Mr Christopher Weber > Kather Augenstein Rechtsanwälte > Dusseldorf, Germany > Lawyer Profile

Kather Augenstein Rechtsanwälte
BAHNSTRAßE 16
40212 DÜSSELDORF
Germany
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Position

Partner

Career

Christopher Weber was admitted to the bar as a lawyer in Germany in 2007. Before joining Kather Augenstein ias a partner at its inception in 2016, he worked in patent law with a leading international law firm in Düsseldorf.

The focus of Christopher Weber’s work is in the field of technical intellectual property rights (patents and utility models). His experience ranges from the management of individual national proceedings to the coordination of international disputes concerning a wide variety of intellectual property rights. The proceedings conducted by him cover virtually the entire range of technologies, including the fields of software, electronic, pharmaceutical, chemical, mechanic, and plastic proceedings. He represents his clients before the civil courts and is assisting in legal validity proceedings before the European Patent Office, the Federal Patent Court, and the Federal Court of Justice.

 

Languages

German, English and French.

Memberships

He is a member of the German Association for Intellectual Property and Copyright (GRUR) and Licensing Executives Society (LES)

Education

Law studies at Heinrich- Heine- University Düsseldorf

Lawyer Rankings

Germany > Intellectual property > Patent litigation: solicitors

(Leading Individuals)

Christopher WeberKather Augenstein Rechtsanwälte

IP boutique Kather Augenstein Rechtsanwälte assists large German and international companies from the medical technology, automotive, retail, chemical and electronics sectors, among others. Managing partner Miriam Kiefer heads the practice and regularly coordinates cross-border disputes, which also represents a clear focus for Peter Kather. Clients from sectors such as telecommunications, medicine and automotive regularly turn to Christof Augenstein in patent infringement proceedings, while Christopher Weber counts competition proceedings as well as patent law among his areas of expertise. Another key contact is Sören Dahm, whose advice often entails trade mark and design-related issues.