Dr. Kai Schmidt-Hern
Partner

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schmidt-hern@lubbergerlehment.com
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+49 30 88 03 35 42
Hardenbergstraße 5
10623 Berlin
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Kai Schmidt-Hern is active in trademark, unfair competition and copyright law in several industries. He regularly litigates in these areas and has taken many proceedings to the highest instance. Kai also heads the prosecution practice of the firm and advises on global trademark protection strategies.

Kai Schmidt-Hern is a partner of the firm. He studied law in Freiburg, Geneva and London and began his career with Linklaters in 2002. He joined Lubberger Lehment in 2005 and became a partner in 2008.

Kai Schmidt-Hern is a certified lawyer for copyright and media law (Fachanwalt für Urheber- und Medienrecht). The JUVE Handbook of Commercial Law Firms regularly recommends him in the field of IP.

Biography

Since 2008
Partner of Lubberger Lehment, certified lawyer for copyright and media law
2005
Lawyer with Lubberger Lehment
2002–2005
Lawyer with Linklaters Oppenhoff & Rädler
2001
Doctorate at the Albert-Ludwigs-University, Freiburg i.Br.
1999–2001
Trainee lawyer in Berlin with a focus on media law/intellectual property law
1997–1998
Masters Program at University College London (LL.M.)
1992–1997
Degree programme at the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg i.Br. and the Université de Genève, Genf

Teaching Position

  • Mentor for intellectual property at Berlin Founders Fund and at HUBRAUM (startup incubator of Deutsche Telekom)
  • Teaching assignment at the Humboldt University Berlin for copyright and media law

Publications

  • European Intellectual Property Review 6/2020: Interflora in Reverse: Frankfurt Court of Appeal on Keyword Advertising
  • Alexa – wo bitte geht es hier zum BGH?, WRP 2018, 671 (zusammen mit Dr. Benjamin Koch)
  • Unternehmenskennzeichen als „Supermarke“ für den Handel?
    GRUR-Prax 2013, 75
  • Archive öffnen oder wieder schließen? § 137l UrhG und Art. 14 GG
    ZUM 2008, 927
  • Der Titel, der Urheber, das Werk und seine Schutzfrist – zum BGH-Urteil ‚Winnetous Rückkehr‘
    ZUM 2003, 462
  • Die Fortsetzung von urheberrechtlich geschützten Werken (Diss.), Nomos 2001

»One of the best trademark lawyers, especially in litigation.«Juve

 

»Very good in IP and copyright.«Juve

 

»Good strategic thinker, who follows a clear line in litigation.«Legal500

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