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07.11.2016

SKW Schwarz strengthens IP practice with new Partner in Berlin

SKW Schwarz Rechtsanwälte is gaining a distinguished Partner in Berlin for the further expansion of its Intellectual Protection department. At the beginning of 2017, trademark lawyer Dr. Ulrich Hildebrandt (48) will join the firm from Lubberger Lehment.SKW Schwarz Rechtsanwälte is gaining a distinguished Partner in Berlin for the further expansion of its Intellectual Protection department. At the beginning of 2017, trademark lawyer Dr. Ulrich Hildebrandt (48) will join the firm from Lubberger Lehment.

Ulrich Hildebrandt specializes in trademark law and is especially experienced in the strategic orientation and management of trademark portfolios. He advises and represents companies from trademark registration to trademark enforcement. His fields of work also include competition law and copyright law.

Prior to joining Lubberger Lehment in 2007, Ulrich Hildebrandt had worked as lawyer in various firms. In 2009, he was appointed Partner. Ulrich Hildebrandt is a lecturer in trademark law at Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf and author of the handbooks “Marken und andere Kennzeichen” [“Trademarks and other Distinctive Signs”] and “Trademark Law in Europe.” He is regularly recommended as an expert in relevant industry media.

“Our Intellectual Property/Competition Law practice group will be significantly strengthened by Ulrich Hildebrandt joining our firm,” said Markus von Fuchs, Co-Managing Partner of SKW Schwarz and Partner in the IP department at the Berlin office. “His profound expertise in trademark law and his strength in litigation complements the focus of our practice in an ideal manner.”

Ulrich Hildebrandt added: „At SKW Schwarz, I am finding a wonderful mixture of freedom, efficiency, and strategic options.”

The Intellectual Property/Competition Law practice group at SKW Schwarz comprises 14 Partners and 8 Associates at the Berlin, Frankfurt, Hamburg, and Munich offices.