Competition, Copyright & Trademarks
In the area of competition, copyright and trademarks, Dr. Thomas Müller deals with the legally secure design of the external appearance of companies and entrepreneurs.
Dr. Müller's work includes unfair competition law, in particular regarding misleading business acts, the admissibility of product statements under competition law (e.g. top position claims) and questions of competitor protection (e.g. disparagement, imitation or obstruction of a competitor).
Dr. Müller will advise you in advance, for example by examining advertising and product campaigns as well as sales models with regard to their admissibility under competition law. At your request, Dr. Müller will also draw up an informative legal opinion for you. If necessary, Dr. Müller will assert claims under competition law in court or defend them on your behalf.
In the field of copyright law, Dr. Müller concentrates on the legally secure design of the external appearance of companies, as well as the legally secure design of contracts with the authors of commercially used works. Even the unauthorized or non-contractual use of a photograph on a company's website can lead to being confronted with claims for injunctive relief and damages as well as often considerable costs. You can avoid this with a prior legal examination and a legally secure drafting of the contracts with the authors of the works (e.g. photographers, copywriters).
In the field of trademark law, Dr. Müller registers trademarks for his clients at the German (DPMA) and European Patent and Trade Mark Office (EUIPO). In this context, you also can benefit from advice on the protectability of your sign to be protected as a trademark. Dr. Müller will also be pleased to assist you in the selection of a suitable list of goods and services.
Due to the special nature of the subject matter, Dr. Müller cooperates with a renowned Munich trademark law firm in the case of contentious trademark proceedings.
The expertise of Dr. Thomas Müller in the field of competition, copyright and trademarks covers not exclusively but in particular the following subject areas:
Execution of trademark cancellations.
Drafting of trademark purchase and trademark licence agreements as well as delimitation agreements.
Drafting contracts with authors of commercially used works, e.g. photographer contracts.
Trademark registration.
Examination of advertising and product campaigns as well as sales models for their admissibility under competition law.
Examination, enforcement, and defense of copyright claims.
Examination, enforcement, and defense of claims under competition law.
Contracts for the transfer and licensing of copyrights.
Attorney-at-law Dr. Thomas Müller is the right contact for you for all questions concerning the legal fields of competition, copyright, and trademark law.
As a company or entrepreneur, do you need a legally secure trademark purchase or trademark license agreement?
As a company or author of commercially used works, do you need a legally secure contract for the transfer of rights of use or licenses?
Do you need a delimitation agreement?
As a company, would you like to have your external appearance, including your advertising and product campaigns, as well as distribution models, checked for legal certainty regarding competition, copyright and trademark law?
As a company or founder, would you like to register or cancel a trademark?
As a company or author, would you like to enforce or defend against copyright claims?
Would you like to enforce or defend against claims under competition law?
