Trademark Attorney
Channel: Rolf Claessen
Date: 2017-04-13

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I am Rolf Claessen, Partner with Michalski · Hüttermann & Partner, and in this video I explain what a trademark attorney is and what they do.
As far as I know, only the Commonwealth countries recognize “trademark attorney” as an exclusive title, where you would need a special qualification in order to call yourself “trademark attorney”. In other countries such as the US or Germany, the title “trademark attorney” an typically be used by any lawyer, such as an attorney at law or a patent attorney, who is specialized in trademarks.
We are handling more than 4500 active trademarks for our clients and we consider ourselves specialized in trademarks. The magazine World Trademark Review recognized me as one of the top 1000 trademark professionals in the world

http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/WTR1000/rankings/Detail.aspx?g=91b38512-25a7-421e-b45e-1e0689a8822b

So I guess, I could call myself a trademark attorney. 
What does a trademark attorney do? I am conducting searches for similar earlier trademarks to avoid conflicts with earlier trademarks when launching a new trademark. 
I am filing trademarks and work to get them registered so that my clients can protect names for their companies and products. I am filing trademark oppositions or defend trademarks against oppositions 
I am enforcing trademarks – so I write or respond to cease & desist letters or start or defend against other legal actions. I draft license agreements. 
I hope I was able to explain to you what a trademark attorney is. If you are new to my channel and want to learn more about patents, trademarks and designs, please subscribe to my channel. If you liked the video hit like. I am answering comments and questions below this video. And most importantly, protect your intellectual property and go make it count!



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About Rolf Claessen

Rolf is patent attorney of IP boutique law firm Michalski · Hüttermann. The firm is managing about 4500 trademarks and 6500 patents and patent applications for mostly domestic medium sized clients in Germany in many technical fields.  

His personal background is chemistry and nanotechnology. Before becoming a patent attorney, he received his Ph.D. from the College of  Nanoscale Science and Engineering as well as the Chemistry Department, both at the State University of New York at Albany. Also, he worked for a small nanotechnology startup that was spun out of the Bayer group.

The focus of his practice is the prosecution of trademarks and patents and other intellectual property rights. His expertise in patent prosecution encompasses a deep understanding of patent law, prior art searches, prosecuting patent applications, patent drafting, opposition and defending against competitors. With the team at Michalski · Hüttermann, he strives to be the external IP department for many medium sized companies. 

Rolf has been included in the Patent 1000 rankings of the IAM magazine ever since 2013. And he is included in the WTR1000 ranking in 2015.

He is a prolific writer mostly writing for law journals such as GRUR or IP Rechtsberater. He is host of his two podcasts Markenpod and IP Fridays.

Rolf is also volunteering his time in the worldwide volunteer organization Junior Chamber International (JCI), where he served as executive congress director for the JCI World Congress 2014 in Germany. 

He enjoys spending at least the weekends with his three kids and his wife. Rolf wishes to have more time for hobbies like sailing.

Contact Rolf at

Dr. Rolf Claessen
Michalski · Hüttermann & Partner
Speditionstraße 21
D-40221 Düsseldorf
Germany

Telephone:  +49 211 159 249 0
Facsimile: +49 211 159 249 20
Email claessen@mhpatent.de

http://www.rolfclaessen.com


Legalese and Disclaimer

You have been watching a video by Rolf Claessen. The views expressed by the participants of this program are their own and do not represent the views of nor are they endorsed by their respective law firms.  None of the content should be considered legal advice.  This video should not be construed as legal advice or legal opinion on any specific facts or circumstances.  The contents of this video are intended for general informational purposes only and you are urged to consult your own patent attorney on any specific legal questions. As always, consult a patent attorney.