintained, it is essential to protect intellectual property and guard against unfair practices by competitors.

SCHLATTER offers comprehensive support in the field of industrial property rights. We assist you in examining and registering trademarks with the German and European Patent and Trademark Offices, defending your registered intellectual property rights, and drafting license agreements for the use of registered intellectual property rights, know-how, and software. Where necessary, we work closely with patent attorneys to examine and register technical intellectual property rights and design rights.

We have particular expertise in defending against competition law violations. We draft warning letters with cease-and-desist declarations subject to penalty clauses, defend you against warning letters you have received, and represent your interests in court and legal proceedings.