When new clients Warning letter in trademark law you usually first ask what costs you will incur. We have therefore decided to provide a cost calculator for the costs of a trademark infringement.

As a rule, the object value of the warning letter is specified by the warning letter issuer. If this is not the case, you can expect €50,000 or €100,000 for relatively unknown brands and €250,000 or €500,000 for luxury brands. 

How are the costs of a trademark infringement calculated?

The costs of a trademark infringement consist of legal fees and damages. With the usual amounts in dispute, the lawyer's fees amount to € 1,682.70 to € 4,620.70 net or € 2,002.41 to € 5,498.63 gross per lawyer. In addition, there is compensation for damages, which is determined individually according to the type and scope of the trademark infringement.

Please note that the values are only approximate. In most cases, we succeed in considerably reducing the costs of the law firm issuing the warning letter and the damages.