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Passion. People. Excellence.<\/h1>\n

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Identity<\/h2>\n

Epic is more than just a name for a law firm, it is our promise to our clients and our team. We want to break barriers and set new standards both in client retention and employee management.<\/p>\n

At Epic, intellectual property means passion \u2013 and the feeling shows in everything we do. We are all about the people and we aim to understand their specific needs and motives. Clear communication, trust, fairness, respect and responsibility are the cornerstones of our daily business and enable us to cultivate long-standing, personal relationships.<\/p>\n

As a team, we think open-minded when providing tailor-made solutions. Keeping an eye on every detail is essential. After all, excellence is all about details. This is Epic.<\/p>\n

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Expertise<\/h2>\n

With Epic, we are continuing our many years of experience, our knowledge from several thousand cases and our enormous strength in intellectual property law.<\/p>\n

Our expertise comprises all areas of intellectual property, including trademarks, designs, copyrights, domain names and unfair competition law.<\/p>\n

We have in depth knowledge of the market, especially when it comes to luxury and consumer goods, fashion, software, automotive, pharma, food, retail, electronic and medical products as well as new technologies, and anticipate changes which we incorporate into our advice. We also maintain a growing network of international attorneys to meet your specific needs, taking into account local culture and language.<\/p>\n

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People\u00a0<\/p>\n

Please allow us to introduce the hand-picked Epic team of highly-qualified and motivated experts sharing our values to accompany our clients through all phases of their creative process, from availability searches and filings to enforcement and litigation.<\/p>\n

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DR. NICOL\u00c1S SCHMITZ<\/h2>\n

ATTORNEY-AT-LAW \u00b7 PARTNER \u00b7 FOUNDER<\/p>\n

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Philipp Strommer<\/h2>\n

ATTORNEY-AT-LAW \u00b7 PARTNER \u00b7 FOUNDER<\/p>\n

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Attorney-at-Law \u00b7 Senior Associate \u00b7 Certified IP Attorney\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Attorney-at-Law \u00b7 SENIOR Associate<\/p>\n

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Bastian Mahler<\/h2>\n

Attorney-at-Law \u00b7 Senior Associate \u00b7 Certified IP Attorney<\/p>\n

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Attorney-at-Law \u00b7 Senior Associate<\/p>\n

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Emily Wilson<\/h2>\n

SOLICITOR OF ENGLAND, WALES AND IRELAND \u00b7 ADMITTED TO THE MUNICH CHAMBER OF LAWYERS \u00b7 ATTORNEY-AT-LAW (NEW YORK) \u00b7 SENIOR ASSOCIATE<\/p>\n

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ROJA G\u00dcNES<\/h2>\n

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ANNA HORSTMANN<\/h2>\n

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Lea Juricic<\/h2>\n

RESEARCH ASSISTANT<\/p>\n

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JULIUS P\u00c4LKE<\/h2>\n

RESEARCH ASSISTANT<\/p>\n

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JULIA SAJNOGA<\/h2>\n

RESEARCH ASSISTANT<\/p>\n

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DR. NICOL\u00c1S SCHMITZ<\/h2>\n

ATTORNEY-AT-LAW \u00b7 PARTNER \u00b7 FOUNDER<\/p>\n

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Philipp Strommer<\/h2>\n

ATTORNEY-AT-LAW \u00b7 PARTNER \u00b7 FOUNDER<\/p>\n

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Ferdinand Brandl <\/h2>\n

Attorney-at-Law \u00b7 Senior Associate \u00b7 Certified IP Attorney\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Attorney-at-Law \u00b7 SENIOR Associate<\/p>\n

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Bastian Mahler<\/h2>\n

Attorney-at-Law \u00b7 Senior Associate \u00b7 Certified IP Attorney<\/p>\n

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Markus R\u00f6der <\/h2>\n

Attorney-at-Law \u00b7 Senior Associate<\/p>\n

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Emily Wilson<\/h2>\n

SOLICITOR OF ENGLAND, WALES AND IRELAND \u00b7 ADMITTED TO THE MUNICH CHAMBER OF LAWYERS \u00b7 ATTORNEY-AT-LAW (NEW YORK) \u00b7 SENIOR ASSOCIATE<\/p>\n

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GABRIELA CZUBA<\/h2>\n

ASSISTANT<\/p>\n

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ROJA G\u00dcNES<\/h2>\n

ASSISTANT<\/p>\n

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ANNA HORSTMANN<\/h2>\n

ASSISTANT<\/p>\n

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Lea Juricic<\/h2>\n

RESEARCH ASSISTANT<\/p>\n

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JULIUS P\u00c4LKE<\/h2>\n

RESEARCH ASSISTANT<\/p>\n

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JULIA SAJNOGA<\/h2>\n

RESEARCH ASSISTANT<\/p>\n

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