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Dr Christian Meyer

Partner

Attorney-at-Law

Certified Specialist Lawyer for Intellectual Property

Christian’s expertise extends to all areas of intellectual property protection, with the main focus on the representation of domestic and foreign clients in infringement litigation. He advises and represents companies mainly in national and transnational patent and utility model proceedings as well as in trademark and design infringement cases. He negotiates and drafts contracts on behalf of clients and advises on questions relating to competition law and product piracy. In addition he is associate lecturer in patent law at the University of Marburg.

since 2022
Partner at Maiwald
since 2018
Attorney-at-law at Maiwald
2013 - 2018
Attorney-at-law at an IP law firm
2012 - 2013
Assessor and attorney-at-law in the field of litigation & dispute resolution at a major international law firm

since 2015
Certified specialist for Intellectual Property Rights
2012
Admitted to the bar
2010-2012
Trainee lawyer in Düsseldorf and Munich
2009-2012
Doctoral degree in the field of competition law from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
2003-2008
Studied law at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
2001-2003
Apprenticeship as a banker

  • Review of chances of success and possible actions in patent, trademark and competition law matters
  • Strategic guidance on issues of intellectual property rights enforcement and defence
  • Preliminary injunction proceedings and protective briefs
  • Out-of-court and judicial litigation, in particular out-of-court and judicial enforcement and defence of intellectual property rights against legal actions
  • Coordination of the aforementioned proceedings with parallel proceedings at home and abroad
  • Contract negotiations and drafting of contracts

  • MIP IP Stars - Rising Star 2021, 2022
  • Recommended in Legal 500 Deutschland 2018

  • Bar Association
  • LES
  • GRUR

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  • English