Christian H. Werkmeister
Lawyer, LL.M. (USTA), Licensed Specialist for Intellectual Property Law
Partner
- T +49 89 35065 - 1421
- F +49 89 35065-123
- Munich
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Christian H. Werkmeister
Career
Christian H. Werkmeister is Partner at BEITEN BURKHARDT's Munich office and member of the IP/IT/Media practice group. As licensed IP law specialist, his area of activity comprises in particular all aspects of patent, design and competition law as well as know-how issues. He has broad practical experience from former activities in trademark and competition law, especially at the interface to technical aspects and where protection from piracy is concerned. Further, he particularly focusses on the enforcement of industrial property rights in summary and infringement proceedings before civil courts in Germany.
Christian H. Werkmeister studied law at the University of Constance and specialised in the protection of industrial property. He has obtained a Master of Laws (LL.M.) at the University Santo Tomás (USTA) in Bogotá, Colombia. Upon admission to the German Bar in 2013, he worked as Associate for a law and patent office specialised in industrial property rights in Munich. He joined BEITEN BURKHARDT in June 2016 and became Partner in 2018.
Publications / Lectures
Publications:
Greyscales Make Light-Dark Contrast an Object of Protection
Annotation Regarding Decision of the German Federal Court of Justice of 20 December 2018 (File Ref. I ZB 26/18) on Design Law
GRUR-Prax 2019, p. 353
Co-Entitlements to Registrations Abroad under Section 249 (1) German Civil Code
Annotation on the Ruling of the Higher Regional Court Munich of 7 December 2017 (File Ref. 6 U 4503/16) Regarding Patent Law
GRUR-Prax 2018, p. 527
"Sub-Combination of Elements of a Design" Still Admissible
Comment on decision by German Federal Patent Court of 23 November 2017 (file ref. 30 W (pat) 803/15)
GRUR-Prax 2018, p. 335
Protection of Design for Alienated Means of Payment
Comment on decision by German Federal Patent Court of 12 October 2017 (file ref. 30 W (pat) 701/17)
GRUR-Prax 2018, p. 81
Lacking Individual Character in Case of a Déjà-Vu
Comment on the Decision of the General Court (European Union) of 21 June 2017 (file ref. T-286/16)
GRUR-Prax 2017, p. 384