Dr. Nikolai Voss
Dr. Nikolai Voss

Dr. Nikolai Voss

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JUVE Awards 2023

Law firm of the year for IP Law

Nikolai is a member of the Trademarks, Advertising & Design Practice Area. He advises national and international companies in the legal areas of trademarks, designs and competition.

His practice focuses on intellectual property rights including registration, administration and monitoring of trademarks, representing clients before the competent authorities and managing infringement litigation. In competition law he advises on advertising campaigns and illegal product imitation.

Expertise

Services and Groups

Brands & advertising
Advertising & unfair competition

Sectors

Consumer & retail

CV

Since 2020 Salary Partner, Taylor Wessing
2010 – 2020 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2013 Seminar Speaker, C.H. Beck publishing house

Career

Since 2020 Salary Partner, Taylor Wessing
2010 – 2020 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2013 Seminar Speaker, C.H. Beck publishing house

Education

2010 Admitted and established as a lawyer, Frankfurt am Main
2009 Second state examination, Düsseldorf
2006 Doctoral degree on a theme of the interface between design law and competition law, WWU Münster

Publications

Since 11/2013 regular seminars on the theme of warnings in intellectual property law

Memberships & Associations

Deutsche Vereinigung für gewerblichen Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht (GRUR)

Additional languages

English

Awards

JUVE Awards 2023

Featured

Managing IP Award 2024

WIPR Germany Trademark Rankings 2024

Legal 500 Germany 2024

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JUVE Awards 2023: Taylor Wessing named "Law Firm of the Year for IP”

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