Competition Law

Legal defence against copying of products and other unfair competition

The legal defence against all kind of unfair competition including the imitation of products is part of the core competence of Dr. Lenz. In numerous legal proceedings, preliminary injunction proceedings as well as main actions, Dr. Lenz has legally protected his clients´ original products against said imitation of products also in cases in which the client did not own an intellectual property right. According to German unfair competition law it is not allowed to imitate a competitior´s product if the consumers can be deceived about the origin of the product. If you are aware of or expecting such imitations in the German market, please feel free to address to ip-lenz to give you legal assistance. Press releases and other publications of your competitors, e.g. in the internet, may significantly damage your company´s or your client´s marketing activities. ip-lenz provides you with legal advice how to stop such unfair competition. Another important topic is how to protect your company or your client´s business secrets. In any such case of unfair competition ip-lenz is your competent addressee regarding the German market.