Dr. jur.
Constantin Brecht
LL.B.
Attorney-at-Law
Dr. jur.
Constantin Brecht
LL.B.
Attorney-at-Law
Constantin Brecht advises national and international clients in the area of Intellectual Property Law and Copyright Law. One focus is on the development and implementation of international strategies for the trademark prosecution and defense. He also especially advises on the litigation of trademark and design infringements, contractual coverage of property rights and laws against unfair competition practices. In addition, he has long year experience concerning questions of contract design in the area of copyright and personality rights, especially for the advertising sector.
According to Handelsblatt/Best Lawyers, Constantin Brecht ranks as one of Germany’s best lawyers in 2020 in the field of Intellectual Property Law.
Constantin Brecht speaks German and English.
Fields of Practice
- Soft IP Litigation
- Trademark law
- Design law
- Competition law
- Copyright law
CV
Studied Law at the Bucerius Law School in Hamburg and Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, with focus on European Law since 2001, First State Exam 2006, research assistant at Lovells LLP from 2006 to 2007, Doctorate at the Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel awarded in 2008, legal clerkship in Hamburg, Second State Exam 2010.
Joined Eisenführ Speiser in 2017, previously as an attorney at Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH from 2010 to 2017.
Memberships
- German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (GRUR)
- European Community Trademark Association (ECTA)
Publications & Presentations
Kommentar zur Unionsmarkenverordnung
Eisenführ (†), Schennen (Hrsgb.), 6. Auflage 2020, Heymanns Taschenkommentare, Carls Heymanns Verlag
Recent Case Law in German Trademark Law 2019
published by Eisenführ Speiser
Recent Case Law in German Trademark Law 2018
published by Eisenführ Speiser
Recent Case Law in German Trademark Law 2017
published by Eisenführ Speiser