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KLAKA RAUSCHER
As a specialised boutique law firm, we work exclusively in intellectual property law and related areas such as unfair competition law. Our particular expertise lies in trademark and design law.
We are experts for trademark and design law.
We are passionate about brands and designs – in all their facets. We protect and defend them effectively and sustainably. From development and securing rights to legal enforcement.
Our focus is international. We are based in Munich, but we are at home throughout the world thanks to our established network of foreign law firms. Trademark applications in Uganda, cancellation proceedings in India and opposition proceedings in Brazil are just as much a part of our repertoire as infringement proceedings in Spain and UDRP proceedings at WIPO.
Our client structure is as diverse as the range of services we offer. It ranges from small businesses to large international corporations, but also includes sports associations, professional chambers and the public sector. More than 40 industries are represented.
Legal consultancy
We advise our clients on all matters relating to trademark and design law. Whether it’s securing new product names and designs, finding a name for a start-up, licensing agreements or intellectual property transactions, we are the right people to talk to.
Enforcement and defence
We effectively combat trademark and design infringements. We defend our clients against attacks based on trademark, design or competition law. If necessary, we will also do so in court and through the courts.
IP management and administration
We don’t just file for trademark and designs registrations, we also manage intellectual property rights from development and application to registration and beyond – both nationally and globally.
Rooted in tradition, committed to the future.
The firm was founded in 1979, but its roots go back another hundred years: In 1951, Rainer Klaka joined the Munich law firm run by Dr. Carl Schramm, which had existed since 1879. Even then, it was focused on intellectual property law. At the end of the 1970s, the Klaka & Partner law firm split off and developed into a specialized boutique firm that soon became an established player among German IP law firms.
When Rainer Klaka passed away in 2001, “KLAKA” had long since matured into a brand.
Twenty-five years later, the law firm, which has been operating as a partnership mbB since 2015, is receiving new impetus and a breath of fresh air: We are amending the name to reflect changes in the partnership structure and are focusing on the field of soft IP.
Being able to continue the tradition established by Rainer Klaka in a modern guise is an honor, an obligation, and an incentive for us.
Oliver Rauscher
has been working as a lawyer in intellectual property law for more than 25 years and has been advising German companies and international corporations on trademark, design, and competition law ever since.
Being a ceritfied specialist lawyer for intellectual property law, he has been a partner in the firm since 2005..
Andrea Rauscher
has been admitted to the bar since 1998 and, as a mother of three, has long devoted herself primarily to the care and nursing of her severely disabled daughter. Nevertheless, she has always remained loyal to the legal profession and finally became a partner in the firm at the end of 2025, where she applies her heart and mind to managing and overseeing trademark rights.
Dr. Susanne Schackert, LL.M. (London)
has been working as a lawyer in trademark law for more than twenty years and joined the team as an employee in 2018.
Her particular expertise lies in trademark law and strategy consulting, especially in the development of new brands and company names, and representation in proceedings before the DPMA, EUIPO, WIPO, the Federal Patent Court as well as before the General Court and the Court of Justice of the European Union.
Ralf-Michael Burkhardt
has been working as a lawyer since 1983.
He mainly steps in when it comes to matters outside our core areas of expertise. His expertise is wide-ranging, covering everything from freedom of expression and press law to food law, commercial law, and corporate law.
Dr. Andreas Schulz
is a certified specialist lawyer for industrial property law who has been advising German and international companies in all areas of trademark and competition law for more than forty years.
With all his experience, he is available to assist you and us as Of Counsel..
Our back office
Barbara Berninger, Manuela Enke und Ulrike Haberpursch complete our small but powerful team. They are paralegals that have enjoyed the trust of our clients for many years—and ours too.