Bech-Bruun

IP & Technology.

Partner

Claus Barrett Christiansen specialises in intellectual property and marketing law.

An expert at intellectual property rights, marketing law, licences, brand protection and IP strategy and with more than 20 years' experience, Claus Barrett Christiansen's legal advisory services cover all aspects of these areas. Claus has conducted a vast amount of cases before the Danish High Courts, the Supreme Court and the Court of Justice of the European Union, and he advises small entrepreneurial enterprises as well as multi-national corporations on formation, protection of trademark rights, domain names, design, etc.

In 2011 Claus contributed to establishing Bech-Bruun's Chinese Desk, and since then he has assisted Danish enterprises in getting a foothold on the Chinese market and rendered advice on Chinese intellectual property law, enforcement, licences and e-trade. He also advises Chinese enterprises on intellectual property law in the Nordic countries.

Claus is a popular lecturer within his area of expertise, and for more than 15 years he has been an associate professor with Aarhus University and Aarhus BSS. Further, Claus is a member of the IP committee of the Association of Danish Law Firms, the Danish Patent and Trademark Office's Expert Group on trademarks, Marques' China Team and INTA Amicus Brief Committee.

The Scandinavian Languages, English

Member, New York State Bar Association (NYSBA)

Board member, Foreningen for Retsbeskyttelse af Arkitektur, Design og Kunsthåndværk

Board of directors (chairman), AetA Foundation Fund

Board member, United Law A/S

Member, International Amicus Brief Committee (INTA)

Member, Maritime and Commercial High Court's user group

Member, the Danish Supreme Court Bar Association

Member, International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI)

Member, EU Commission EU China IP Working Group

Member, British Literary and Copyright Association (BLACA)

Member, Licensing Executives Society Scandinavia (LES Scandinavia)

Member, Confederation of Danish Industry's Committee of E-business

Member, Danish Chinese Business Forum

Member, Danish Association for the protection of Industrial Rights

Member,  Danish Society for Copyright

Chairman, The Association of Danish Law Firms' IPR Committee

Member, Confederation of Danish Industry Ambassadorial Corps for Optimization (ambassadørkorps for effektivisering)

Member, Danish Patent and Trademark Office, group of experts in trademarks

Member, Association of European Trade Mark Owners (MARQUES)

Board of directors (chairman), Kavi Invest A/S

Board of directors (chairman), Ejendomsaktieselskabet Vest

Board of directors (chairman), Margot and Thorvald Dreyers Foundation

Right of audience, The Danish Supreme Court (2006)

LLM (2002)

Associate (2001)

Master of Laws (1998)