The practice of Henning Hartwig comprises prosecution and litigation of IP rights in the fields of trademark, design, copyright and unfair competition law.
A main focus of his professional activity is national and international industrial design law, in particular multinational design infringement proceedings as well as invalidity proceedings before the OHIM in Alicante. As editor of the annual casebook entitled “Design Protection in Europe”, the only one of its kind, Henning Hartwig has unique access to Europe-wide unpublished decisions on Community and national design infringement. Clients in this field include manufacturers of the computer industry, electronic games, fitness equipment and the clothing industry. Henning Hartwig recently also successfully conducted and coordinated a number of multi-jurisdictional infringement proceedings in Germany, Italy, Switzerland, France, Austria and the Netherlands. He also acted in one of the first infringement proceedings in Germany concerning an unregistered Community design.
Further professional activities concern the German Unfair Competition Law, the worldwide fight against product piracy and trademark matters. Here he represents clients of consumer healthcare and the food industry.
He is also active in copyright protection, having represented one of the leading European furniture manufacturers.
Recommended in:
Guide to the World's Leading Trade Mark Law Practitioners (MIP) 2012
Who's Who Legal - Germany 2012
JUVE Commercial Law Firms 2011/2012
WTR 1000 The World's Leading Trademark Professionals 2012: "established 'a superb reputation' for his work on disputes"
WTR 1000 The definitive guide to trademark legal services 2011: „a major name in trademarks“
JUVE Commercial Law Firms 2010/2011
JUVE Commercial Law Firms 2009/2010: „very good in design law“ (competitor)
JUVE Commercial Law Firms 2008/2009: „very qualified trademark practitioner“ (competitor)
