Head of IP, Marcus Sacré said: “With Matthias Kloth we have found an experienced trademark and unfair competition lawyer with many years of litigation experience – continuing the expansion of our IP practice. We want to be strongly represented, especially in Hamburg.”
Osborne Clarke recently expanded its team with Partners Dr Martin Soppe, who specialises in copyright, media and publishing law (Hamburg office) and Andrea Schmoll, who focuses on technology transfer and employee invention law (Cologne office). Jan Hellenbrand was also recently appointed as Counsel. He focuses on trademark and unfair competition law (Cologne office).
Matthias Kloth advises national and international companies on intellectual property law. This includes defence of protective rights, strategic portfolio management activities of trademarks and designations, licensing law as well as transaction-related advice. Kloth commented: “Osborne Clarke offers an ideal platform to continue to further develop my business. I’m looking forward to working with a great team, exciting clients and promising prospects.”
Osborne Clarke’s IP team will comprise of five partners, two counsels and more than ten other lawyers. Sacré added: “We now fully cover the whole range of intellectual property on a high level.”
Osborne Clarke IP clients include, among others, A.T.U., Ferrero, Geox, Gruner & Jahr and RWTH Aachen.
