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Alexandra von Bismarck

Prof. Dr Alexandra von Bismarck is a Partner in Fieldfisher's Hamburg office and advises on all intellectual property rights, in particular in the areas of Trademark and Design Law, as well as Copyright and Competition Law. She advises national and international companies from a wide range of sectors. Her particular expertise lies in the field of Intellectual Property Law with a focus on Trademark and Design Law as well as Competition Law. In the course of assisting start-ups as well as global brand portfolios, she supports her clients in finding trademarks, designs and company names, conduct corresponding availability searches and advises on the development of application strategies as well as on the securing, exploitation and enforcement of IP rights in Germany, the EU and worldwide. She advises on agreements on the delimitation of prior rights, on licensing as well as on purchase and merchandising agreements and regularly represents national and international companies in proceedings before the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) in Alicante, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in Geneva, the German Patent and Trade Mark Office (DPMA) and in appeal proceedings before the Federal Patent Court (BPatG) in Munich, as well as in proceedings before German courts and the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) in trade mark, design and competition law actions. Her expertise is regularly mentioned in JUVE, Who's Who Legal Trade Marks, Best Lawyers/Handelsblatt, Chambers Europe and Chambers Global. · Fieldfisher

GermanyIntellectual Property, Trademark & DesignGerman, English, French

About

Prof. Dr Alexandra von Bismarck is a Partner in Fieldfisher's Hamburg office who advises national and international companies on intellectual property matters, with particular focus on trademark and design law, copyright and competition law. She handles trademark/design clearance and prosecution strategies, licensing and merchandising, and regularly represents clients before EUIPO, WIPO, DPMA, the Federal Patent Court (BPatG), German courts and the Court of Justice of the European Union.

Practice areas

Intellectual PropertyTrademark & DesignCopyrightCompetitionLitigation

Office

Germany

Fieldfisher · Prof. Dr Alexandra von Bismarck is a Partner in Fieldfisher's Hamburg office and advises on all intellectual property rights, in particular in the areas of Trademark and Design Law, as well as Copyright and Competition Law. She advises national and international companies from a wide range of sectors. Her particular expertise lies in the field of Intellectual Property Law with a focus on Trademark and Design Law as well as Competition Law. In the course of assisting start-ups as well as global brand portfolios, she supports her clients in finding trademarks, designs and company names, conduct corresponding availability searches and advises on the development of application strategies as well as on the securing, exploitation and enforcement of IP rights in Germany, the EU and worldwide. She advises on agreements on the delimitation of prior rights, on licensing as well as on purchase and merchandising agreements and regularly represents national and international companies in proceedings before the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) in Alicante, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in Geneva, the German Patent and Trade Mark Office (DPMA) and in appeal proceedings before the Federal Patent Court (BPatG) in Munich, as well as in proceedings before German courts and the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) in trade mark, design and competition law actions. Her expertise is regularly mentioned in JUVE, Who's Who Legal Trade Marks, Best Lawyers/Handelsblatt, Chambers Europe and Chambers Global.

Germany

Expertise

Trademark & Design LawBrand clearance and portfolio managementIP licensing and merchandisingIP enforcement and representation before EUIPO, WIPO, DPMA, BPatG and CJEUCopyright and Competition LawAdvising start-ups and global brand portfolios

Education

  • University of Constance (studies; doctorate on Trade Mark Law)
  • University of Lausanne
  • London School of Economics (LSE)

Languages

GermanEnglishFrench