Georges Brox

Lawyer / Managing Partner
Große Theaterstraße 31
20354 Hamburg

After spending the exciting nineties in Berlin and a first professional post in the Berlin office of a French law firm, Georges Brox moved to the Elbe, where he discovered his passion for the protection of intellectual property and has been a partner at FPS since 2005. Brox has extensive expertise in representing and advising national and international companies in the field of intellectual property and copyright law, with a focus on trademark and design law. His services include the development of protection strategies, the implementation of appropriate anti-piracy measures for products (monitoring, border seizure applications and judicial enforcement), the design of advertising measures and the execution of contentious proceedings before the courts. Brox has a strong international network with particularly long-standing and diverse contacts in France.

  • Expertise
  • Education
    since 2020Partner at FPS 
    since 2003Lawyer at FPS 
    2000Admission to practise law in Germany 
     Second state law exam
     First state law exam
  • Memberships
    • Association des Praticiens du Droit des Marques et des Modèles (APRAM)
    • Deutsch-Französische Juristenvereinigung (DFJ)
    • Deutsche Vereinigung für gewerblichen Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht (GRUR)
    • European Communities Trade Mark Association (ECTA)
    • International Trademark Association (INTA)
  • Publications
    Georges Brox
    The End of Luxury Perfumes in German Supermarket Stores? – The ‘Japanese Cosmetic Manufacturer’ Decision of the Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf
    ECTA Bulletin, , S. 30
    Georges Brox
    L’originalité des œuvres d'arts appliqués : vers une harmonisation ?
    Revue Propriétés intellectuelles, Nr. 63, , S. 64 ff.
    Georges Brox
    Trennung und Auseinandersetzung von Gesellschaftern unter Berücksichtigung kulturspezifischer Fragen
    Handbuch Kultur & Recht, Raabe Verlag,
    Georges Brox
    Défendre sa création en Allemagne : les principes classiques et quelques évolutions plus récentes
    Gazette du Palais, , S. 9
    Georges Brox
    La nouvelle Loi allemande relative à un meilleur respect des droits de la propriété intellectuelle
    Gazette du Palais, , S. 28
    Georges Brox
    Die Durchsetzung von Kennzeichenrechten
    Loseblatt Sammlung, Handbuch Kultur & Recht, Raabe Verlag,
    Georges Brox
    Die Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (GmbH)
    Handbuch Kultur & Recht, Raabe Verlag,
  • What others say

    "Competent competition lawyer, well connected in the French market" 
    (competitor, JUVE Handbook 2023/2024 | Trademark, Design and Competition Law)

    "Very collegial, but tough in the matter, specialist in product piracy and litigation in the luxury goods sector"
    (client, JUVE Handbook 2022/2023 | Trademark, Design and Competition Law)

    "Commercial approach with high professional competence, excellent negotiator" 
    (client, JUVE Handbook 2022/2023 | Trademark, Design and Competition Law) 

Awards

JUVE Handbuch Recommended for Trademark, Design and Competition Law
2022
Best Lawyers | Handelsblatt Leading in Intellectual Property Law
2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020