Christina Tenbrock, LL.M. > HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER > Dusseldorf, Germany > Lawyer Profile
HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER Offices
STEINSTRASSE 20
40212 DÜSSELDORF
Germany
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Christina Tenbrock, LL.M.
Work Department
IP, Trademark, Unfair competition & Trade secrets
Position
Partner
Career
Christina Tenbrock, bar-certified specialist for intellectual property law, advices and represents clients in various fields of intellectual property law, in particular in trademark law, design law and unfair competition law, including the law on advertising of pharmaceutical and medicinal products.
She has extensive litigation experience in national and crossborder infringement proceedings and regularly conducts opposition and nullity proceedings before the German Patent and Trademark Office (DPMA) as well as the EUIPO.
Outside of court, she advises clients on marketing campaigns and product launches, on border seizure proceedings and on various contractual issues. During her legal clerkship (Referendariat) with the Higher Regional Court Düsseldorf, she worked for various international law firms specializing in intellectual property law, for a global pharmaceutical company and at the German Embassy in London. After her second state examination, she continued her specialization in IP with a master’s degree (LL.M.) at the Heinrich Heine University in Düsseldorf.
She deepened her expertise in pharmaceutical law in 2014/2015 through a secondment at the German subsidiary of a globally leading, research-oriented British pharmaceutical group.
Languages
German, English
Memberships
- German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (GRUR)
- Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO)
- Association of Intellectual Property Experts (VPP)
- International Trademark Association (INTA)
- Pharmaceutical Trade Marks Group (PTMG)
Education
LL.M. in intellectual property law, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (2011);
Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf (Law, 2011);
University of Cologne (Law, 2008);
Universidad Carlos III Madrid, Spain (Law, 2004/2005);
University of Trier (Law, 2002);
Lawyer Rankings
Germany > Intellectual property > Unfair competition
Anticounterfeiting is one of HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER‘s core competencies, while also being regularly instructed with matters concerning product launches and labeling requirements. Under the leadership of soft IP expert Christina Tenbrock, whose expertise includes medicinal product advertising, pharmaceutical and medical device law, the competition practice focuses on consumer electronics, food, life sciences and cosmetics. Litigator Thomas Schmitz, who frequently assists with issues pertaining to illegal imitations and trade mark infringements, Ivan Dimitrov (competition and trade secret law) and counsel Sandra Stolzenburg-Wiemer (competition, design and trade mark law, advertising measures) are other key contacts.
Germany > Intellectual property > Trade marks
IP boutique HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER provides comprehensive trade mark advice, with all team members being active across both prosecution and litigation. By collaborating with the firm’s European offices, the practice is further well equipped to handle international trade mark portfolios and disputes. Christina Tenbrock heads the soft IP practice and, in addition to trade mark and design law, also advises on medicinal product advertising, pharmaceutical and medical device law. Mathis Breuer and Thomas Schmitz are particularly experienced in assisting with trade mark litigation, although both also advise on contractual and strategic issues. Counsel Sandra Stolzenburg-Wiemer (competition, design and trade mark law, advertising measures) acts in both an advisory capacity and in litigation.