Christian Harmsen
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Band 2 : Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation
Band 2
About
Provided by Christian Harmsen
Practice Areas
Intellectual Property
Career
Based in Bird & Bird’s Düsseldorf office, Christian is head of the German Intellectual Property Group.
He has been advising clients in all areas of intellectual property for more than 25 years. But his passion is technology. He advises leading technology companies in international patent litigation. Throughout his career, he has handled numerous high-profile cases for some of the world's largest and most innovative companies. He has also successfully represented mid-cap companies and obtained landmark decisions for them.
For many years, all relevant legal publications have listed Christian as one of the leading top-tier patent attorneys in Germany and Europe.
He also lectures and publishes regularly on various themes relating to the practice of intellectual property law.
Professional Memberships
Chairman of the GRUR – German Intellectual Property and Copyright Association / section West, serves on the GRUR committees on patent and utility model law
Member of the AIPPI - International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property
Member of the EPLAW - European Patent Lawyer Association
Member of the AIPLA - American Intellectual Property Law Association
Personal
Studies:
• Legal studies at the University of Hamburg
• Legal clerkship in Hamburg, Munich and Palo Alto
Admissions:
• Admitted to the German bar in 1997
Languages Spoken
German
English
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Technology, Media and Telecoms (TMT)