Christina Tenbrock, bar-certified specialist for intellectual property law, advices and represents national and international clients in various fields of intellectual property law, in particular in trademark, design and copyright law as well as unfair competition law, including the law on advertising of pharmaceutical and medicinal products. In trademark law, Christina’s particular focus is on obtaining protection and enforcing “non-traditional trademarks”, in particular color and shape marks. Another focus is on trade secret disputes.
She has extensive litigation experience in national and crossborder infringement proceedings and regularly conducts opposition and nullity proceedings before the German Patent and Trademark Office (DPMA) as well as the EUIPO.
Outside of court, she advises clients on marketing campaigns and product launches, on border seizure proceedings and on various contractual issues.
During her legal clerkship (Referendariat) with the Higher Regional Court Düsseldorf, she worked for various international law firms specialising in intellectual property law, for a global pharmaceutical company and at the German Embassy in London. After her second state examination, she continued her specialisation in IP with a master’s degree (LL.M.) at the Heinrich Heine University in Düsseldorf.
She deepened her expertise in pharmaceutical law in 2014/2015 through a secondment at the German subsidiary of a globally leading, research-oriented British pharmaceutical group.
