IP · IT · Business Law · Hannover, Germany
horak Rechtsanwälte – IP, IT and Business Law Firm in Hannover, Germany
horak Rechtsanwälte in Hannover advises companies in Germany and abroad on intellectual property, IT and data protection law and German business law. Attorneys, specialist attorneys certified by the bar (Fachanwälte) and patent attorneys work together on the filing, defence and strategic management of your rights.
- Attorneys at law (Rechtsanwälte), specialist attorneys certified by the bar (Fachanwälte) and patent attorneys (Patentanwälte) under one roof
- Head office in Hannover; further offices in Berlin, Bielefeld, Bremen, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt/Eschborn, Hamburg, Leipzig, Munich and Stuttgart
- German, European and international protection: PCT, European and Unitary Patents, EU trade marks and designs, Madrid and Hague systems
- Correspondence in English and German, with contact points for further languages
Protect innovation. Defend rights. Build value.
Our work combines legal, technical and commercial perspectives. From the first decision on how to protect an innovation, through contracts and collaborations, to court proceedings, our team works on a coordinated solution for your business. For international clients, we act as a point of contact in Germany and, where needed, coordinate national rights in other countries with local advisers.
Intellectual property
We advise on the full range of industrial property and copyright: patents and utility models (Gebrauchsmuster), German trade marks, EU trade marks and international registrations, registered designs, plant variety rights, semiconductor topographies, copyright, trade secrets, employee inventions and licensing. Rather than looking at each right in isolation, we develop a protection strategy that combines patents, designs, trade marks, plant varieties, utility models and trade secrets into one coordinated plan – the right rights in the right markets. This includes searches and monitoring, IP due diligence, enforcement and litigation.
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IT and data protection law
Technology projects need contracts that work in practice. We advise on software development and licence agreements, IT project contracts, maintenance, outsourcing and cloud services, as well as on internet, domain and telecommunications law. Our data protection work covers the GDPR and German supplementary legislation, international data transfers and data protection management. We also advise on new EU regulation such as the AI Act, the Data Act and the Cyber Resilience Act.
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Business law
Our business law practice supports companies in their day-to-day commercial dealings in Germany: contract drafting and review, corporate and commercial law, commercial agency and distribution, compliance, unfair competition and advertising law, antitrust and public procurement, as well as regulated sectors such as pharmaceuticals and medical devices, food, energy and customs.
International protection
There is no such thing as a worldwide patent or trade mark. We help you decide which rights you need in which markets and choose the appropriate route – national filings, European instruments such as the European Patent, the Unitary Patent, EU trade marks, EU designs and Community plant variety rights, or international applications under the PCT and the Madrid and Hague systems. For foreign protection, we work with law firms and patent attorney firms abroad with which we cooperate closely.
About the firm
horak Rechtsanwälte is a firm of attorneys, specialist attorneys and patent attorneys with its head office in Hannover. We value specialisation, continuing professional training and early legal advice – and in disputes we are also open to alternatives such as mediation and arbitration.
Detailed information and current articles on German and European law are published in German on our main website. Go to the German homepage (DE)
Discuss your matter with us
Tell us briefly about your matter – in English or German. For matters with deadlines, please call us directly.