Legal Protection of Software and Copyright Law
- The enforcement and defence - in court as well as out-of-court - of the legal protection of software and copyright rights, also in cooperation with patent lawyers and patent departments in companies
- The coordination of Europe-wide and worldwide software infringement and copyright infringement lawsuits in cooperation with specialized law firms in all industrial countries, including pre-trial discovery and other evidence collecting procedures
- Temporary injunctions, also for designs, as well as other temporary means of obtaining evidence - particularly on trade fairs and exhibitions
- Enforcement and defence of claims to damages, the right to information and the right to inspect in case of software infringement and copyright infringement
- Border confiscation and strategic advice in the case of product piracy
- Calculation,defence and enforcement of employee invention remuneration claims including advice regarding the procedures of the German Arbitration Board under the Law of Employee Invention
- The drafting and negotiation of licensing contracts, cross-licensing contracts, patent pools, compulsory licenses, etc.
- The drafting and negotiation of research and development contracts, commissioned research and research cooperation - particularly with universities
- Strategic advice on building your intellectual property portfolio (in cooperation with experienced patent lawyers as well as patent departments in companies)
- Drafting and negotiating agreements to acquire software and copyright as well as support in software and copyright related issues in due-diligence.