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Dr. Thorsten Troge
Dr. Thorsten Troge

Dr. Thorsten Troge

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Thorsten advises on all aspects of intellectual property and competition law. His activities include advice and representation in court in the field of trademark law, copyright law and unfair competition law as well as the protection of trade secrets.

His main areas of practice include supervising advertising campaigns and new products, advising online shops and Internet service providers and dealing with licences and R&D contracts.

Expertise

Services and Groups

Brands & advertising
Multi-service
Advertising & unfair competition
Trade secrets

Sectors

Consumer & retail

CV

Since 2013 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2007 – 2013 Associate, Taylor Wessing
2005 – 2006 Legal clerkship, European Commission in Brussels and law firms, Berlin, Hamburg and Uruguay
2001 – 2004 Research Assistant, Max–Planck–Institut für ausländisches und internationales Privatrecht, Hamburg
2011 Qualification as specialist lawyer for Intellectual Property
2009 Doctoral degree on a theme of international private law and European law, University of Hamburg
2007 Admitted and established as a lawyer, Hamburg
2006 Second state examination, Hamburg
2000 First state examination, Hamburg

Career

Since 2013 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2007 – 2013 Associate, Taylor Wessing
2005 – 2006 Legal clerkship, European Commission in Brussels and law firms, Berlin, Hamburg and Uruguay
2001 – 2004 Research Assistant, Max–Planck–Institut für ausländisches und internationales Privatrecht, Hamburg

Education

2011 Qualification as specialist lawyer for Intellectual Property
2009 Doctoral degree on a theme of international private law and European law, University of Hamburg
2007 Admitted and established as a lawyer, Hamburg
2006 Second state examination, Hamburg
2000 First state examination, Hamburg

Publications

Geheimhaltungsanordnung nicht durch Geheimnisträger anfechtbar, in: GRUR-Prax 2023, 689

Does AI enhance the risk of dark patterns and how does EU Law regulate them? in: ZdiW 2023, 207

Kennzeichnung eines Influencer-Beitrags zu E-Books als Werbung, wenn diese kostenlos überlassen wurden, in: GRUR-Prax 2022, 394 (Bespr. Zu OLG Frankfurt a.M., Urt. v. 19.5.2022, 6 U 56/21 – Influencer E-Books)

Fremde Marken fürs eigene Marketing nutzen?, in: W&V, 03/2021, together with Katharina H. Reuer

Geheimhaltungsanordnung nach GVG gilt nur für in mündlicher Verhandlung Anwesende, in: GRUR-Prax, 06/2021, p. 184, together with Jelena Patzke

Angemessene Schutzmaßnahmen i. S. d. Geschäftsgeheimnisgesetzes, in: Der Compliance Berater, 4/2021, p. 136, together with Johannes Simon

Herausforderung: Influencer-Marketing, in: GRUR-Prax, 2018, p. 87

Nutzung fremder Marken als Werbelotsen im Internet, in: IPRB 2017, p. 206 - 212, Verlag Dr. Otto Schmidt, together with Katharina H. Reuer 

Lecturer at the HKBiS der Handelskammer Hamburg

Lecturer at the Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Hamburg

Memberships & Associations

Gesellschaft für Urheberrecht und Gewerblichen Rechtsschutz (GRUR)

Hamburger Anwaltsvereins HAV

Additional languages

English

Awards

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Thorsten Troge is adept at breaking down our questions to our company and then advising us accordingly. - Client

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Thorsten Troge and his team always give us very good advice. - Client

JUVE Handbook 2024/2025

Frequently recommended lawyer for trademark and design law

JUVE Handbook 2024/2025

Frequently recommended lawyer for competition law

Law firm of the year for IP Law

Trademark Firm of the Year, Germany

Outstanding Firm

Recommended Lawyer for Unfair Competition

Frequently recommended: Trademark and competition law

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Real estate & construction

Taylor Wessing advises Staycity on acquisition of Felix Group aparthotels

29 November 2024

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DDG lays the foundation for enforcing the EU Digital Services Act in Germany

14 May 2024
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JUVE Awards 2023: Taylor Wessing named "Law Firm of the Year for IP”

27 October 2023

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