Claus M. Eckhartt

Head of trademarks

Attorney-at-Law (Rechtsanwalt), Partner

»I’ve been practicing IP for more than 25 years. I take great pleasure in working with practitioners from every continent, helping protect and enforce their valuable brands.«

Claus Eckhartt’s practice focuses on the prosecution and enforcement of trademarks, designs and copyright, as well as on unfair competition and related domain name issues. He also specializes in the field of anti-counterfeiting, parallel imports, and the licensing and merchandising of brands.

As head of the firm’s trademark department, Claus Eckhartt has, for almost two decades, been managing the IP portfolios of SMEs as well as multinational corporations and advising them on this matter in a diverse range of industries, including pharmaceutical, consumer health care, household goods, IT, hotel services, banking, food & beverage, fashion and clothing, as well as enforcing and defending IP rights before the European Union Intellectual Property Office, national German courts, the German Patent and Trademark Office, and the General Court in Luxembourg.

He frequently speaks at conferences and seminars and regularly produces publications on topics within his areas of practice.

1993 Second State Examination (bar admission exam); Admitted as attorney-at-law

1984–1990 Studied Law at the University of Munich 1990 First State Examination (degree-level qualification)