Our areas of expertise
Dr. Wente’s more than thirty years of experience as a lawyer have led to a considerable breadth of advice.
The most important areas from these many years of professional practice are presented here.
Copyright and Entertainment Law
Anyone may only broadcast if he or she is licensed to do so, Art. 52 Para.. 1 p. 1 Media State Treaty (MStV). One of the 14 media authorities in Germany is responsible for such licensing. Whether a project requires a license, which state media authority is responsible, or whether a broadcasting license obtained abroad entitles the broadcaster to broadcast the program in Germany are questions on which we advise, recommend the necessary measures, prepare the application for the broadcasting license, and accompany the administrative procedure up to the licensing. In parallel, it is necessary to consider how to secure the dissemination channel for which an allocation is still needed.
We also advise on media content, whether it is a software license, film license, merchandising agreement, publishing agreement, film production agreement, work made for hire or GNU GPL.
Read moreIntellectual Property and Trademark Law
The term “commercial property protection” already says it: it is about the legal protection of commerce. Now how to protect individual traders in the exercise of their trade, like a [ … ]
Read moreCorporate Law, Law of Associations and Foundations
Corporate law is the basis of almost all relevant entrepreneurial activity. The most important corporate forms commonly used in Germany are the stock corporation, the limited liability company and the limited partnership. In fact, however, there are at least 27 different corporate/corporate forms. Associations are also more and more vehicles for significant enterprises.
Read moreInsolvency Law – Creditor and Debtor Counselling
Insolvency – formerly bankruptcy – has a bad reputation in Germany. But in fact, corporate insolvency is a very essential part of economic life, part of the cycle that is necessary to drive the national economy as a whole.
Read moreCivil and Commercial Law
Civil law, also known as private law, regulates the legal relationships between legally – not necessarily also economically – equal legal entities. It is thus distinct from public law, which regulates the legal relationship between state institutions on the one hand and other legal entities on the other.
“Business law” is a generic term for a cross-section of civil law, in particular commercial, corporate and insolvency law, but also areas of public law.
Read moreAntitrust Law – Merger Control and Competition Law
The Act against Restraints of Competition serves to ensure unhindered competition which is as diverse as possible. This is to ensure free entrepreneurship as well as the formation of a fair price for goods and services. It thus pursues the guiding principle of the social market economy as championed by Ludwig Erhard in order to create “prosperity for all”. It is intended to limit the concentration and use of market power.
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