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  • Katrin Eßer, LL.M.
Katrin Eßer, LL.M.
Katrin Eßer, LL.M.

Katrin Eßer, LL.M.

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Law firm of the year for IP Law

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Katrin advises companies on legal questions regarding German and international trademark law as well as related issues of design, unfair competition and copyright law.

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Trade mark registration & portfolio management

Sectors

Consumer & retail
Fashion & luxury

CV

Since 2023 Associate, Taylor Wessing
2019 - 2020 Graduate research assistant, law firm in Cologne
2023 Admitted to the bar, Düsseldorf
2023 Second State Law Examination, Higher Regional Court of Cologne
2021 - 2023 Legal training with stations at the Bundesnetzagentur in Bonn, an international law firm in the field of IP in Düsseldorf and an IP Boutique in Alicante (Spain)
2021 LL.M. International Studies in Intellectual Property Law, TU Dresden and University of Exeter (UK)
2020 First State Law Examination, Higher Regional Court of Cologne
2014 - 2020 Law Studies, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-University Bonn

Career

Since 2023 Associate, Taylor Wessing
2019 - 2020 Graduate research assistant, law firm in Cologne

Education

2023 Admitted to the bar, Düsseldorf
2023 Second State Law Examination, Higher Regional Court of Cologne
2021 - 2023 Legal training with stations at the Bundesnetzagentur in Bonn, an international law firm in the field of IP in Düsseldorf and an IP Boutique in Alicante (Spain)
2021 LL.M. International Studies in Intellectual Property Law, TU Dresden and University of Exeter (UK)
2020 First State Law Examination, Higher Regional Court of Cologne
2014 - 2020 Law Studies, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-University Bonn

Memberships & Associations

Member of Deutschen Vereinigung für gewerblichen Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht

Additional languages

English

Awards

JUVE Awards 2023

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Law firm of the year for IP Law

Managing IP Award 2024

Trademark Firm of the Year, Germany

WIPR Germany Trademark Rankings 2024

Outstanding Firm

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