
Christina Kufer
Christina Kufer, LL.M. (LSE) is a Counsel in Fieldfisher's Berlin office and advises on Intellectual Property. Her expertise in the field of Intellectual Property includes Trademark, Competition, Copyright and Design Law as well as issues related to E-Commerce and Consumer Protection. The focus of her work is on providing legal support in the design of products, services and marketing campaigns, drafting license and distribution agreements, and advising on the establishment of innovative business models. As a specialist lawyer in Intellectual Property, she also represents start-ups, medium-sized companies, and international corporations in both out-of-court and in-court disputes concerning trademarks, designs and copyrights as well as in matters of competition law. A particular focus of her work is advising on green advertising and greenwashing. Christina Kufer, LL.M. (LSE) is listed in the Handelsblatt in cooperation with Best Lawyers 2024 as "Best Lawyers: Ones To Watch" in the field of Intellectual Property Law. The IP Stars Ranking has recognized her as “Rising Star” in the field of Intellectual Property since 2023. She has been active as a journalist for many years and regularly gives keynotes and workshops. Her articles have been published in Süddeutsche Zeitung, Spiegel Online, FAZ, Markt & Mittelstand, Lebensmittelzeitung and legal journals, among others. Publications/Citations (Selection): She has published/been cited in the following articles (in German): "Das EuGH-Urteil mk advokaten/MBK Rechtsanwälte und die aktuelle Diskussion um Rückrufpflichten bei Unterlassungsansprüchen", WRP 2020 (paywall) "Wiederaufnahme des Verfahrens nach Rücknahme des Widerspruchs gegen Markenanmeldung II", GRUR-Prax 2021 (paywall) "Wichtige Details für Unternehmen aus der Energiesparverordnung", Markt & Mittelstand 2022 "Bedeuten die Pläne der EU-Kommission das Aus für grüne Werbeclaims?", FAZ, 2022 (paywall) "Dürfen Mitbewerber bei Datenschutzverstößen klagen? ", Markt und Mittelstand 2023 "Brüssel gefährdet Logos von Bioland & Co.", Lebensmittelzeitung, 2023 (paywall) "Werben mit Umweltaussagen wird erheblich teurer", Lebensmittelzeitung 2023 (paywall) Keynotes (Selection): "Zwischen zulässigem Green Advertising und irreführendem Greenwashing: Was darf grüner Content?", Filmfest Cologne 2022 "Zulässiges Green Advertising oder schon irreführendes Greenwashing?", Move Nachhaltigkeitskonferenz 2022 "Unternehmen im Spannungsfeld zwischen Green Marketing und Greenwashing", GSN Summit 2023 "Green Marketing oder Greenwashing: Was ist erlaubt und wo liegen Risiken für die Führungsebene?", Deutscher Anwaltstag 2023 · Fieldfisher
About
Counsel in Fieldfisher's Berlin office advising on intellectual property matters including trademarks, competition, copyright, design, e‑commerce and consumer protection; provides transactional and contentious support such as licensing and distribution agreements, product/service/marketing design, and in‑ and out‑of‑court representation for start‑ups, medium‑sized companies and international corporations. She has a particular focus on green advertising/greenwashing and has been recognised as "Best Lawyers: Ones To Watch" (Handelsblatt/Best Lawyers 2024) and as an IP Stars "Rising Star" since 2023.
Practice areas
Office
Expertise
Education
- LL.M., London School of Economics and Political Science (Information Technology and Communications Law)
- Second State Examination, Berlin Court of Appeal (valedictorian)
- Studied at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU), Munich and in Istanbul
Admissions
- Second State Examination (Berlin Court of Appeal)