Dr Detlef Mäder > Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH > Cologne, Germany > Lawyer Profile

Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
ANNA-SCHNEIDER-STEIG 22
50678 COLOGNE
Germany
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Work Department

IP & Copyright Law
IT Law

Position

Dr Detlef Mäder specialises in competition and trademark law as well as in the other related areas of intellectual property rights (i.e. design rights, rights against product piracy) and telecommunications law. Dr Detlef Mäder has comprehensive litigation experience throughout Germany in patent, trademark, unfair competition and copyright disputes. He also advises his clients on contractual drafting issues such as licence matters.

Career

Dr Detlef Mäder studied law in Freiburg, Germany, from 1989 to 1994 and completed his first bar examination in 1994. He worked as a research assistant at the Max Planck Institute in Foreign and International Criminal Law in Freiburg and at the University of Cologne from 1994 to 1996. During this time, he completed his dissertation and was awarded his doctor’s degree (Dr. jur). from the University of Freiburg in 1996. He was admitted to the bar in 1998 and joined Luther’s predecessor law firm in 1996. Dr Detlef Mäder has been a Partner at Luther since 2005 and is head of Cologne office since 1 June 2014.

Lawyer Rankings

Deutschland > Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz > Wettbewerbsrecht

Im Wettbewerbsrecht berät Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH Mandanten aus einer Vielzahl an Branchen, wie etwa Luxusgüter, Tabak und Kosmetik. Dabei deckt das Team ein breites Spektrum ab, das von der Gestaltung und Verhandlung von Lizenzverträgen über werberechtliche Fragestellungen bis hin zur Vertretung in streitigen Auseinandersetzungen reicht. Geert Johann Seelig und Detlef Mäder teilen sich die Praxisleitung und verfügen beide über langjährige Erfahrung nicht nur im Wettbewerbsrecht, sondern auch in angrenzenden IP-Bereichen wie dem Markenrecht.

Germany > Intellectual property > Unfair competition

Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH‘s competition practice advises clients from a variety of industries, such as luxury goods, tobacco and cosmetics. The team covers a broad spectrum, ranging from the drafting and negotiation of licensing agreements to advertising law issues and disputes. Geert Johann Seelig and Detlef Mäder jointly head the practice and have many years of experience not only in competition law, but also in related IP matters such as trade marks.