Taylor Wessing

China IP, Trademarks, Copyright, Design, Patents, Trade Secrets, IT, Litigation

Partner

Thomas heads the IP department of the China Group at Taylor Wessing and assists European and American companies in all aspects of intellectual property rights in China.

Licensing law, technology and data transfer and R&D are as much a part of his practice as the dialogue with political decision makers. Furthermore, Thomas advises Chinese companies on market entry and litigation in Germany and the EU. These services and the strategically experienced representation in arbitration proceedings in and outside China illustrate the breadth of his expertise in IP and IT law.

• Since 2012 Partner, Taylor Wessing
• 2011 – 2012 Senior Counsel, Taylor Wessing
• 2006 IP Officer, European Commission/EU Delegation China
• 2003 Associate, Schultz Noack Bärwinkel
• 1998 Research Assistant, Max–Planck–Institut

• 2011 Established as a lawyer, Munich
• 2003 Established as a lawyer, Hamburg
• 2002 Master of European and International Economic Law, LMU Munich
• 2002 Doctoral degree on a comparative IP law theme, University of Passau
• 2001 Established as a lawyer, Munich
• 2000 Second state examination, Munich
• 1997 First state examination, Munich
• 1991–1997 Degree studies, LMU Munich