LHR attorneys - Specialist law firm for Intellectual Property

Labor law & know-how protection

We protect the rights in the employment relationship.

We take care of termination, short-time work, know-how, business and trade secrets.

We protect data of companies and personalities.

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), ePrivacy Regulation or Cookie Directive are no foreign words for us.

We protect health.

Health claims, ingredients and promises of effectiveness. What’s written outside has to be inside.

We protect brands.

We support you with strategies, trademark registrations, searches and law enforcement.

We protect brands, companies and personalities in the media.

Blogs, online publications or traditional press – we eliminate law violations and demand damages.

We protect the good reputation.

Brands, companies or personalities – we take care of your reputation.

We protect companies and individuals from legal attacks.

Because we know how to enforce rights, we know what is important in the defense against warnings and injunctions.

We protect companies and
individuals in the world of sport and eSport.

We fight for your rights in sports and association court proceedings. Mass sports and competitive sports. Classical sport and eSport.

We protect intellectual property.

We help creators and rights holders of designs, photos, texts, music and films.

We protect litigants.

We help to avoid legal proceedings, but then conduct them in a goal-oriented, tough and fair manner if necessary.

We protect contract parties.

We protect your position in contract negotiations and contractual disputes. By enforcing them.

We protect the competition.

The best, the cheapest: Really? Is there a price monopoly?

Verwechslungsgefahr ausgeschlossen - Lionel Messi und seine Marke

Man kann viele Dinge verwechseln. Ich zum Beispiel habe neulich statt 29,98€ 2.998€ an einen eBay Kleinanzeigenverkäufer überwiesen und die Postbank war „leider…

Katharina Reber
2 days ago
Readtime approx. 3 minutes
Magazin
Daten-Schaden: Wer ist's gewesen?

Wem ein Schaden entsteht, hat Anspruch auf Ersatz des Schadens. So der Grundsatz im Privatrecht, der gemäß Art. 82 DSGVO auch im Datenschutzrecht gilt. Diesen Anspruch…

Josef Bordat
3 days ago
Readtime approx. 3 minutes
Datenschutzrecht
BGH: Streitgegenstand im Wettbewerbsrecht umfasst Klageantrag und vorgetragenen Sachverhalt

Der Bundesgerichtshof hat gesprochen: Die Bestimmung des wettbewerbsrechtlichen Streitgegenstands ist nicht mit der Nennung eines Vorwurfs in der Klageschrift abgeschlossen.…

Josef Bordat
4 days ago
Readtime approx. 3 minutes
Wettbewerbsrecht & Kartellrecht
BGH: Das KUG ist auch nach Geltung der DSGVO anwendbar

Der Bundesgerichtshof hat in einem aktuellen Urteil entschieden, dass die §§ 22 und 23 des Kunsturhebergesetzes (KUG) auch nach Inkrafttreten der Datenschutzgrundverordnung…

Johann Merck
5 days ago
Readtime approx. 6 minutes
Datenschutzrecht
Datenschutzverstöße: H&M erhält Bußgeldbescheid in Millionenhöhe

Der Hamburgische Beauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit (HmbBfDI) hat einen Bußgeldbescheid in Höhe von 35.258.707,95 Euro gegen die H&M Hennes &…

Josef Bordat
6 days ago
Readtime approx. 3 minutes
Datenschutzrecht
EuGH: Künstlern außerhalb des EWR steht gleiche Vergütung zu

Verwertungsgesellschaften in der EU dürfen Künstler, die die Staatsangehörigkeit eines Staates besitzen, der nicht zum Europäischen Wirtschaftsraum (EWR) gehört, nicht…

Anna Kopylova
15.10.20
Readtime approx. 4 minutes
Urheber- & Designrecht
Use of Google Analytics without anonymizeIP is a violation of data protection law

The use of Google Analytics without the extension "anonymizeIP" constitutes a violation of data protection law and of the general right of personality. This was decided by the…

Tim Strack
03.01.20
Readtime approx. 8 minutes
Magazine
GDPR: Erasing data does not necessarily mean destructing data

Is it sufficient for the erasure of personal data and thus the fulfilment of the data subject's right to erasure in accordance with Article 17 (1) GDPR to anonymize these…

Tim Strack
03.01.20
Readtime approx. 5 minutes
Magazine
Data in exchange for service: Advertising consent permitted for online prize draw

Many entrepreneurs want to attract new customers with prize draws. The participation is often made dependent on a consent to receive advertising. The Higher Regional Court…

Tim Strack
03.01.20
Readtime approx. 6 minutes
Magazine
Swedish school violates GDPR by using facial recognition software: Fine in the amount of 20.000 €

The Swedish community of Skelleftea, hometown of writer and journalist Stieg Larsson, has now attracted media attention for other reasons. The secondary school Anderstorp's…

Arno Lampmann
17.12.19
Readtime approx. 3 minutes
Magazine
If I can make it there, I'll make it anywhere: Regional Court of Cologne prohibits photo theft by U.S. agency in New York on Instagram

The Regional Court of Cologne (LG Cologne) remains true to its line and continues to follow the Federal High Court of Justice (BGH) in that it is sufficient for an…

Arno Lampmann
03.06.19
Readtime approx. 6 minutes
Magazine
Does my company need an EU-Representative according to Art. 27 GDPR?

If your company has customers in the EU, you need to deal with the EU Data Protection Regulation (DSGVO). If you don't have an office in the EU, you probably need an EU…

Arno Lampmann
03.11.18
Readtime approx. 6 minutes
Magazine