Dr. Benedikt F. Flöter
Senior associate
Benedikt Flöter is a member of the Practice Area Trademarks, Advertising and Design as well as the Industry Group Technology, Media & Communications and Automotive & Mobility. In particular, he advises clients from the media and technology sector as well as the consumer goods industry on all issues relating to intellectual property rights, copyright and the protection of trade secrets.
In addition, he assists providers of smart mobility solutions during the market launch and operation of their products. His practice focuses on competition law proceedings, advising digital business models on e-commerce and advertising law issues as well as on IP licensing agreements and transactions.
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Career
| Since 2019 | Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing |
| 2016 – 2019 | Associate, Taylor Wessing |
| 2010 – 2013 | Research assistant and lector, University of Bonn |
Education
| 2016 | Admitted as a lawyer, Hamburg |
| 2013 | Second state examination, Hamburg, with stations in an international law firm and in the licensing department of a broadcasting company |
| 2013 | Visiting research scholar, Chicago–Kent College of Law, USA |
| 2010 | First state examination, Düsseldorf |
| 2004 – 2010 | Law studies, Constance, University of Warwick, UK and Bonn |
Publications
Anm. zu OLG Frankfurt a. M.: Informationen über Versandkosten sind dem Kunden beim Onlinekauf vor Einlegen der Ware in den Warenkorb zu erteilen, in: GRUR-Prax 2019, p. 243 Anm. zu EuG: Ähnlichkeit zwischen Warenart und auf Waren dieser Art bezogene Einzelhandelsdienstleistungen, in: GRUR-Prax 2019, p. 108 Der wettbewerbsrechtliche Schutz von Investitionen vor Marktversagen. Eine rechtsvergleichende und rechtsökonomische Untersuchung zum unmittelbaren Leistungsschutz im US-amerikanischen und deutschen Recht, in: Geistiges Eigentum und Wettbewerbsrecht, 2018, p. 133 The right to prohibit photographs on your private ground, in: Papers on Copyright and Media Law (ZUM) 2012 (together with Martin Königs) Unfair Trade Practices in eCommerce, in: Lehmann/Meents (Editors), Handbook of IT–Law, 2nd edition 2011 (together with Matthias Leistner) |
Memberships & Associations
| Deutsche Vereinigung für gewerblichen Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht (GRUR) |
Additional languages
| English |
Latest news & insights
Technology, media & communications
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Intellectual property licences under German insolvency law
2 July 2020
IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS
Brands & advertising
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Federal Supreme Court of Germany: Requirements to consider model designations for apparel as trade mark use
28 June 2019
Brands & advertising
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Infringement of German national trade marks by meta-tags used on foreign websites. Federal Supreme Court – Resistograph
30 April 2018
Fashion & luxury
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Fashion & luxury market update
14 April 2021
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