Dr. Dieter Laufhütte - Patent Attorney

Education:

• 1989 -1994 University of Munich Law School
• 1989 -1991 College for Political Science in Munich
• 1991 Intermediate Diploma in Political Science
• 1993/94 First State Examination in Law
• 1996 Second State Examination in Law
• 1999 Doctor of Law, University of Augsburg

Professional Training:

• 1991 Law Offices of Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, Brussels
• 1991 Notary´s Office of Prof. Dr. Gantzer, Munich
• 1992 United Nations (Department for International Unfair Competition Law), Geneva
• 1993 Permanent representative for the Federal Republic of Germany at the European Communities, Brussels
• 1994 -1996 Compulsory legal training at Courts and Administrative Agencies in Munich
• 1995 -1996 Trainee at the law firm Lorenz Seidler Gossel
• 1996 Internship at the law offices of Rowland & Petroff, New York

Professional Experience:

• 1996 joined the law firm Lorenz Seidler Gossel
• 1997 Admission to the Bar of the District Courts of Munich I and II
• since 2002 Partner at Lorenz Seidler Gossel
• 2002 Admission to the Bar of the Munich Court of Appeals and Bavarian Supreme Court

Membership:

• German Association for the Protection of Industrial Property and Copyright; International Trademark Association (INTA).

Foreign Languages:

• English, French

JUVE:

• Consistently listed as a "frequently recommended attorney" 
• "very effective in interim injunction procedures", competitor - juve 2023/24
• "a good pleading technique, always calm and collected, it is a delight to see how he paints his opponents into a corner" - juve 2012/13 
• "prepares briefs and arguments well” - juve 2009/10
• "extremely high competence in all areas of trademark and competition law; exceptional litigator who asserts our interests with the required aggression while always staying fair" - juve 2007/08

WTR 1000:

• “Philipp offers excellent advice in a timely fashion. In association with his extensive network of foreign lawyers, it is even possible to get a quick and reliable response concerning complicated questions on foreign and international trademark law.” - WTR 1000 - 2023

LEGAL 500:

• 'Philipp Neuwald is a very competent trademark lawyer, very client-friendly and efficient'. - Legal 500 - 2022
• Philipp Neuwald represented Casio Europe in all disputes in Germany related to trademark law and the laws of unfair competition. - Legal 500 - 2018
• "'well-versed, competent and skilled'" - Legal 500
• "absolutely recommended" - Legal 500 - 2015

„Internet-Domains in markenrechtlicher Sicht – Im Besonderen: Zeichenkollision und Verwechslungsgefahr", Mitt 2016, 4Education:

• 1988 - 1993 University of Munich Law School
• 1993 First State Examination in Law
• 1995 Second State Examination in Law
• 1997 Doctor of Law, University of Munich, with the work "The Reform of Trademark Law in Germany, Switzerland and Austria"

Scholarships:

• Scholarship recipient of the Max Planck Institute for Patent, Copyright and Competition Law in Munich.

Professional Training:

• 1993 - 1995 Compulsory legal training at Courts and Administrative Agencies in Munich
• 1994 Summer Associate at Meyer, Painter & Fock, California, USA
• 1995 - 1997 Scientific assistant at the Max Planck Institute for Patent, Copyright and Competition Law in Munich

Professional Experience:

• 1996 Admission to the Bar of the District Courts of Munich I and II
• 1997 joined the law firm Lorenz Seidler Gossel
• since 2002 Partner at Lorenz Seidler Gossel

Publications:

• "Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgements in the USA" (RIW 1996, 817)
• "Danger of Confusion and Scope of Protection in the New Trademark Act" (GRUR 1997, 580)
• "The Reform of Trademark Law in Germany, Switzerland and Austria" (VVF 1998, Munich)
• "The Protection of the Need for Keeping a Trademark free for the Trade of Section 23 of the Trademark Act" (GRUR, 1999, 385)
• Book review "Strategies against Trademark Abuse (1st edition)" in Mitt. 2010, 402
• "Intellectual Property Rights" in Stopper/Lentze (Hrsg.) Handbook Football Law, Berlin 2012

Memberships:

• German Association for the Protection of Industrial Property and Copyright; International Trademark Association (INTA).

Foreign Languages:

• English, French

JUVE:

• Consistently listed as a "frequently recommended attorney" 
• „knows every trick in the book”, "tough as nails in the matter, but apart from that extremely nice" - juve 2023/24
• "combative, good IP lawyer", competitor - juve 2022/23
• „high expertise“, Competitor - juve 2019/20
• “great to work with, very reliable”, client – juve 2018/19
• Listed as one of the 9 "new people to watch in trademark and competition law up to an age of 45" – juve 2012/13
• "As good as ever", was the unanimous opinion in the market, where above all Jackermeier and Rassmann are frequently mentioned." – juve 2010/11" 
• "Excellent results, in particular when defending our trademarks, and fair prices" - juve 2007/08
• "pithy, clear briefs" - juve 2007/08
• one of the top IP attorneys in matters of law" - juve 2006/07

WTR 1000:

• Rassmann is a reliable, focused and solutions-oriented litigator with a rigorous approach and a total command of the courtroom; he never makes it easy for the other side. - WTR 1000 - 2022
• Christian Rassmann, a “focused adviser with sound knowledge and experience” - WTR 1000 - 2021
• Making this a triad of enforcement stars are Reinhard Ingerl and Christian Rassmann. Rassmann is a smart choice for multinational skirmishes thanks to his business nous up-to-the-minute knowledge of the law across variousjurisdictions. - WTR 1000 - 2020
• Reinhard Ingerl and Christian Rassmann are also enforcement experts. Rassmann’s complementary knowledge of copyright and competition law positions him perfectly for interdisciplinary matters. - WTR 1000 – 2019
• "Christian Rassmann continues to win companies over with his rigorous approach to branding issues and on-point counsel; he publishes widely in the field." - WTR 1000 – 2017
• “'Worthy adversary" Christian Rassmann is a true-blue litigator who can leverage on his prodigious contentious experience to secure clients’ objectives.” - WTR 1000 – 2015
• “Christian Rassmann 'is an exceptional lawyer. He doesn't compromise and strictly enforces clients' rights. lf you need to go to court, his is the number to call". - WTR 1000
• “Christian Rassmann is another "extreme robust litigator" - WTR 1000 – 2013
• “… while Christian Rassmann continues to cultivate "an excellent practice and deserved reputation" - WTR 1000 – 2012

LEGAL 500:

• 'Christian Rassmann is a very knowledgeable IP specialist who gives quick and practical advice. He knows our business very well, speaks good English and delivers first-class service'. - Legal 500 - 2022
• Christian Raßmann 'has extensive experience with IP clients in the sport sector' and successfully represented adidas in an infringement lawsuit carried out against PUMA at the German Federal Court of Justice (BGH) concerning the Bio-Web shoe model. - Legal 500 - 2018
• "...Trademark and competition law: The 'tailored solutions' of Christian Rassmann produce 'optimum results' - Legal 500
• "very dynamic, expert and solution-driven" - Legal 500 - 2015

CHAMBERS EUROPE:

• Christian Rassmann’s practice focuses on trade mark disputes. „Christian has an excellent understanding of trade mark law and litigation.“ „He provides excellent support.“ - Chambers Europe 2024
• One interviewee sees Christian Rassmann as a "very bright litigator." His practice focuses on trade mark disputes. - Chambers Europe 2022
• Christian Rassmann handles a range of contentious trade mark matters. He elicits praise from market sources for his "confident and unforgiving" litigation style. - Chambers Europe 2020
• Christian Rassmann has a strong focus on trade mark legislation and has been active on a number of contentious cases recently. - Chambers Europe 2019

Education:

• 1988 - 1993 Studies of Mechanical Engineering at the Technical University Munich and the Northwestern University Evanston, Chicago

Professional Training:

• 1993 - 1998 Training as a German Patent Attorney and a European Patent Attorney at patent law firms in Munich and Stuttgart, at the District Court Mannheim, the German Patent and Trademark Office and the Federal Patent Court
• 1997 Examination for admission as a European Patent Attorney
• 1998 Examination for admission as a German Patent Attorney

Professional Experience:

• 1999 joined the law firm Lorenz Seidler Gossel
• since 2004 Partner at Lorenz Seidler Gossel
• Member of the Membership Commission of FICPI

Membership:

• German Association for the Protection of Industrial Property and Copyright (GRUR); Fédération Internationale des Conseils en Propriété Industrielle (FICPI); Licensing Executives Society (LES).

Foreign Languages:

• English

LEGAL 500: 

• Michael Thoma also has 'outstanding technical knowledge' –  Legal 500 - Patent Law

Education:

• 1985-1991 Studies of Chemical Engineering at the Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg
• 1991 University Degree
• 1996 Doctor of Engineering, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg

Professional Training:

• 1993-1996 Scientific assistant in the Department of Technical Chemistry I at the Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nürnberg
• 1997-2000 Training as a patent attorney, one year thereof at the Patent Office and the Federal Patent Court 2000 State Patent Examination
• 2001 Examination for admission as European Patent Attorney

Professional Experience:

• 1992-1993 Employee with Siemens AG / KWU
• 1997 joined the law firm Lorenz Seidler Gossel
• 2000 Admission as Patent Attorney and European Trademark Attorney
• 2001 Admission as European Patent Attorney
• since 2004 Partner at Lorenz Seidler Gossel

Memberships:

• Association of German Engineers; Association for Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology.

Foreign Language:

• English

LEGAL 500:

• In the team surrounding the renowned mechanical engineering expert Dieter Laufhütte particularly Uwe Herrmann and Wolfgang Behr stand out for their ‘high expertise and reliability’ - Legal 500 - Patent Law 2019
• "The process engineer Uwe Herrmann is 'industrious, reliable, flexible and always available', characteristics which 'are particularly essential when settling disputes'. – Legal 500 - Patent Law

Education:

• 1990 - 1996 Studies of Physics at the Universities of Munich and Berlin
• 1993/94 Tufts University, Medford/Boston (USA), Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
• 1994 Master of Science (Physics)
• 1996 Diploma in Physics
• 1996 - 2000 Law Schools of the Universities of Berlin and Munich
• 1999/2000 First State Examination in Law
• 2001/02 Second State Examination in Law

Scholarships and Awards:

• Scholarship of the State of Bavaria.

Professional Training:

• 1998 - 2002 Assistant in a patent and law firm in Munich
• 2000 - 2002 Compulsory legal training at Courts and Administrative Agencies in Munich
• 2000 - 2001 Assistant at the Department for Industrial Property and Copyright Law of the University of Munich Law School

Professional Experience:

• 2002 Admission to the Bar (Germany)
• 2002 joined the law firm Lorenz Seidler Gossel
• since 2008 Partner at Lorenz Seidler Gossel

Membership:

• German Association for the Protection of Industrial Property and Copyright (GRUR).

Foreign language:

• English

JUVE:

• recommended individual Patent Litigation (JUVE 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
• recommended individual Patent Filing, Mechanics, Process and Mechanical Engineering (JUVE 2021, 2022, 2023)
• „great attorney for mechnical patents“, client (JUVE 2021)
• frequently recommended for patent law, litigation and advice (JUVE 2004, 2005, 2006)
• double-qualified, "good briefs", competitor (JUVE 2004)

Education:

• 1995-2002 Studies of Physics in Munich and Oxford
• 2002 - 2005 Doctor of Natural Sciences, LMU Munich

Scholarships and Awards:

• Scholarship of the Stiftung Maximilianeum
• Scholarship of the German National Academic Foundation

Professional Training:

• 2002 - 2005 Scientific assistant at the Max-Planck-Institute for Physics in Munich
• 2005 - 2009 Training for German and European Patent Attorney at Lorenz Seidler Gossel, the District Court of Munich I, the German Patent and Trademark Office and the Federal Patent Court
• 2009 Examination for admission as a European Patent Attorney
• 2009 Examination for admission as a German Patent Attorney

Professional Experience:

• 2005 joined the law firm Lorenz Seidler Gossel
• 2009 Admission as German Patent Attorney, European Patent Attorney and European Trademark Attorney
• since 2014 Partner at Lorenz Seidler Gossel

Memberships:

• German Association for the Protection of Industrial Property and Copyright (GRUR); Fédération Internationale des Conseils en Propriété Industrielle (FICPI)

Foreign language:

• English, French, Spanish

Legal 500:

• In the team surrounding the renowned mechanical engineering expert Dieter Laufhütte particularly Uwe Herrmann and Wolfgang Behr stand out for their ‘high expertise and reliability’ - Legal 500 - Patent Law 2019

Education:

• 2000 - 2002 University of Würzburg Law School
• 2002 - 2003 University of Nancy (France) Law School
• 2003 - 2005 University of Bonn Law School
• 2005 First State Examination in Law
• 2006 - 2007 Master of Laws (LL.M. oec.), University of Cologne
• 2010 Doctor of Law, University of Cologne
• 2012 Second State Examination in Law

Professional Training:

• 2010 - 2012 Compulsory legal training at Courts and Administrative Agencies in Darmstadt and Frankfurt am Main
• 2011 Internship at the Queen Mary Intellectual Property Research Institute, University of London, London (England)

Professional Experience:

• 2012 Admission to the Bar
• 2012 joined the law firm Lorenz Seidler Gossel
• since 2019 Partner at Lorenz Seidler Gossel

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

• ”The enforcement of the claim to inspection pursuant to § 19a German Trademark Act in preliminary injunction proceedings” (GRUR 2014, 229 et seq.)
• “Complaint proceedings at Facebook regarding trademark infringements – “I like”?” (GRUR-Prax 2018, 203 et seq.)
• “Iustitia is blind but likes to read twice: On the new approval procedure for appeals to the ECJ” (GRUR-Prax 2019, 275 et seq.)
• “Aux armes – The Federal Constitutional Court's case-law regarding the equality of arms in preliminary injunction proceedings" (GRUR-Prax 2020, 359 et seq.)
• “One year of new flying jurisdiction in the German Act Against Unfair Competition – summary and outlook” (GRUR-Prax 2021, 732 et seq.)
• „EU regulation on standard essential patents ante portas - An essential overview“ (GRUR-Prax 2024, 222 et seq.)

Memberships:

• German Association for the Protection of Industrial Property and Copyright (GRUR)

Foreign languages:

• English, French

JUVE:

• often recommended - juve 2023/24
• "very easy to reach, fast and efficient", client - juve 2022/23

Education:

• 2000 - 2005 Studies of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology at the Technical University at Munich
• 2005 University Degree

Professional Training:

• 2008 - 2011 Training for German Patent Attorney at Lorenz Seidler Gossel, the District Court of Munich I, the German Patent and Trademark Office and the Federal Patent Court
• 2011 Examination for admission as a German Patent Attorney
• 2013 Examination for admission as a European Patent Attorney

Professional Experience:

• 2006 - 2008 Development engineer at Infineon Technologies AG
• 2008 joined the law firm Lorenz Seidler Gossel
• 2012 Admission as German Patent Attorney, European Trademark and Design Attorney
• 2013 Admission as European Patent Attorney
• since 2021 Partner at Lorenz Seidler Gossel

Memberships:

• Association for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies (VDE); German Association for the Protection of Industrial Property and Copyright (GRUR); Fédération Internationale des Conseils en Propriété Industrielle (FICPI)

Foreign language:

• English

Education:

• 2002 - 2008 Studies of Chemistry in Innsbruck, Austria and Sydney, Australia
• 2007 Summer School of Drug Design, Vienna, Austria
• 2008 Graduation with distinction

Scholarships and Awards:

• Merit scholarship of the University of Innsbruck

Professional Training:

• 2006 - 2008 Scientific assistant and assistant lecturer at the Institute of General, Inorganic and theoretical Chemistry, University of Innsbruck, Austria
• 2007 UN Commission on Science and Technology for Development, Geneva, Switzerland
• 2007 Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Vienna, Austria
• 2009 - 2012 Training for German and European Patent Attorney at Lorenz Seidler Gossel, the District Court of Mannheim, the German Patent and Trademark Office and the Federal Patent Court
• 2012 Examination for admission as a German Patent Attorney
• 2012 European Qualification Examination

Professional Experience:

• 2009 joined the law firm Lorenz Seidler Gossel
• 2012 Admission as German Patent Attorney, European Patent Attorney and European Trademark Attorney
• since 2021 Partner at Lorenz Seidler Gossel

Memberships:

• German Association for the Protection of Industrial Property and Copyright (GRUR); Fédération Internationale des Conseils en Propriété Industrielle (FICPI)

Foreign language:

• English

Education:

• 2004 - 2009 University of Munich Law School
• 2009 First State Examination in Law
• 2011 Second State Examination in Law
• 2013 Postgraduate Research Associate at the Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary University of London
• 2015 Doctor of Law, University Erlangen-Nuremberg

Scholarships and Awards:

• Scholarship recipient of the Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property and Competition Law, Munich

Professional Training:

• 2009 - 2011 Compulsory legal training at Courts and Administrative Agencies in Munich
• 2011 Trainee at the law firm Lorenz Seidler Gossel

Professional Experience:

• 2012 Admission to the Bar
• 2012 joined the law firm Lorenz Seidler Gossel
• since 2021 Lecturer for Patent Law at FOM Munich
• since 2023 Partner at Lorenz Seidler Gossel

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

• ”The enforcement of the claim to inspection pursuant to § 19a German Trademark Act in preliminary injunction proceedings” (GRUR 2014, 229 et seq.)
• “Services Directive and the (new) German Act Against Unfair Competition – what remains of § 43b German Federal Lawyers’ Act?” (AnwBl 2017, 155 et seq.)
• “Complaint proceedings at Facebook regarding trademark infringements – “I like”?” (GRUR-Prax 2018, 203 et seq.)
• “Iustitia is blind but likes to read twice: On the new approval procedure for appeals to the ECJ” (GRUR-Prax 2019, 275 et seq.)
• “Aux armes – The Federal Constitutional Court's case-law regarding the equality of arms in preliminary injunction proceedings" (GRUR-Prax 2020, 359 et seq.)
• “One year of new flying jurisdiction in the German Act Against Unfair Competition – summary and outlook” (GRUR-Prax 2021, 732 et seq.)
• „EU regulation on standard essential patents ante portas - An essential overview“ (GRUR-Prax 2024, 222 et seq.)

Memberships:

• German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (GRUR)
• European-Communities Trademark Association (ECTA)
• International Trademark Association (INTA)

Foreign language:

• English, French

Education:

• 2001 - 2005 Studies of Telecommunications Engineering at the Technical University of Wuhan, China
• 2005 - 2008 Studies of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology at the Technical University of Munich

Professional Training:

• 2008 - 2012 Training for German Patent Attorney at Lorenz Seidler Gossel, the German Patent and Trademark Office and the Federal Patent Court
• 2012 Examination for admission as German Patent Attorney
• 2013 Examination for admission as a European Patent Attorney

Professional Experience:

• 2008 joined the law firm Lorenz Seidler Gossel
• 2013 Admission as German Patent Attorney and European Patent Attorney
• 2014 Admission as European Trademark and Design Attorney
• since 2024 Partner at Lorenz Seidler Gossel

Memberships:

• Fédération Internationale des Conseils en Propriété Industrielle (FICPI)

Languages:

• Chinese (mother tongue), German, English

Education:

• 1994 -1999 University of Munich, Law School
• 1996/1997 University of Lausanne, Switzerland, Law School
• 1999 First State Examination in Law
• 2001 Second State Examination in Law
• 2008 Doctor of Law, University of Jena

Professional Training:

• 1999 - 2001 Compulsory legal training at Courts and Administrative Agencies in Bavaria, thereafter admission to the bar
• 2009 Qualified as certified IP lawyer

Professional Experience:

• Attorney at law since 2007:
• 2007 - 2008 Attorney at law in a patent law firm in Munich
• 2008 joined the law firm Lorenz Seidler Gossel

Publications:

• "In re Position Mark: An Overview on the basis of recently issued Decisions and Court Judgments", Mitt. 2014, 165
• "Internet Domains in a Trademark Law view – in particular: Collision of Signs and Likelihood of Confusion”, Mitt 2016, 4
• Co-author of the 4th edition of Heidelberger commentary Trademark Act, published by C.F.Müller, 2020
• further publications on IP Law

Memberships:

• German Association for the Protection of Industrial Property and Copyright (GRUR)

Foreign Languages:

• English, French

Education:

• 2004 - 2007 Studies of Electrical Engineering at the University of Cooperative Education in Ravensburg (area of specialisation: communications systems)
• 2007 - 2009 Master program in Electrical Engineering at the University of Ulm (area of specialisation: communications systems and systems technology)

Professional Training:

• 2009 - 2012 Training for German and European Patent Attorney at a renowned patent law firm at Munich, including a period of training at a US-based patent law firm for several months and further training periods at the German Patent and Trademark Office and the Federal Patent Court
• 2012 Examination for admission as a German Patent Attorney
• 2013 Examination for admission as a European Patent Attorney

Professional Experience:

• 2004-2007 EADS Deutschland GmbH, parallel to the studies
• 2009 Begin of the training for German and European Patent Attorney at a renowned patent law firm at Munich
• 2012 Admission as German Patent Attorney, European Trademark and Design Attorney
• 2013 Admission as European Patent Attorney
• 2014 joined the law firm Lorenz Seidler Gossel

Memberships:

• Fédération Internationale des Conseils en Propriété Industrielle (FICPI), European Patent Institute (epi)

Foreign language:

• English

Education:

• 2002 - 2008 University of Regensburg
• 2010/11 First State Examination in Law
• 2013/14 Second State Examination in Law
• 2014 Summer School (Anglo-American Law) University of Regensburg 
• 2015 - 2016 Master of Laws (LL.M.), University of San Diego School of Law – Concentration in Intellectual Property Law, Thesis: Three-Dimensional Trademarks

Professional Training:

• 2011 - 2013 Compulsory Legal Training at Courts and Administrative Agencies in Regensburg 
• 2012 Legal Traineeship at adidas AG headquarters, Herzogenaurach 
• Internship at the Leslie Legal Group, Carlsbad, California (USA) 

Professional Experience:

• 2009 Intern at DJO GLOBAL, Vista, California (USA) 
• 2014 Admission to the BAR
• 2014/15 Attorney at a Law Firm in Munich
• 2016 Joined the Law Firm Lorenz Seidler Gossel 

Memberships:

• Intellectual Property Law Association (IPLA), University of San Diego

Foreign Languages:

• English

Education:

• 2008-2015 University of Augsburg Law School
• 2011-2012 Jean Moulin Lyon 3 University (France) Law School
• 2014/15 First State Examination in Law
• 2016/17 Second State Examination in Law
• 2022 Doctor of Law on the subject of artificial intelligence and copyright, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING:

• 2011/12 Internship at a medium-sized law firm in Lyon, France in the field of intellectual property law
• 2012 Internship at an international law firm in the field of intellectual property law in Munich
• 2015-2017 Compulsory legal training at Courts and Administrative Agencies in Munich
• 2016 Trainee at an international law firm in the field of intellectual property law and antitrust law in Munich
• 2017 Trainee at an international law firm  in the field of tax law

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

• 2018 Admission to the Bar
• 2018 joined the law firm Lorenz Seidler Gossel

FOREIGN LANGUAGES:
English, French
 

Education:

• 2007–2010 Studies of „Natural Sciences Tripos“ at the University of Cambridge, UK, including a research fellowship at California Institute of Technology, USA
• 2010–2013 PhD in Clinical Neurosciences at University College London, UK

Scholarships and awards:

• Scholarship of the German National Academic Foundation
• Corpus / Caldwell Scholarship, University of Cambridge

Professional Training:

• 2013–2018 Training for German and European Patent Attorney
• 2017 Admission as German Patent Attorney and European Trademark Attorney
• 2018 Admission as European Patent Attorney
• 2018 Examination for admission as US Patent Agent

Professional Experience:

• 2013–2018 Practice in an IP law firm based in Munich
• 2018 Summer Associate at Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP, Chicago, USA
• 2019 joined Lorenz Seidler Gossel

Foreign languages:

• English, Spanish

Education:

• 2007–2012 Studies of Physics at the Technical University of Munich (graduation: diploma)
• 2013–2017 PhD program „Medical Life Science and Technology“ at the Technical University of Munich (graduation: Ph.D.)

Professional Training:

• 2013–2016 Scientific assistant at the Chair of Biological Imaging, Technical University of Munich and at the Helmholtz Zentrum München
• 2016–2020 Training for German and European Patent Attorney at Lorenz Seidler Gossel, the District Court of Munich I, the German Patent and Trademark Office and the Federal Patent Court
• 2020 Examination for admission as German Patent Attorney
• 2021 European Qualifying Examination (EQE)

Professional Experience:

• 2016 Joined the law firm Lorenz Seidler Gossel
• 2020 Admission as German Patent Attorney and as European Trademark & Design Attorney
• 2021 Admission as European Patent Attorney

Memberships:

• German Association for the Protection of Industrial Property and Copyright (GRUR)
• Fédération Internationale des Conseils en Propriété Industrielle (FICPI)
• European Patent Institute (epi)
• German Physical Society (DPG)

Foreign languages:

• English

Education:

• 2014–2019 University of Göttingen Law School
• 2019 First State Examination in Law
• 2022 Second State Examination in Law

Professional Training:

• 2020–2022 Compulsory legal training at Courts and Administrative Agencies in Frankfurt am Main
• 2021 Legal Trainee at the German-Irish Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Dublin (Ireland)

Professional Experience:

• 2019–2020 Research Assistant at an international law firm, Frankfurt am Main
• 2022 Admission to the Bar
• 2022 joined the law firm Lorenz Seidler Gossel

Memberships:

• German Association for the Protection of Industrial Property and Copyright (GRUR)

Foreign languages:

• English

Education:

• 2005 – 2012 Law Studies at the University of Hamburg
• 2009 Baccalaurea Juris
• 2011/2012 First State Examination in Law
• 2017 Certificates of Completion in Professional Studies in the fields of Fashion Business and Fashion Design at the Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York in New York
• 2017 Doctorate in Law (Dr. jur.) at the University of Hamburg on the protection of designs of fashion products in the apparel industry under design law, copyright law, trademark law and competition law in Germany from a law and economics perspective
• 2018/2019 Second State Examination in Law

Awards

• Exemption from tuition fees due to ranking within the top 5% of the class in Law Studies

Professional Training:

• 2007 – 2011 Assistant to the Director of the Institute of Law and Economics at the University of Hamburg
• 2016 – 2019 Legal traineeship at the Hanseatic Higher Regional Court of Hamburg and in New York
• 2017 Certificates of Completion in Continuing Legal Education Programs for U.S. attorneys in the areas of intellectual property law and MBA at the Practising Law Institute in New York
• 2017 Civil Station at the Regional Court of Hamburg in the Chamber for competition law, trademark law and copyright law
• 2017 Attorney Station in an international law firm in its headquarter in New York, practicing particularly in the area of intellectual property law with a special focus on luxury goods
• 2018 Station in a German law firm in Hamburg, practicing in the areas of intellectual property law and media law

Professional Experience:

• 2012 – 2014 Employee at a legal exam prep company in Hamburg
• 2019/2020 Fully qualified legal employee at a renowned international law firm in Hamburg and Cologne, practicing in the areas of intellectual property law and media law
• 2020 Admission to the Bar
• 2020 – 2022 Attorney at Law at a leading international intellectual property law firm in Munich, practicing in the area of intellectual property law
• since 2022 Attorney at Law at Lorenz Seidler Gossel, practicing in the area of intellectual property law

Publications

• Publications in the area of intellectual property law (e.g. in the journal GRUR-Prax)

Foreign languages:

• English,French

Education:

• 2012 – 2017 University of Augsburg Law School 
• 2017/18 Frist State Examination in Law
• 2019 Second State Examination in Law
• 2023 Doctor of Law, University of Augsburg, with the work “Abuse of Law and its Interpretation in European Law”

Professional Training:

• 2016 Internship at a law firm in the field of management consultancy and tax law in Augsburg
• 2017 – 2019 Compulsory legal training at Courts and Administrative Agencies in Munich

Professional Experience:

• 2020 – 2023 Research Assistant at the Augsburg Center for Global Economic Law and Regulation at the Law Faculty of Augsburg
• 2023 Admission to the Bar
• 2023 joined the law firm Lorenz Seidler Gossel

Foreign languages:

• English