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horak Rechtsanwälte – Attorneys, Specialist Attorneys and Patent Attorneys in Hannover, Germany

horak Rechtsanwälte is a German law firm of attorneys, specialist attorneys certified by the bar and patent attorneys, with its head office in Hannover. We bring legal and technical expertise together for companies in IP, IT and business law.

Legal and technical expertise for your business

We combine 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. We see ourselves as service providers whose profile is shaped by the individual lawyers – neither a “law factory” nor a general high-street practice.

Qualifications

In Germany, the title Fachanwalt is awarded by the bar to attorneys who have demonstrated particular theoretical knowledge and practical experience in a field of law and who undertake continuing training every year. Our team includes:

• specialist attorneys certified by the bar in intellectual property law (Fachanwalt für gewerblichen Rechtsschutz);
• specialist attorneys certified by the bar in copyright and media law (Fachanwalt für Urheber- und Medienrecht);
• a specialist attorney certified by the bar in public procurement law (Fachanwältin für Vergaberecht);
• patent attorneys (Patentanwälte), including a European trade mark and design attorney;
• lawyers with an engineering or physics background, including a consulting engineer (Beratender Ingenieur).

How we work

We place great value on specialisation, continuing professional training and early legal advice: legal questions addressed before a product launch, a filing or the signing of a contract are usually easier and cheaper to resolve than in a later dispute. In disputes, we represent our clients’ interests consistently and are also open to alternatives such as mediation and arbitration.

International cooperation

For international matters, we work closely with law firms and patent attorney firms abroad in the field of industrial property rights, and we maintain an international cooperation network for IT law. This allows us to coordinate national rights in other countries alongside German and European protection.

Languages

We correspond with clients in English and German. Our German website also lists contact points for French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Japanese, Vietnamese, Korean, Chinese and Russian.