Dr Mathias Kleespies > Vossius & Partner > Munich, Germany > Lawyer Profile
Vossius & Partner Offices
SIEBERTSTRASSE 3
81675 MÜNCHEN
Germany
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Dr Mathias Kleespies
Work Department
Trademarks, Designs & Competition Law
Position
PARTNER, Rechtsanwalt (Attorney-at-Law)
Dr. Mathias Kleespies advises his clients in all areas of trademark, design patent, competition and food law and has extensive experience as an IP litigator in these fields of law.
Mathias is responsible for the trademark portfolios of some of the world’s leading industrial companies and manufacturers in the areas of fashion, telecommunication, high-technology, pharmacy, chemistry, paper, automotive and consumer goods. His practice includes strategic advice regarding international trademark portfolios, including the development of customized filing strategies. In addition, Mathias frequently represents clients before civil courts in litigation and invalidation proceedings. His litigation practice also includes the enforcement of design rights and the handling of unfair competition disputes and customs proceedings.
Mathias is co-editor and author of the Practitioner’s Handbooks on German, European and International Trademark and Design Law “Formularkommentar Markenrecht” and “Formularkommentar Designrecht” and also frequently lectures on trademark and design law.
Career
Dr. Mathias Kleespies has headed the trademark and design department of VOSSIUS since 2007, becoming a partner in 2008.
Memberships
INTA
ECTA
PTMG
MARQUES
He advises his clients in all areas of trademark, design patent, competition and food law and has extensive experience as an IP litigator in these fields of law.
Mathias is responsible for the trademark portfolios of some of the world’s leading industrial companies and manufacturers in the areas of fashion, telecommunication, high-technology, pharmacy, chemistry, paper, automotive and consumer goods. His practice includes strategic advice regarding international trademark portfolios, including the development of customized filing strategies. In addition, Mathias frequently represents clients before civil courts in litigation and invalidation proceedings. His litigation practice also includes the enforcement of design rights and the handling of unfair competition disputes and customs proceedings.
GRUR
Education
Mathias studied at the Universities of Münster, Dresden and Exeter (UK). He holds a Ph.D. Corporate Law and a Master of Laws degree (LL.M.) in Intellectual Property Law.
Lawyer Rankings
Deutschland > Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz > Wettbewerbsrecht
Vossius & Partner berät von München, Düsseldorf und Berlin aus umfassend zu wettbewerbsrechtlichen Fragestellungen. Die Kanzlei ist sowohl in forensischen als auch nicht-streitigen Mandaten tätig, wo man unter anderem in der Begleitung von Werbekampagnen und dem Vorgehen gegen Wettbewerbsverstöße aktiv ist. Dabei verfügt man außerdem über Expertise in Schnittstellen zu angrenzenden Rechtsgebieten wie dem Marken-, Urheber- und Designrecht. Mathias Kleespies leitet die Praxisgruppe und bedient neben allen Soft-IP Bereichen auch das Lebensmittelrecht.
Deutschland > Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz > Markenrecht
Vossius & Partner zeichnet sich durch umfangreiche IP-Expertise aus und kann insbesondere im Designrecht bestechen, wenngleich man auch im Markenrecht bei der gerichtlichen Vertretung und strategischen Beratung des globalen Mandantenstamms überzeugt. Dabei findet sich tiefgehende Erfahrung in unterschiedlichen Sektoren und Nischenbereichen, wie in etwa in Bezug auf Outdoor-Fashion, E-Mobility und Lebensmittelrecht. Außerdem bilden Grenzbeschlagnahme und Messeunterlassungsklagen einen weiteren Fokusbereich für die Praxisgruppe, die nahtlos auch an der Schnittstelle zum Urheber- und Wettbewerbsrecht aktiv ist. Praxisgruppenleiter Mathias Kleespies sowie Soft-IP-Rechtlerin Simone Schäfer sind beide sowohl in der Prosecution als auch in der Durchsetzung von Schutzrechten, wie etwa in Verletzungsfällen oder Widerspruchsverfahren, versiert.
Germany > Intellectual property > Trade marks
Vossius & Partner has extensive IP expertise and is particularly impressive in design law, although it also excels in trade mark litigation and strategic advice to its global client base. The group houses extensive experience across various sectors and niche areas, such as outdoor fashion, e-mobility and food law. Border seizures and trade fair injunctions represent another focus for the practice, which also seamlessly handles copyright and competition-related matters. Practice head Mathias Kleespies and soft IP lawyer Simone Schäfer are both well versed in both prosecution and IP right enforcement, such as infringement cases and opposition proceedings.
Germany > Intellectual property > Unfair competition
Vossius & Partner provides comprehensive advice on competition issues from offices in Munich, Düsseldorf and Berlin. The practice handles both forensic and non-contentious matters, including advice on advertising campaigns and competition violations. Further expertise exists in adjacent legal fields such as trade mark, copyright and design law. Mathias Kleespies heads the practice and, alongside advice on the entire soft IP spectrum, also assists with food law.