Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2018 
Dr. Marcus von Welser is an attorney based in Munich at Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB. Admitted to the bar in 2002 and certified as a specialist lawyer in intellectual property law in 2008, he advises and represents clients in a broad range of matters involving Intellectual Property Law and Media Law. His practice includes copyright, trademark, and competition law, with particular attention to the protection, enforcement, and commercial use of intellectual property rights.
Dr. von Welser represents clients in litigation and dispute resolution before German district courts, higher regional courts, the Federal Patent Court, and the Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxembourg. His work also involves out-of-court enforcement of intellectual property rights, as well as drafting and negotiating license agreements and advising on antitrust-related issues connected to intellectual property and media markets.
In addition to dispute resolution, he assists companies and creative professionals with the strategic development and management of trademark and design portfolios. His clients include businesses in industries such as automotive, electronics, furniture, fashion, food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, and software, as well as publishers, agencies, museums, designers, architects, and photographers.
Dr. Marcus von Welser regularly lectures on copyright law and anti-counterfeiting at Humboldt University of Berlin and frequently speaks at conferences and professional events in Germany and internationally. He is the author and editor of several publications on intellectual property and media law, including the “Münchener Anwaltshandbuch zum Urheber- und Medienrecht” and the “Praxiskommentar zum Urheberrecht” (C.H. Beck), a handbook on “Marken- und Produktpiraterie” (Wiley‑VCH), and the “Medienrecht Praxishandbuch” (De Gruyter).
He studied law at the University of Berlin and the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom, where he obtained a Master of Laws (LL.M.). He earned his doctorate in copyright law from the Christian‑Albrechts‑University of Kiel.
Dr. von Welser is a member of the Munich Bar Association, the German Association for the Protection of Industrial Property and Copyright (GRUR), the German Association of Law and Informatics (DGRI), the Association Littéraire et Artistique Internationale (ALAI), and the International Trademark Association (INTA). Since 2018, the German newspaper “Handelsblatt” in cooperation with the US publisher Best Lawyers has listed him among attorneys recognized in Germany for work in media and copyright law.
