Claus M. Eckhartt

Der Schwerpunkt der Tätigkeit von Claus Eckhartt liegt in dem Erwerb und der gerichtlichen Durchsetzung von Schutzrechten in den Bereichen des Marken-, Geschmacksmuster- und Urheberrechts sowie im Recht des unlauteren Wettbewerbs und Domain-Namenrechts. Ein Fokus liegt hier im Bereich Grenzbeschlagnahme, Parallelimporte, Nachahmungsschutz, Lizenzverträge, Merchandising sowie in der Begleitung von Transaktionen im Markenbereich.

Als Leiter der Markenabteilung der Kanzlei ist Claus Eckhartt seit über 20 Jahren für die Beratung und das Management von weltweiten Marken- und Designer-Portfolios für kleinere und mittlere Unternehmen sowie multinationale Konzerne verantwortlich in sämtlichen Branchen einschließlich der Pharmaindustrie, Consumer Healthcare, Haushaltswarensektor, der Systemgastronomie, IT, Hoteldienstleistungen, den Bankensektor, der Lebensmittel- und Getränkeindustrie, Mode und Bekleidung. In diesen Bereichen verteidigte er und setzt durch die Schutzrechte seiner Mandanten vor dem EUIPO, den deutschen Gerichten, dem Patent- und Markenamt sowie dem Europäischen Gerichtshof in Luxemburg.

Rechtsanwalt, Partner

Standort: München

Sprachen: Deutsch, Englisch, Französisch

+49 89 928 05-245
eckhartt(at)bardehle.de

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Impressum

Seit über 25 Jahren bin ich als Rechtsanwalt im Bereich gewerblicher Rechtschutz tätig. Große Freude macht mir dabei die Zusammenarbeit mit Kollegen und Mandaten aus allen Teilen der Erde, bei der wir gemeinsam wertvolle Marken schützen und Rechte daran durchsetzen.

Rechtsgebiete

Markenrecht Urheberrecht Recht der Domainnamen Recht des unlauteren Wettbewerbs Designrecht

Branchen

Chemie, Pharmazie & Life Sciences

Sport

Lebensmittel

Mode

He acts in opposition as well as cancellation proceedings, colour mark infringements and worldwide trade mark prosecution.
Chambers Global, 2024
Claus is a trusted legal adviser with a keen understanding of his clients’ businesses, so his legal advice is always commercially focused. Claus is very responsive, well reasoned and concise, which is incredibly helpful in allowing clients to understand the legal issues, the risks involved and what options are available.
WTR 1000, 2023
Eckhartt is fair, measured and competent.
Chambers Global and Europe, 2023
In a word, Claus is excellent. His legal advice is concise, well reasoned and always considers clients’ business objectives. He thinks outside the box; often comes up with creative suggestions; and is thorough, measured and balanced.
WTR 1000, 2022
Claus Eckhartt has an impressive client list that consists of multinational beverage corporations, musical instrument manufacturers and cosmetics companies.
Chambers Global and Europe, 2022
Clients hail him as “an experienced, calm and balanced practitioner whose advice is always well thought through and sensible”.
WTR 1000, 2021
Smart and practical, he is a very experienced practitioner able to work equally easily in Germany and across Europe.
WTR 1000, 2020
Claus Eckhartt is a pre-eminent name in the German trademarks arena where he enjoys a stellar reputation for his leading work on trademark design and brand protection, as well as related competition issues.
Who's Who Legal Trademarks 2020
Claus Eckhartt is an ›excellent lawyer‹ in the international trademarks arena, and is warmly endorsed by commentators for his portfolio management expertise.
Who's Who Legal Trademarks 2019
Helming the practice, Claus M Eckhartt is another ace all-rounder: ›He’s a brilliant IP lawyer who can always be relied on – his knowledge of the legislation and jurisprudence is something else.‹
WTR 1000, 2019
Claus Eckhartt offers noteworthy expertise in trade mark prosecution matters, and also regularly advises on anti-counterfeiting and unfair competition law. His highlights include assisting Coca-Cola with trade mark prosecution, cancellation and opposition proceedings.
Chambers Global and Europe, 2018
›He’s an extremely talented attorney who cares a great deal about his clients and is always a pleasure to work with. His opinions and recommendations take into account not only substantive legal issues but also clients’ markets and the practical reality that even big companies don’t have unlimited resources to spend on pursuing IP enforcement. You can always count on him for professional support.‹
WTR 1000, 2018
One out of two ›Thought Leaders‹ in Germany and one of the ›Most Highly Regarded Lawyers‹ for Germany, Trademarks
Who's Who Legal Trademarks 2018
Claus Eckhartt is ›extremely active‹ in the field, and boasts extensive experience handling all aspects of the prosecution and enforcement of trademarks, unfair competition law and domain names issues.
Who's Who Legal Trademarks, 2018
Claus Eckhartt is an ›excellent lawyer‹ praised by sources around the world for his ›straightforward and no-nonsense advice‹.
Who's Who Legal Germany, 2018
Head of the trade mark department Claus Eckhartt has build up a strong reputation in both trade mark litigation and prosecution, including anti-counterfeit, licensing and copyrights. He also assists with global portfolio management. One source remarks: ›He is very responsive, gives succinct advice and is always able to weave the business perspective into his analysis‹.
Chambers Global and Europe, 2017
Claus Eckhartt manages and prosecutes worldwide trademark and design portfolios for international clients from the pharmaceutical, consumer health care, household goods, and food and beverages sectors, among others. He has a longstanding reputation for success and respondents see him as ›one of the very best trademark lawyers in the market‹ and ›very technically accomplished‹.
Who's Who Legal Trademarks, 2017
Comparative advertising sage Claus Eckhartt is ›very quick to react and business minded. He answers requests quickly and knows how to deal with emergencies. Plus, he is very personable.‹
WTR 1000, 2017
Very good approach to service, pragmatism and business perspective.
JUVE, 2016