CMS leverages its international presence to guide clients through complex cross-border unfair competition matters. The team advises on issues such as market entry strategies, advertising disputes, product imitation and the enforcement of fair business practices across jurisdictions. Practice head Gordian Hasselblatt advises clients in the consumer goods, fashion, food and automotive sectors, offering expertise in tackling unfair competition risks and shaping strategic responses. He is joined by Heike Blank, who regularly advises companies in the FMCG and healthcare industries, and Nikolas Gregor, who works with life sciences businesses on contentious and non-contentious matters.
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Key clients
- Aesculap (B. Braun)
- apo.com Group (f/d/b Apologistics)
- August Storck
- Barilla
- Bayer
- Bitburger
- Brown-Forman
- Deutsche Lufthansa
- Diageo
- Eli Lilly
- Eurowings
- GE Healthcare
Work highlights
Advised Bitburger Braugruppe on labelling issues and questions of company origin and geographical origin.
Represented Eli Lilly in trade mark infringement and counterfeiting cases relating to parallel imports of Mounjaro®, including global coordination of border seizure applications and ongoing advice on trade mark and unfair competition law.
Advise HP Inc. in EU and German trade mark and design matters, including strategic advice.
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Practice head
Heike Blank; Nikolas Gregor; Gordian Hasselblatt
Other key lawyers
Roland Wiring; Markus Deck; Martin Gerecke