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Intellectual Property Law - Berlin, Germany
Holger Alt’s work focuses on the defence and enforcement of intellectual property rights (trademarks, company names, design rights). He manages a large number of international trademark portfolios from various industries and advises his clients on the development of national and international trademark strategies as well as cross-border disputes. Holger Alt has many years of experience in the development of contractual licensing and distribution models and advises on all contract law is...
Viola Bensinger co-chairs the firm's Global Data, Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice and also chairs the Technology Practice as well as the Litigation Practice in Germany. She advises clients from the technology, media, health care and other industries. Within the technology sector, Viola advises international internet, technology and healthcare companies in the areas digitisation projects, IT outsourcing, cloud computing, e-commerce, electronic payment, data protection, software licensing ...
As a Patent Attorney Thomas L. Bittner focuses on technical intellectual property rights, especially patents and utility models, both with respect to filing and prosecution, as well as litigation. Also, he advises and represents his clients in opposition proceedings and revocation proceedings before the German authorities and courts, and before the European Patent Office. Thomas L. Bittner studied physics at the Humboldt-Universität of Berlin. After his PhD he worked as a scholarship hol...
Christian Czychowski is an expert in all technology-based areas of contract law, whether that be IT law, patent law and licensing law or the technology-related parts of copyright law. A particular focus of Christian’s expertise has for some years been advising technology companies and IT service providers and guiding them in their implementation of M&A projects and R&D projects as well as with licensing issues. As a pioneer in data law, he also has extensive expertise in all iss...
Partner, Dentons, Berlin, 2017 to date Partner, DLA Piper, Hamburg and Berlin, 2012-2017 Partner, Baker McKenzie, Berlin, 2000-2012 Associate, Baker McKenzie, Frankfurt and Toronto, 1996-2000 Freie Universität Berlin, 1996, Dr. iur. Freie Universität Berlin, 1992, Law School Apprenticeship, Deutsche Bank, Berlin
Christian Donle is active as "classical" barrister and as counsel. He is committed in advising and representing mainly industrial enterprises and numerous medium-sized enterprises in all fields of industrial property (patent law, trademark law, registered designs), in copyright law and in anti-trust and competition law. He focuses on litigation, having rich experience in conducting numerous proceedings and interim injunctions all over Germany. Fighting product piracy on an international level...
Sebastian Engels advises clients in all aspects of trade mark, copyright, and unfair competition law. He works with German and international clients to develop IP strategies both in Germany and abroad. As a special focus of his expertise he is advising and representing E-Commerce and IT-providers amongst others with regard to consumer protection regulations, transactional matters, data protection law, and domain name law. Sebastian Engels studied law at the University of Constance (Germany) a...
Studies in mechanical engineering and process engineering at the RWTH Aachen and the Imperial College London (until 1991) Doctoral degree (Dr.-Ing.) at the ETH Zürich, Laboratory for Technical Chemistry (1991-95) Consultant (1991-95) in the area of process simulation und dynamics Patent attorney (since 1999), partner at Maikowski & Ninnemann (since 2000) LL.M. (European Intellectual Property Law) at the Kurt-Haertel Institute, Fernuni Hagen Since 2002 lecturer und since 2009 honorary...
Ulrike Grübler focuses on Intellectual Property with an emphasis on Trademark Law, Design Law and Copyright Law was well as Unfair Competition Law. She is an experienced IP litigator and has particular expertise in the development and enforcement of national and international brand strategies as well as the handling of brand portfolios. Ulrike advises brand owners on the full lifecycle of their Intellectual Property rights. This includes strategic advice, availability searches as well as...
Marcus Hotze works in the Berlin office at HEUSSEN and is member of the Practice Group “IT, IP & Media“. Marcus Hotze mainly advises in the fields of Media, IT and Sport. He has long-time experience in advising national and international clients as well as excellent contacts in these industries. Besides the consultation of media companies in questions of business law with regard to transactions or license and regulatory issues, he is a specialist for questions regarding advert...
Stanislaus Jaworski’s work is focussed on the fields of copyright law, competition law and trade mark law as well as the law governing the protection of trade secrets. He is a very proficient litigation attorney. He has litigated numerous test cases, particularly in the areas of provider liability, copyright remuneration claims as well as in trade mark law and competition law. Stanislaus develops and implements comprehensive anti-piracy strategies and advises companies on the internal i...
Michael C. Maier is a German attorney-at-law (“Rechtsanwalt”) and heads Boult Wade Tennant’s Berlin office. He holds a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Intellectual Property Law and has significant expertise in developing strategic initiatives addressing complex IP issues with a focus on trade mark law, design law, copyright and unfair competition. Having worked in private practice as well as an in-house attorney, and with over 15 years’ experience in the field of IP, he advi...
Axel Nordemann’s areas of focus are trade mark law, copyright law and competition law. His national and international clients come from a wide range of different industries: publishing houses, radio broadcasters, pharmaceutical manufacturers, advertising companies, toy manufacturers, software providers, cosmetics manufacturers and many others entrust him with the protection and enforcement of their trade mark rights. Axel has many years of experience in the management of global trade ma...
As one of Germany’s leading copyright lawyers, Jan Bernd Nordemann represents national and international clients before the courts, provides expert legal opinions on copyright issues and drafts and negotiates copyright agreements. He also provides policy consultancy in relation to the development of copyright law, advises associations and political parties. In addition, Jan has been engaged on a number of occasions as an expert witness on German law in US court proceedings. He also has ...
Anke Nordemann-Schiffel is an expert in the fields of copyright law, trade mark law, press law and competition law, as well as in international law. She has many years of experience in cross-border disputes and in the co-ordination of international judicial and administrative proceedings in trade mark law, competition law and copyright law. Another focus of Anke’s work is providing strategic advice to holders of international trade mark portfolios in a wide variety of different industri...
Since 1990, Dr. Martin Schaefer had been working for the German industry associations of the recording industry (today: BVMI). As legal advisor and later as managing director he was involved in the development of innovative industry projects for the emerging online-sector. In 2001, he joined BMG (Bertelsmann Music Group) as Vice President, Legal Counsel Europe, before leaving the company at the beginning of 2004 to become a partner at the law firm of BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT. His client base i...
In the field of technical intellectual property rights, Sebastian Schlegel deals with the filing of German and international patents and utility models. He is also concerned with opposition proceedings and revocation proceedings. Sebastian Schlegel studied mechanical engineering at the Technische Universität Berlin and the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya in Barcelona, specializing in biomedical engineering. He joined BOHMERT & BOEHMERT in 2016.
Julian Waiblinger advises in the fields of copyright law, information technology law, trade mark law, competition law and antitrust law. His main practice areas cover representation in infringement proceedings and advice on copyright contract law. He provides comprehensive advice and guidance on matters concerning the liability of providers and develops strategies against internet piracy. In antitrust law, he advises on issues relating to the prohibition of cartels, the admissibility of licen...
Martin Wirtz works in all fields of intellectual property matters, with a particular emphasis on trade mark, competition, and copyright law, including litigation. A further focus of his work is patent infringement proceedings. His clients include large and medium-sized firms as well as international companies and associations from a wide variety of different areas. Martin Wirtz studied law at the University of Passau, the University of Freiburg, the University of Cologne, and at Queens' Colle...
Benedikt advises investors, start-ups and other companies on issues related to IP/IT law in the context of venture capital and M&A transactions, as well as on contentious and non-contentious matters concerning intellectual property, information technology and data protection law.Benedikt studied law in Constance, Warwick (UK) and Bonn and as part of his dissertation as a visiting scholar at the Chicago-Kent College of Law. He completed his legal clerkship in Hamburg, inter alia, in the IP...
Fabian Landscheidt was admitted to the bar in 2018 and has joined the "Trademarks, Designs and Competition Law" department of VOSSIUS in Berlin since 2019. His main practice areas include the development of customized trade mark and design prosecution, litigation and licensing strategies. He also advices clients in all areas of unfair competition law including brand management, advertising campaigns and e-commerce. Mr. Landscheidt not only advises international and EU-wide operating companies...
Ira Mießler is an Associate at Dierks+Company. She is providing comprehensive advice to stakeholders in the public as well as in the private sector from research projects to product launches. Ira is an expert in information technology law and data protection law. She advises clients on the legally compliant design of data processing procedures or supports them in the implementation of e-commerce and m-commerce solutions. She drafts contracts and advocates pharmaceutical companies in the...
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