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Christian-Leopold Zapp

PARTNER, Rechtsanwalt (Attorney-at-Law), UPC Representative Admitted as an attorney-at-law, Christian-Leopold consults national and international clients in the fields of patent and utility models, in particular with respect to infringement and licensing matters. Christian-Leopold primarily focuses on conducting national and cross-border litigation proceedings and has extensive experience in the fields of engineering, medical technology and life sciences. He further regularly advises universities regarding questions of exploitation of generated IP by way of cooperations, licensing and the foundation of spin-off companies. Christian-Leopold Zapp studied law at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich with a special focus on the field of competition law, Intellectual Property and entertainment law. He passed both legal state exams in 2010 and 2013 in Munich. In 2019, Christian-Leopold gained particular experience regarding cross-border litigation during a secondment with a renowned law firm in London, having a specialization on Intellectual Property. · Vossius & Partner

GermanyPatent Litigation, Intellectual Property

About

Christian-Leopold Zapp is a partner and admitted attorney-at-law advising national and international clients on patents and utility models, with particular focus on infringement, licensing and cross-border litigation. He joined Vossius & Partner in 2013 and became a partner in 2020, and has extensive experience in engineering, medical technology and life sciences as well as advising universities on technology exploitation and spin-offs.

Practice areas

Patent LitigationIntellectual PropertyLicensingCross-Border Litigation

Office

Expertise

Patent and Utility ModelsEngineeringMedical TechnologyLife SciencesUniversity Technology TransferCross-Border LitigationUPC Proceedings

Education

  • Law studies, Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich
  • Passed first and second legal state examinations, Munich (2010; 2013)

Admissions

  • Rechtsanwalt (Attorney-at-Law), Germany
  • UPC Representative