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Matthias Berger

Matthias Berger, LL.M. (San Francisco) is a Partner in Fieldfisher´s Hamburg office and advises national and international companies from a wide range of sectors on all intellectual property rights, in particular Trademarks and Designs, as well as Copyright and Competition Law. His advice and representation of companies from Europe, the USA and Canada covers, for example, the development and implementation of global trademark and design strategies, worldwide trademark and design searches, the registration and administration of trademarks and designs, the enforcement of their IP rights in court proceedings, as well as the drafting and negotiation of license agreements and all related activities. He has particular expertise and experience in the enforcement of Trademarks, Designs, Copyrights and Competition Law claims - especially in the context of the following proceedings: Infringement proceedings before the German ordinary courts Proceedings before the European Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ), the German Patent and Trademark Office (DPMA), and the German Federal Patent Court (BPatG) Domain dispute proceedings before the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center and the ADR Court for .eu domains Border seizure proceedings involving plagiarism and parallel imports He is recommended by various professional magazines and platforms: Recommendation in the JUVE Handbook of Commercial Law Firms 2021/2022 as an expert in Trademark and Competition Law. "Super in IP, always committed and available." (client) Recommendation by World's Leading Trademark Professionals (WTR1000) 2022 as an expert in Trademark Law in Germany (silver level). "Matthias Berger is described by foreign colleagues as 'one of the most commercial and responsive attorneys on the market.' Having studied in the United States, he is well versed in North American law and is a passionate Advocate in Intellectual Property and Unfair Competition Litigation as well as Domain Name Disputes." Recommended in the 2022 annual rankings of Best Lawyers (Intellectual Property Law, Germany) and Who's Who Legal (Global Leader and National Leader Germany, Trademarks). · Fieldfisher

GermanyIntellectual Property, TrademarksGerman, English

About

Partner in Fieldfisher's Hamburg office advising national and international companies on all intellectual property rights, with a focus on trademarks and designs as well as copyright and competition law. He has particular experience in enforcement and contentious matters, including court and administrative proceedings, domain disputes and border seizure actions.

Practice areas

Intellectual PropertyTrademarksDesignsCopyrightCompetition LawIP LitigationDomain Name Disputes

Office

Germany

Fieldfisher · Matthias Berger, LL.M. (San Francisco) is a Partner in Fieldfisher´s Hamburg office and advises national and international companies from a wide range of sectors on all intellectual property rights, in particular Trademarks and Designs, as well as Copyright and Competition Law. His advice and representation of companies from Europe, the USA and Canada covers, for example, the development and implementation of global trademark and design strategies, worldwide trademark and design searches, the registration and administration of trademarks and designs, the enforcement of their IP rights in court proceedings, as well as the drafting and negotiation of license agreements and all related activities. He has particular expertise and experience in the enforcement of Trademarks, Designs, Copyrights and Competition Law claims - especially in the context of the following proceedings: Infringement proceedings before the German ordinary courts Proceedings before the European Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ), the German Patent and Trademark Office (DPMA), and the German Federal Patent Court (BPatG) Domain dispute proceedings before the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center and the ADR Court for .eu domains Border seizure proceedings involving plagiarism and parallel imports He is recommended by various professional magazines and platforms: Recommendation in the JUVE Handbook of Commercial Law Firms 2021/2022 as an expert in Trademark and Competition Law. "Super in IP, always committed and available." (client) Recommendation by World's Leading Trademark Professionals (WTR1000) 2022 as an expert in Trademark Law in Germany (silver level). "Matthias Berger is described by foreign colleagues as 'one of the most commercial and responsive attorneys on the market.' Having studied in the United States, he is well versed in North American law and is a passionate Advocate in Intellectual Property and Unfair Competition Litigation as well as Domain Name Disputes." Recommended in the 2022 annual rankings of Best Lawyers (Intellectual Property Law, Germany) and Who's Who Legal (Global Leader and National Leader Germany, Trademarks).

Germany

Expertise

Global trademark and design strategyTrademark and design registration & administrationTrademark, design, copyright and competition law enforcementInfringement proceedings before German ordinary courtsProceedings before EUIPO, the CJEU (ECJ), DPMA and BPatGDomain name dispute proceedings (WIPO and .eu ADR)Border seizure proceedings (plagiarism and parallel imports)Drafting and negotiating IP licence agreements

Education

  • University of Leipzig, Faculty of Law (graduated 1999)
  • Golden Gate University, San Francisco — LL.M., United States Legal Studies with specialization in Intellectual Property Law (2002, with honors)

Languages

GermanEnglish