Expertise in intellectual property law

Lawyers and patent attorneys in Leipzig, Dresden and Halle

We advise you in all areas of industrial property rights - i.e. on all questions relating to trade mark law, design law, patent law/utility model law, protection of trade secrets (GeschGehG), domain law, naming law, employee invention law (ArbEG), licensing law, IT law, internet law, competition law (UWG) and copyright law. We also advise companies on questions of European and international commercial law.

In addition to the registration of various intellectual property rights, we are primarily involved in warning letters that reach our clients or that we send for our clients when their intellectual property rights are attacked.

As lawyers and patent attorneys, we are active nationwide. However, we are based in the central German centres of Leipzig, Dresden and Halle. We offer legal advice as well as legal representation in and out of court at our offices as well as by telephone and online.

Dinter, Kreißig & Partner
Rechts- und Patentanwälte

Areas of law

Our services for you

Patent law

Representation before German Patent Office (DPMA), Federal Patent court (BPatG) and EPO - also as dosmetic representative - for validation of EP, Unitary patent, and nationalisation of PCT. We examine your invention, discuss details, help with funding, carry out novelty searches and prepare your patent application and support you until it is granted - both in Germany and abroad.

Warning letters

We take action in response to cease and desist letters based on trademarks and patents – or designs and utility models – industrial property rights or copyrights. We help you to make the right decisions quickly so that you can act in a commercially sensible manner in such situations.

Trademark law

We protect your company name, logo or product name - domestically, in Europe or internationally. We act as your representative in trademark disputes.

Employee inventions act

A very important subject area for employers and employees - make sure you have the correct legal position - otherwise disputes are inevitable as soon as your invention leads to success

Copyright law

We advise on all types of works in copyright law, photography law, film law, music law and copyright law, on licensing issues or in all copyright disputes

Design law

We protect your design, logo, design creation - whether on paper, as a product or packaging - domestically, in Europe or internationally. We act as your representative in design disputes.

Competition law

We check company websites including general terms and conditions or advertising campaigns for UWG errors and represent you in warning letters and injunctions in all areas of the UWG (including the law on the advertising of medicinal products and medical devices, protection against imitation and price indications)

Internet law / IT law

We draft and review contracts in IT law - from web design contracts,
software contracts, license agreements and domain purchase agreements. We also advise on your homepage, domain issues and social media

FTO / Infringement searches

We check whether your product infringes third-party property rights (i.e. trademarks, patents or designs) or whether your own property rights are infringed by third-party goods or services