Philip Schmitz
Associated Partner*
Contact
Theodorstraße 41a
22761 Hamburg
Profile
Philip Schmitz is active in the areas of trademark, design, copyright and unfair competition law. He advises national and international clients and represents them in litigation proceedings. His focuses are the combatting of product piracy and advising on IP law in corporate transactions.
Philip Schmitz studied law at the University of Hamburg. After completing his legal clerkship at international law firms, a competition chamber of the Hamburg Regional Court and the Chamber of Foreign Trade in Hong Kong, he worked as a lawyer for Baker & McKenzie from 2015. He joined Lubberger Lehment in 2018. In 2022, he was appointed Associated Partner of the firm.
Biography
Forums
- GRUR (German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property)
- INTA: Legislation and Regulation Committee
Publications
- Nachweis rechtserhaltender Benutzung im Widerspruchsverfahren,
BPatG, 2. Juli 2018, 25 W (pat) 513/16, GRUR-Prax 2018, 432 - Eintragungshindernis “wertbestimmende Form” erfasst nicht Schuhsohlenfarbe, EuGH, 12. Juni 2018, C-163/16 –
Louboutin/Van Haren, GRUR-Prax 2018, 301 - Zur Einordnung von Autofelgen als Bauelemente nach der “Reparaturklausel” in der GGV
Urteilsanmerkung zu EuGH, Urt. vom 20.12.2017 –
C-397/16 und C-435/16 GRUR 2018, 290 ff. (zusammen mit J. Druschel und P. Engert) - No tea for two? European Court of Justice confirms the essential function of an EU collective mark is not to distinguish goods according to geographical origin
Urteilsanmerkung zu EuGH, Urt. v. 20.09.2017 – C-673/15 bis C-676/15
EIPR 2018, 199 ff. (zusammen mit B. Clark und A. Zalewska)
Current topics:
30.03.2022
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