Taylor Wessing

Trademarks, Advertising; Design, Litigation, Trade Secrets, Unfair Competition, Copyright

Partner

Thorsten advises on all aspects of intellectual property and competition law. His activities include advice and representation in court in the field of trademark law, copyright law and unfair competition law as well as the protection of trade secrets.

His main areas of practice include supervising advertising campaigns and new products, advising online shops and Internet service providers and dealing with licences and R&D contracts.

• Since 2013 Partner, Taylor Wessing
• 2007 – 2013 Associate, Taylor Wessing
• 2005 – 2006 Legal clerkship, European Commission in Brussels and law firms, Berlin, Hamburg and Uruguay
• 2001 – 2004 Research Assistant, Max–Planck–Institut für ausländisches und internationales Privatrecht, Hamburg

• Gesellschaft für Urheberrecht und Gewerblichen Rechtsschutz (GRUR)
• Hamburger Anwaltsvereins HAV

• 2011 Qualification as specialist lawyer for Intellectual Property
• 2009 Doctoral degree on a theme of international private law and European law, University of Hamburg
• 2007 Admitted and established as a lawyer, Hamburg
• 2006 Second state examination, Hamburg
• 2000 First state examination, Hamburg