Mr Claus Barrett Christiansen > Bech-Bruun > Copenhagen, Denmark > Lawyer Profile
Bech-Bruun Offices
Gdanskgade 18
2150 Nordhavn
Denmark
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Mr Claus Barrett Christiansen
Work Department
IP & Technology.
Position
Partner
Career
Claus Barrett Christiansen specialises in intellectual property and marketing law.
An expert at intellectual property rights, marketing law, licences, brand protection and IP strategy and with more than 20 years’ experience, Claus Barrett Christiansen’s legal advisory services cover all aspects of these areas. Claus has conducted a vast amount of cases before the Danish High Courts, the Supreme Court and the Court of Justice of the European Union, and he advises small entrepreneurial enterprises as well as multi-national corporations on formation, protection of trademark rights, domain names, design, etc.
In 2011 Claus contributed to establishing Bech-Bruun’s Chinese Desk, and since then he has assisted Danish enterprises in getting a foothold on the Chinese market and rendered advice on Chinese intellectual property law, enforcement, licences and e-trade. He also advises Chinese enterprises on intellectual property law in the Nordic countries.
Claus is a popular lecturer within his area of expertise, and for more than 15 years he has been an associate professor with Aarhus University and Aarhus BSS. Further, Claus is a member of the IP committee of the Association of Danish Law Firms, the Danish Patent and Trademark Office’s Expert Group on trademarks, Marques’ China Team and INTA Amicus Brief Committee.
Languages
The Scandinavian Languages, English
Memberships
Member, New York State Bar Association (NYSBA)
Board member, Foreningen for Retsbeskyttelse af Arkitektur, Design og Kunsthåndværk
Board of directors (chairman), AetA Foundation Fund
Board member, United Law A/S
Member, International Amicus Brief Committee (INTA)
Member, Maritime and Commercial High Court’s user group
Member, the Danish Supreme Court Bar Association
Member, International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI)
Member, EU Commission EU China IP Working Group
Member, British Literary and Copyright Association (BLACA)
Member, Licensing Executives Society Scandinavia (LES Scandinavia)
Member, Confederation of Danish Industry’s Committee of E-business
Member, Danish Chinese Business Forum
Member, Danish Association for the protection of Industrial Rights
Member, Danish Society for Copyright
Chairman, The Association of Danish Law Firms’ IPR Committee
Member, Confederation of Danish Industry Ambassadorial Corps for Optimization (ambassadørkorps for effektivisering)
Member, Danish Patent and Trademark Office, group of experts in trademarks
Member, Association of European Trade Mark Owners (MARQUES)
Board of directors (chairman), Kavi Invest A/S
Board of directors (chairman), Ejendomsaktieselskabet Vest
Board of directors (chairman), Margot and Thorvald Dreyers Foundation
Education
Right of audience, The Danish Supreme Court (2006)
LLM (2002)
Associate (2001)
Master of Laws (1998)
Lawyer Rankings
Denmark > Intellectual property
(Leading individuals)The team at Bech-Bruun has in-depth knowledge of IP, exemplified by Claus Barrett Christiansen, who leads the trade mark and design practice. Other key names include Mikkel Friis Rossa, who heads the data protection team; Martin Dræbye Gantzhorn, who heads the life science and healthcare practice group; and Klaus Ewald Madsen, who leads the patent litigation team. Jeppe Brinck-Jensen is a new addition to the team and regularly acts as a litigator in intellectual property proceedings; Dan Bjerg Geary‘s practice includes transactional work, and licensing issues across a range of industries; Senior associate Sisse Langberg Lassen is another key member of the team.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Data privacy and data protection
- Dispute resolution
- Employment
- Energy
- EU, competition and public procurement
- Information technology
- Insurance
- Intellectual property
- Shipping and transport
- Tax