Kanzlei Kötz Fusbahn

FIRM OVERVIEWKANZLEI KÖTZ FUSBAHN Rechtsanwälte is a highly specialised law firm in downtown Düsseldorf. The boutique law firm concentrates almost exclusively on intellectual property, media, trade mark and competition and data protection law.In this field of expertise, the firm and its dedicated and experienced work in court and out of court have been awarded German Top Law firm for media and press law in 2018.KANZLEI KÖTZ FUSBAHN's lawyers are active in expert committees, lectures and publications.The firm is a merger of KANZLEI KÖTZ, founded in 2001, and Jens K. Fusbahn, who brought in his Düsseldorf business from a German multi-office business law firm.INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCEThe firm successfully represents national and international clients in legal action both in and out of court. KANZLEI KÖTZ FUSBAHN's client's include:Media companies from Germany and the USAA collecting societyAdvertisers and tradespeople predominately in the area of trademark and competition lawPhotography, Internet and model agenciesPhotographersPublic figuresCatwalk and part-time modelsInfluencersArtists and performersRecipients of cease-and-desist ordersPrivate individuals and companies who are affected by media coverageFamily OfficesMAIN AREAS OF PRACTICEKANZLEI KÖTZ FUSBAHN is involved in trademark and trade name infringement cases before the competent German courts, as well as counselling and the conducting of pan-European and international litigation, in particular with strategies for pan-European litigation proceedings.KKF prosecutes and maintains worldwide trademark portfolios for a number of clients and is active in the conducting of infringement suits and offering legal advice in the fields of copyright law, designs, unfair competition law, press and media law, IT and internet law and data protection law.Dr. Daniel Kötz serves as a mandatory Youth Protection Officer on webpages directed at a German audience and as Designated DMCA Agent registrated with the U.S. Copyright Office for providers of user generated content such as tube sites. Furthermore, he serves as designated representative of controllers according to Art. 27 GDPR