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Christine Kanz

Christine Kanz

Work Department

Patent

Position

Partner

Career

Christine Kanz has worked as an attorney since 1998. Although she has primarily focused on international patent litigation in the areas of pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and chemistry, she has also handled numerous cases in the areas of medical devices, mechanics and consumer products.

Much of her work involves cross-border litigation with the result that she is highly experienced in planning and coordinating such cases.

Christine regularly publishes on patent law matters and speaks at conferences on patent law issues.

She acts for her clients before the Unified Patent Court, the European Patent Office and the national German courts, including Regional and Higher Regional Courts, the Federal Patent Court and the Federal Court of Justice.

Languages

German, English

Memberships

American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) European Patent Lawyers Association (EPLAW) German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (GRUR) Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) Licensing Executives Society (LES) Association of Intellectual Property Experts (VPP)

Education

University of Düsseldorf (PhD, 2002), University of Sydney (Law, 1998), University of Passau (Law, 1995), University of Bonn (Law, 1992)

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