Attorney-at-law, specialist lawyer for intellectual property rights

• Born 1959 in Essen. Studied business administration and law at the Westfälische Wilhelms University Münster.
• After completing his PhD in the area of employment law (comparative law), he was admitted as attorney in 1988.

Areas of expertise:

• Combating trademark and product piracy
• Customs/border seizure measures
• Licensing, development and know-how contracts, distribution agreements
• Competition and distribution law
• Infringement proceedings pertaining to patents, utility models, trademarks, and designs

Scientific experience in the area of comparative law and practical work experience in US-American law firm; trust management.

Fields of expertise:

• International Business Law
• Protection of industrial property rights (emphasis on the enforcement and exploitation of protective rights)
• Filing, infringement and border seizure procedures

Languages: German, English, French, Spanish