DR. LUDWIG KOUKER, Dr. jur., (Attorney at Law, Certified IP-Lawyer, admitted at the European Trade Mark Office) studied law at the University of Marburg and obtained a doctor's degree at the Institute for Commercial and Economic Law at the University of Marburg (doctor of jurisprudence).  Dr. Kouker is member of the Expert Committee for Intellectual Property at the Hanseatic Bar Association Bremen and a member of INTA, GRUR and LES.  He regularly publishes articles in legal journals.  Besides working on trade marks, unfair competition law, copyright law and licensing matters, including litigation, he has specialized in antitrust law with particular emphasis on industrial property questions.

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