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Design right infringements cause immense damage to the owners of designs!<\/strong> Our team of experienced design attorneys will fight design infringements effectively and consistently on your behalf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Design right infringement<\/h2>\n\n

Designrechtsverletzungen k\u00f6nnen die Marktposition eines Unternehmens erheblich beeintr\u00e4chtigen und zu hohen wirtschaftlichen Einbu\u00dfen f\u00fchren. Sie sch\u00e4digen Inhaber von Designrechten sowie den Wettbewerb insgesamt. Die rechtswidrige Nutzung verursacht erhebliche Sch\u00e4den, z.B. in Form von Gewinn- und Umsatzeinbu\u00dfen des Designrechtsinhabers. Dabei geht es nicht nur um F\u00e4lle von Produktpiraterie <\/a>und direkten Nachahmungen, sondern auch um Nachahmer, die durch die \u00dcbernahme wesentlicher Gestaltungsmerkmale von gesch\u00fctzten Designs profitieren wollen. Um zu verhindern, dass sich andere einen unzul\u00e4ssigen Vorteil durch die Verletzung Ihres Designs verschaffen, ist es ratsam, aktiv dagegen vorzugehen.<\/p>\n\n

Design owners can and should take consistent action against unlawful interference. The law offers a wide range of options for defending your own design rights. It should be noted that a design is an unexamined property right. This means that the question of whether a design has the required novelty and individual character is only examined in the infringement proceedings. These questions must therefore be examined and evaluated before legal action is taken. <\/p>\n\n

Bei Designrechtsverletzungen durch rechtsverletzende Produkte geht man dann meist mittels einer designrechtlichen Abmahnung <\/a>vor. Falls n\u00f6tig, werden in der Folge Gerichte eingeschaltet, z.B. mittels einstweiliger Verf\u00fcgung oder Klage. Bei F\u00e4llen von Produktpiraterie werden normalerweise umgehend gerichtliche Schritte eingeleitet, um die T\u00e4ter nicht vorzuwarnen. Hier k\u00f6nnen auch Polizei und die Zollbeh\u00f6rden eingesetzt werden, um Nachahmungen zu beschlagnahmen.<\/p>\n\n

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Cross-border injury cases<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Infringers are often based abroad. However, they frequently also commit infringements in Germany, e.g. because they offer infringing goods for delivery to Germany or their advertising is (also) aimed at consumers or business customers in Germany. An exhibition at a German trade fair or transportation through Germany can also be a starting point in Germany for enforcing design law claims before German courts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enforcement in Germany has many advantages, e.g. a claim for reimbursement of costs already for the cease and desist letter and comparatively fast and inexpensive court proceedings. Community design protection, which enables EU-wide enforcement, is also particularly advantageous. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the absence of a domestic connection or in the event of infringements in several countries, we have been working successfully for many years with design lawyers worldwide to enforce claims abroad.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

Design law claims<\/h2>\n\n

Claims arising from design rights can be asserted by the design owner or (with the consent of the design owner) also by licensees. In principle, the design owner is entitled to the following claims in the event of a design infringement: <\/p>\n\n