Dr. Wolfgang Schmid
Rechtsanwalt
wolfgang.schmid@fgvw.de
T +49 761 21808-303
M +49 171 3630013
Kaiser-Joseph-Straße 284
79098 Freiburg
Schmid, Wolfgang Dr.
Rechtsanwalt (Lawyer)
Studied in Freiburg i. Br., Munich and Bonn
Focus
Competition and Antitrust Law
Copyright, Publishing and Press Law
Trade Marks, Patents, Utility Models and Designs
Pharmaceuticals and Food Law
Languages
German, English and French
Recommendations
Wolfgang Schmid is listed as one of "Germany's Best Lawyers" 2016 - 2025 in the practice area of intellectual property law, "Lawyer of the Year" 2022 and 2025 in the practice area of intellectual property law (Handelsblatt in cooperation with Best Lawyers)
Recommended lawyer for Trademark and Competition Law (The Legal 500 Germany 2022 - 2023)
Frequently recommended for trademark and design law, competition law (JUVE Handbook of Business Law Firms 2010/2011 - 2017/2018) "one of the most experienced competition lawyers, always able to predict the outcome of a matter", "very purposeful and pleasant", "a friendly and able IP advisor"
Lawyer Monthly - Legal Awards 2014: Winner in the category of - Advertising and Marketing Lawyer of the Year: Germany
"Many corporate heavyweights rely on Dr. Wolfgang Schmid for their competition law disputes" (Kanzleien in Deutschland, 2012)
Recommended lawyer for Media, Entertainment and Press Law (Legal 500 Germany 2008/2009)
Publications
- Über Sinn und Unsinn des Verbots von Werbegaben nach § 7 HWG [On the Sense and Nonsense of the Prohibition of Advertising Gifts under Section 7 German Act governing the Advertising of Medicinal Products], in: Festschrift für Joachim Bornkamm [celebration publication for Joachim Bornkamm], published by C.H. BECK, Munich 2014
- 'Doppelfehler' beim Wettbewerbsverstoß ['Double Faults' in connection with Breaches of Competition] (together with Dr. Hans-Georg Riegger), WRP 2010, 606
- Renaissance des Rabattverbots im Arzneimittelpreisrecht? [The Renaissance of the Prohibition of Discounts in the Law governing the Prices of Drugs?] in: Festschrift für Eike Ullmann [celebration publication for Eike Ullmann], published by Juris, 2006
- Überlegungen zum Sinn und zu den Rechtsfolgen von Titelschutzanzeigen [Deliberations about the Purpose and the Legal Consequences of Title Protection Notices], in: Festschrift für Willi Erdmann [celebration publication for Willi Erdmann], published by Carl Heymanns Verlag, 2002
- Zur wettbewerbsrechtlichen Beurteilung der unentgeltlichen Verteilung anzeigenfinanzierter Zeitungen [An Assessment under Competition Law of the Free Distribution of Newspapers financed by Advertising], in: Festgabe für Prof. Dr. Otto Teplitzky [collection commemorating Prof. Dr. Otto Teplitzky], 2000
- Passivlegitimation bei Wettbewerbsverstößen im Internet [The capacity to be sued for breaches of competition on the Internet], in: Rechtschutz gegen Urheberrechtsverletzungen und Wettbewerbsverstöße in grenzüberschreitenden Medien [Legal Protection against Copyright Infringement and Breaches of Competition in Cross-Border Media], published by Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, 2000
- Author of the chapter on competition law in "Das Rechtsformularbuch" [The Book of Legal Forms], Cologne 1994, 1998
- Article entitled "Gemeinschaftsmarken - ein Zeichen für Europa" ["Community Trademarks - a Sign for Europe"], in: Informationen für die Wirtschaft [Information for the Trade and Industry] 4/96
- Co-author of the work Wettbewerbsrechtliche Verfahrenspraxis [Competition Law Procedure in Practice], Frankfurt 1991
- Anmerkung zum Markenrecht [Note on Trade Mark Law], in: Wirtschaft im Südwesten [Trade and Industry in the South West] 10/87
- Anmerkung zum Rabattrecht [Note on the Law governing Discounts], WRP 11/85
- Schmerzensgeld und Gefährdungshaftung [Damages for Pain and Suffering and Strict Liability], Bonn 1971
Memberships
- Gesellschaft für gewerblichen Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht (GRUR) [German Association for Intellectual Property Rights]
- European Communities Trade Mark Association (ECTA)
- Ligue International du Droit de la Concurrence (LIDC)
- Freiburger Montagsgesellschaft [Freiburg's Monday Association]