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Fiona Maria Trabold

Senior Associate

Fiona Maria Trabold is a certified Specialist Lawyer for Intellectual Property Rights and advises her clients in the area of trademark and unfair competition law with a special focus on the sport, healthcare and life science industries. She regularly advises and represents clients in extrajudicial and judicial proceedings as well as in administrative (DPMA and EUIPO) proceedings. In particular, she monitors specified markets with regard to trademark and personality right infringements in the area of group marketing for the German Bundesliga.

Fiona joined Arnecke Sibeth Dabelstein in 2017. She was admitted to the bar in 2018 and holds a law degree from the University of Frankfurt. She also studied law at the University of Leicester.

Track Record

  • Bundesliga – Deutsche Fußball Liga GmbH (DFL), Bundesliga International GmbH – Continuous comprehensive advice and successful judicial and extra-judicial proceedings against numerous German and foreign games providers, merchandising companies, domain holders and sports betting providers on account of trademark and unfair competition infringements as well as on infringement of the players rights of personality
  • Advising the Bundesliga in numerous NFT matters
  • Representation of the Bundesliga and the Bundesliga Clubs in criminal proceedings due to product piracy  
  • Representation of a leading sports goods manufacturer in trademark matters
  • Ongoing advice and representation of globally leading health- and exercise oriented company regarding the marketability of functional foods i.a. in proceedings before the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety, obtaining general dispositions (= permission to distribute products in Germany)

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Fiona Maria Trabold