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Bird & Bird has offices in Düsseldorf, Frankfurt and Munich. From these offices we provide a full range of legal services including intellectual property (patents, trade marks, copyright, design and licensing), corporate/mergers & acquisitions, commercial, litigation & dispute resolution, employment, EU & competition, public procurement and regulatory.

Our lawyers are recognised experts in their chosen fields of specialisation. Working closely with experts in the firm's offices throughout Europe and Asia and with close ties with like-minded law firms in other key economic centres throughout the world, particularly the USA, we are able to deliver a high quality national and international service.

The German offices are staffed by 320 employees, including 140 lawyers. The offices are headed by Managing Partner Alexander Schröder-Frerkes.

Click for directions to the Düsseldorf, Frankfurt and Munich offices.

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Press Releases

Bird & Bird advises bwin Interactive Entertainment AG on its merger with PartyGaming Plc

30-07-2010

International law firm Bird & Bird LLP worked with Austrian law firm Brandl & Talos and Clifford Chance to advise Vienna Stock Exchange listed bwin Interactive Entertainment AG (“bwin”) on
Bird & Bird strengthens its International Corporate Group with the appointments of Richard Eaton and Struan Penwarden in London

07-04-2010

Bird & Bird announces the appointments of Richard Eaton and Struan Penwarden as partners in its International Corporate Group.  Based in the London office, Richard and Struan will be joining
Bird & Bird appoints Sophie Pignon-Xardel to the International Public Sector Group in Paris

30-03-2010

Bird & Bird Paris is delighted to welcome Sophie Pignon–Xardel as partner to lead the public sector group and PPP in Paris. Sophie specialises in complex contractual issues in public

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European News April – June 2010

August, 2010

- Cisco - US and EC regulators have conditionally cleared Cisco’s acquisition of Norwegian video-conferencing company Tandberg in a deal valued at $3.4 billion. The clearance is subject to disposing
EU & Germany: Denial of absolute product protection for DNA-patents (CJ decision in Monsanto v Cefetra, C - 428/08) – a German perspective

July, 2010

- The Court of Justice of the European Communities just recently denied absolute product protection of patent claims directed to DNA sequences in the case Monsanto v Cefetra and others,
EU: European Commission Reports on the Monitoring of Patent Settlement Agreements

July, 2010

- In the European Commission’s pharmaceutical sector enquiry report of July 2009, the Commission drew attention to patent settlement agreements between originator and generic companies, indicating that these can raise

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Clients and peers agree that this “quintessential European IP firm” offers strength across the board throughout the continent’s key markets”.
Its complete focus on IP keeps it on top of the game, with notable strengths handling complex technical patents work.
[The Group displays] massive overall strength across the board,” and is frequently active in “headline work”.
 
 
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