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Dr. Jelena M. Heeger
Dr. Jelena M. Heeger

Dr. Jelena M. Heeger

Senior Associate

  • Hamburg Germany
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Jelena is a member of the practice area Trademarks, Advertising and Design. Her area of practice extends to legal questions of trademark, competition and copyright law, where she advises German and international clients in judicial and extrajudicial disputes and on objections and opposition proceedings before the DPMA and EUIPO.

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Since 2024 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
Since 2020 Associate, Taylor Wessing
2020 Admitted as a Lawyer, Hamburg
2019 Second State Examination
2017 – 2019 Legal Traineeship, Higher Regional Court of Hamburg
2015 – 2019 Ph.D. studies, University of Heidelberg
2015 First State Examination
2009 – 2015 Law Studies, University of Heidelberg and the Catholique University in Lille (France)

Career

Since 2024 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
Since 2020 Associate, Taylor Wessing

Education

2020 Admitted as a Lawyer, Hamburg
2019 Second State Examination
2017 – 2019 Legal Traineeship, Higher Regional Court of Hamburg
2015 – 2019 Ph.D. studies, University of Heidelberg
2015 First State Examination
2009 – 2015 Law Studies, University of Heidelberg and the Catholique University in Lille (France)

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Awards

The Best Lawyers™ in Germany 2025

Featured

Ones to Watch: Intellectual Property Law

JUVE Awards 2023

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

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EU General Court considers protection of Lego bricks under design law

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