Industrial property rights

Trademark law, patent law, design protection for research and development contracts, license agreement law, life science

Investment in new, trend-setting technologies is increasingly becoming the focus of attention. Today, market advantage is primarily the result of technological advantage. In addition to companies' own development work, the exchange of technology - whether through outsourced research as part of research and development contracts or through in-licensing or out-licensing of property rights and know-how - is becoming increasingly important in business life.

When marketing products and services, choosing and protecting the right brands and trademarks plays an important role. Moreover, good marketing measures should neither lead to the infringement of trademarks and rights of other companies nor violate the rules of unfair competition law.

The comprehensive protection of new developments as well as the defense against attacks and the avoidance of infringements is therefore becoming increasingly important. The interests of companies no longer stop at national borders. Especially in the field of technology and trademark protection, an international strategy is irreplaceable nowadays.

At VOELKER, clients receive highly qualified and specialized advice in the entire field of intellectual property law. Due to our extensive experience in the field of research and development contracts and license agreement law, our intellectual property protection work is always carried out with a clear perspective on the exploitation and commercial use of our clients' inventions and developments. Your contacts are experienced legal advisors with relevant industry knowledge, particularly in the fields of high technology and life sciences, who pursue your interests as effectively and economically as possible from a holistic perspective.

Due to VOELKER's comprehensive commercial law expertise, we are able to advise you on all commercial and legal issues. The intellectual property department regularly works together with colleagues specializing in copyright and media law, IT law, medical law, international contract law and commercial law in the same field. We work as a team on complex and cross-jurisdictional issues, enabling us to find effective and uncomplicated solutions for individual cases.