Dr. jur. | LL.M. (Exeter) Attorney-at-Law | Certified Specialist Lawyer for Intellectual Property Law
Partner
Languages: English, French, German
Dr. Felix Hauck combines extensive legal expertise with many years of experience in intellectual property law. As a Certified Specialist Lawyer for Intellectual Property Law, he focuses on the enforcement and strategic structuring of IP portfolios. His in-depth knowledge in trademark, design, copyright, and unfair competition law enables him to provide targeted support to companies in securing and defending their intellectual property rights. Through his analytical approach, he develops practical solutions that offer clients both legal certainty and commercial success. The cost–benefit ratio for the client is always a central focus of his advice.
“For a company, a trademark is what personal reputation is for an individual.”
Dr. Felix Hauck
Advice and representation in litigation in the following areas:
Trademark law
Design law
Unfair competition law (UWG)
Advertising law for medicinal products and food law
Copyright law
Filing, enforcement, and defence of trademark and design rights in Germany and abroad
Negotiation and drafting of licensing, distribution, and R&D agreements
Since 2012
Partner at dompatent
since 2010
Attorney at Law at dompatent
2001 - 2010
Attorney at Law in Düsseldorf and Hanover (including Bird & Bird)
1998 - 2000
Legal traineeship at the Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court (OLG Düsseldorf), Second State Examination
1997 - 1998
University Exeter
LL.M. in European Legal Studies
1996 - 1998
Doctoral studies at the University of Cologne
Dissertation: “Participation rights of the German Bundestag in matters of the European Union”
Degree: Dr. iur.
1993 - 1994
University of Paris – Law studies
1991 - 1996
University of Cologne – Law studies, First State Examination
Cologne Bar Association, German Bar Association (DAV), GRUR, ECTA
Dr. Felix Hauck is actively involved in academic discourse on trademark and design law, in particular in connection with the removal and reinstatement of listings on online platforms. He is an editor and author of legal publications and regularly shares his expertise through professional lectures and training courses.
Editor of the Practitioner’s Manual for Trademark Prosecution and Litigation in the EU, 2011
(reviewed in GRUR Int. 2012, 286)
Co-author of the Handbook of Trademark and Design Law
(eds. Stöckel/Lüken, 2nd edition, 2006)
Various publications in legal journals, most recently:
The out-of-court dispute settlement body pursuant to Art. 21 DSA, GRUR 16/2024, pp. 1185 ff.
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