Dr. iur.
Philipp Venohr
Attorney-at-law
Dr. iur.
Philipp Venohr
Attorney-at-law
Philipp Venohr advises on all matters of trademark, design, unfair competition, copyright and employee invention law.
In addition to providing strategic advice and support in the development and expansion of transnational intellectual property portfolios, Philipp Venohr's practice focuses on the worldwide enforcement of intellectual property rights in official and court proceedings. In addition, he has many years of experience in the field of advertising law, combating trademark and product piracy (including by means of border seizure proceedings), the monetary valuation of intellectual property rights (trademark valuations) and the support of transactions and due diligence work with regard to IP rights. Philipp Venohr is a member of the Legal Tech practice group and also has extensive expertise in this area, having founded and advised several start-ups.
He also represents national and international clients in patent infringement and nullity proceedings. Another focus of his practice is the drafting and negotiation of licence agreements and research and development contracts.
Philipp Venohr speaks German and English.
Contact
Dr. iur.
Philipp Venohr
Attorney-at-law
Counsel
Tel +49 89 5490750
pvenohr@eisenfuhr.com
Eisenführ Speiser
Gollierstraße 4
80339 Munich
Fields of Practice
- Trademark Law
- Competition Law
- Design Law
- Copyright Law
- Patent Litigation
- Licensing Agreements
- Research and Development Agreements
CV
Legal studies at Humboldt University Berlin, specialising in commercial law and intellectual property law. Research fellow and scholarship holder at the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition in Munich. Doctorate (s.c.l.) in the field of trademark and unfair competition law (The Use of Trademarks in Comparative Advertising", Nomos Verlag 2014). Collaboration on the "Study on the functioning of the European trade mark system" (basis of the EU Trade Mark Directive) on behalf of the European Commission.
Admitted to the bar in 2013.
Memberships
- Alumni Association of the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition
- International Trademark Association (INTA)
- Munich Bar Association
Publications & Presentations
Recent Case Law in Trademark, Design, Competition and Copyright Law 2023
published by Eisenführ Speiser
Handbuch des Domainrechts. Nationale Schutzsysteme und internationale Streitbeilegung (Besprechung)
in MMR 09/2018
Coexistence of national and community trademarks
in Festschrift des Benelux Office for Intellectual Property zum 40. Bestehen
Die historische Entwicklung des Markenrechts in Deutschland (Besprechung)
in GRUR Int. 2011, S. 279 f.
Anmerkung zu EuGH „Google“ (C-236/08 bis C-238/08)
in GRUR Int. 2010, S. 395 ff.