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Dr. Christian Meyer
Partner
Attorney-at-Law
Certified IP Lawyer
UPC Representative
Christian advises and represents national and international clients in patent infringement and validity proceedings. His expertise covers all areas of intellectual property and competition law, with a particular focus on patent, utility model, trade mark and design infringements. In addition to providing comprehensive advice on employee invention law, the enforcement of standard essential patents and product piracy, he drafts and negotiates contracts relating to IP rights and regularly represents clients at national and international professional trade fairs.
A specialist in intellectual property law, Christian regularly publishes scientific articles and gives lectures on current intellectual property issues. He is also an associate lecturer for patent law at the University of Marburg.
"An educator and authority in the world of international intellectual property matters, Christian Meyer is a very experienced and reliable litigator with a strong focus on patent validity and infringement proceedings.”
– IAM Strategy 300, 2024
Marco Stief and Christian Meyer are masters of patent infringement disputes, expertly untangling complex legal questions to present strong arguments in the courtroom.
– IAM Patent 1000, 2025
- In and out of court representation, particularly in relation to enforcement and defense of IP rights
- Coordination of and representation in interim relief proceedings
- Advice on IP enforcement and defense strategies
- Evaluation of prospective outcomes and suitable courses of action on all aspects of IP protection
- Advice on employee invention law
- Advice on and conduct of contract negotiations and contract drafting
- Coordinating and supervising due diligence proceedings and freedom-to-operate analyses
- IP-Due Diligence
- Listed in IAM Strategy 300 Global Leaders 2025
- In the Leaders League Ranking 2025, honoured as "Highly Recommended" in the "Trademark Prosecution" category
- MIP IP Stars – Rising Star 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
- Recommended as one of the world's leading intellectual property strategists by IAM Strategy 300, 2024
- Recommended in Legal 500 EMEA 2024
- Recommended in Legal 500 Deutschland 2018, 2024
- Recommended in IAM Patent 1000 “World’s Leading Patent Professionals” 2025
- EU seeks harmonisation of privilege for generic market entry, Managing IP 2025
- EU pharmaceutical reforms propose changes to regulatory protection periods, Managing IP 2024
- Proposed regulations for a unitary SPC for medicinal products under the microscope, Managing IP 2024
- Interview IAM Strategy 300 Global Leaders, 2024
- § 945 ZPO – Ausweitung der Haftung der Originatoren bei später widerrufenem Patent?, GRUR 4/2024 (Stief/Meyer)
- Decision on cease-and-desist declarations according to the ‘Hamburg custom’, MIP 2023
- The biggest change is the introduction of a right to compensation under unfair competition law for consumers, 07/2022
- JUVE Handbook 2022/2023: Co-publishing article on the topic of “Die Äquivalenz in der Patentverletzung: Neue Rechtsprechung”
- Originator vs Generika – Pharmapatente im Spannungsfeld des einstweiligen Verfügungsverfahrens, PharmR Heft 6/2022, Heft 8/2022
- USB stick meets sufficiently specific test in Germany, 2022
- German Court Calls for Better Enforcement of Preliminary Injunctions in Patent Infringement Case, 2021
- German court rules against automated dispensing of medicinal products, 2021
- FCJ Clarifies Requirements for Enforcement of Time-Barred and Non-Time-Barred Claims, 2019
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Der Schutz junger und alter Verbraucher nach der UGP-Richtlinie – Umsetzung im UWG 2008 und richtlinienkonforme Auslegung, Heinrich-Heine-Universität, Dissertation, 2013
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Zoll: Beschlagnahme bei der Verletzung von kennzeichenrechten – Benutzung im geschäftlichen Verkehr i.S.d. § 14 Abs. 2 MarkenG, CIPReport, 01/2011
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Das vereinfachte Vernichtungsverfahren gem. Art. 11 (EG) VO 1383/2003 in der Praxis, CIPReport (together with Klaus Hoffmeister), 03/2010
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