Tel.: +49 (0) 69 972 65 60-20
Fax: +49 (0) 69 972 65 60-99
j.zindel@klinkert.pro
Languages: German, English
Johannes Zindel, Partner, is perceived for his experience as counsel and litigator in the areas of unfair competition, antitrust law, media and press law, public procurement and the laws on food and pharmaceuticals. He commenced his legal career as an assistant professor at the Johannes-Gutenberg-University in Mainz. In 1980 he became partner at Gaedertz Rechtsanwälte, one of the leading German law firms in competition and antitrust law at that time. At Gaedertz, he first led the IP practice group, and was appointed Managing Partner in 1995. In his more than 40-years of practice, Johannes Zindel has litigated multiple cases over unfair competition, trademarks and other IP-rights throughout all court instances up to the highest national and international courts. He has represented clients harmed by trademark piracy and cyber squatting, inside and outside courts to enforce their rights. Johannes Zindel leads the firm's antitrust and public procurement practice groups and is further the firm's central contact for trademarks, domains and designs.