Profile

Carsten has been working in the field of intellectual property law for almost 20 years. He advises his clients in all areas of intellectual property law, in particular in patent and trademark law. His main focus is on litigation, especially in patent, trademark and unfair competition law, as well as contract drafting. Due to his several years of experience as a trademark examiner at the German Patent and Trademark Office and the then OHIM (EUIPO), he also has special expertise in trademark law.

After studying law at the University of Osnabrück and subsequently obtaining his doctorate, Carsten worked as a lawyer in two major US law firms and one major British-Canadian law firm. At the beginning of 2021, he joined Müller Schupfner & Parnter as a partner.

Technical Areas

• Patent law
• Trademark law
• Design law
• Competition law
• Copyright law

Legal Expertise

• Conducting trademark and design infringement proceedings
• Advice and litigation in national and cross-border patent infringement proceedings in all technical fields
• Advice on competition law
• Conducting of domian litigation opposition and appeal proceedings before the German and European Patent Office
• Trademark portfolio consulting
• Trademark applications and oppositions

Memberships

• GRUR – Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht
• VPP – Vereinigung von Fachleuten des Gewerblichen Rechtsschutzes