Dr. Wiebke Baars, LL.M. (UCL) – Partner
Hanseatic Trade Center
Am Sandtorkai 41
D-20457 Hamburg
Tel. +49 (0) 40 36 80 30
Fax. +49 (0) 40 36 80 3280
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Wiebke Baars advises national and international clients on both contentious and non-contentious issues with a particular emphasis on intellectual property and unfair competition law. She deals with national, European and international trademark applications and represents clients in proceedings at the GPTO as well as at OHIM. In the field of trademark law she has extensive experience with licence and cooperation agreements. Her main clients include companies from the media, fashion, toys and food industry.
Wiebke Baars studied law and journalism in Hamburg and completed both legal state exams in Hamburg in 1994 and 2000. In 1997 she gained a Masters of Laws degree from University College, London and in 1999 she completed her doctorate on a topic relating to broadcasting regulation.
Wiebke Baars regularly publishes articles on trademark issues, unfair competition and media law. Her list of publications includes a book on broadcasting regulation (Nomos 1999). She teaches competition law at the University of Hamburg.
Wiebke Baars is listed in the annual JUVE Handbook as a highly recommended lawyer in trademark and unfair competition law matters.
She is a member of the German Association for the protection of intellectual property and copyrights (GRUR) and of the International Trademark Association (INTA), where she co-chairs the Law and Practice Europe sub-committee of the INTA Bulletin.
Taylor Wessing Practices
Areas of Expertise
- Advertising and Marketing
- Anti-counterfeiting and Customs
- Brand Disputes and Litigation
- Brand Licensing and Merchandising
- Brand Portfolio Strategy and Structuring
- Copyright
- Defamation and Privacy
- Domain and Company Names, Internet Keyword
- Image Rights
- IP Disputes
- IP Office Actions: National, OHIM, WIPO and ECJ
- New Brand Clearance
- Press and Publishing
- Worldwide Brand Portfolio Management