Dr. Christian Tenkhoff, LL.M. (UCL), M.Sc. (LSE)
Salary partner
Christian works in the field of trademark and competition law. He advises clients on the development of trademark strategies as well as on disputes in and out of court.
One particular focus of his practice is disputes involving unconventional trademarks (in particular trademarks relating to the shape and colour of goods) and questions of consumer perception. Christian also represents trademark owners in application, opposition and cancellation proceedings before the German Federal Patent Court, the Boards of Appeal of the EUIPO and the European Courts.
Career
| Since 2019 | Salary Partner, Taylor Wessing |
| 2014 – 2019 | Associate, Taylor Wessing |
Education
| 2018 | M.Sc., behavioural economics, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) |
| 2014 | LL.M. focusing on trade mark and unfair competition law, University College London (UCL) |
| 2013 | Admitted as a lawyer, Hamm |
| 2013 | Second state examination, Düsseldorf |
| 2012 | Doctoral degree on a topic in the field of unfair competition law, University of Cologne |
| 2009 | First state examination, Cologne |
Publications
Präzisierte Prüfungskriterien für Funktionalität von Warenformmarken, GRUR-Prax 2019, 549 Verbraucherwahrnehmung selbstständig kennzeichnender Bildelemente, GRUR-Prax 2019, 409 Präzisierte Prüfungskriterien für Funktionalität von Warenformmarken, GRUR-Prax 2019, 549 Verbraucherwahrnehmung selbstständig kennzeichnender Bildelemente, GRUR-Prax 2019, 409 Kein generelles Vertriebsverbot hochpreisiger Produkte im Discounter-Umfeld, GRUR-Prax 2019, 235 (co-author) Anything but ordinary: Where insights from behavioural economics meet the "average consumer" in EU trade mark law, MarkenR 2018, 281-288. When brands get blurry: Can empirical research in the field of behavioural economics shed light on the concept of dilution by blurring?, GRUR Int. 2018, 900-907 Erschöpfungseinwand bei Selektivvertrieb, GRUR-Prax 2018, 578 (co-author) Unterlassungsanspruch gegen Vertrieb durch nicht-autorisierte Händler, GRUR-Prax 2018, 235 (co-author) Keine Verwechslungsgefahr zwischen BEPOST und POST, GRUR-Prax 2018, 168 Verwechslungsgefahr zwischen IWEAR und INWEAR, GRUR-Prax 2018, 74 3D-Marke „Zauberwürfel“ laut Generalanwalt nicht schutzfähig, GRUR-Prax 2016, 300 Unterscheidungskraft mehrdeutiger Begriffe mit Werbecharakter, GRUR-Prax 2015, 370 Die Auslegungshilfe der EU-Kommission zur UGP-Richtlinie – Mehr Orientierung oder neue Stolperfallen?, GRUR-Prax 2010, 95-97 (co-author) "In-Game Advertising" - Grenzen der Werbemaßnahmen in Computerspielen unter dem Gesichtspunkt des lauterkeitsrechtlichen Verbraucherschutzes, Hamburg, 2013 |
Memberships & Associations
| MARQUES Class 46 Blog INTA GRUR |
Additional languages
| English |
| Spanish |
Latest news & insights
General Court decides on distinctiveness of a somewhat (un)common shape
General Court: No confusion between BEPOST and ePOST
Brexit's impact on digital services: a review of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement
by multiple authors
What the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement means for intellectual property owners
by multiple authors