Innovations in the mobility industry represent a key competitive advantage. New developments in the fields of electric mobility, autonomous driving, connected vehicles, alternative propulsion technologies, software and GreenTech require effective intellectual property protection and a forward-looking IP strategy. At the same time, the risks of patent infringement proceedings, disputes over intellectual property rights and know-how, and cross-border disputes before national courts and the Unified Patent Court (UPC) are on the rise. Companies must therefore not only secure legal protection for their innovations, but also take the intellectual property rights of third parties into account at an early stage.
The lawyers at GvW advise companies in the automotive, mobility and technology sectors on the protection, exploitation and enforcement of intellectual property. Our expertise covers national and international patent litigation, as well as design, trade mark and copyright law, and the strategic support of research and development projects, technology collaborations and transactions. Through close collaboration between our specialists in the fields of intellectual property, litigation, automotive, M&A and technology law, we develop legally sound and economically viable solutions for innovative companies.
Patent litigation (including substantive and interim proceedings) / litigation (enforcement and defence of rights; Germany/EU, UPC), including in the fields of electronics, electrical engineering and mechanics
Propulsion technology, digitalisation, GreenTech (hydrogen, e-fuels, filter systems) and smart mobility (connected cars)
Recovery proceedings (patents/utility models, registered designs/designs), employee inventors’ rights, infringement of know-how and trade secrets, and border seizures
(Non-technical) IP litigation (including summary proceedings and urgent legal proceedings) / litigation (enforcement and defence; DE/EU) in the fields of design law, trade mark law and
software copyright (including competition law protection)
Innovation protection (including conflict prevention, contract drafting, enforcement and defence) and strategic advice (including FTO)
Technology transfer, R&D contracts and licence agreements (drafting, enforcement and dispute prevention) as well as transaction-related IP (M&A, due diligence, review of rights transfers)
