RUDOLF BÖCKENHOLT, Dr. jur., LL.M., (Attorney at Law, Certified IP-Lawyer, admitted at the European Trade Mark Office) studied law at the University of Münster with special emphasis on Intellectual Property. He joined the postgraduate scholarship programme “International Studies in Intellectual Property Law” where he received his Master of Laws degree, LL.M., with periods of study at the School of Law, University of Exeter (UK), at the Technical University of Dresden and the German Patent and Trademark Office in Munich. At the Institute for Information, Telecommunication and Media Law, School of Law, University of Münster, he obtained his doctorate for a comparative study on Trade Mark and Copyright law. His practice focuses mainly on trade mark law and unfair competition matters, especially emphasising contentious work. He mainly advises medium size and large international clients in the areas of media and consumer products. Moreover, Dr. Böckenholt is increasingly active in litigation work concerning technical property rights, with a particular focus on general mechanical engineering.

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