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Nassim Kiani is admitted for the practice as Rechtsanwältin (German attorney-at-law) in the Federal Republic of Germany. She has also attained the title of Fachanwältin für gewerblichen Rechtsschutz (Specialist Attorney for Intellectual Property Law) from the Bar Association of Düsseldorf.
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Attorney´s Remuneration Ac: in German Rechtsanwaltsvergütungsgesetz (RVG).
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ttorney´s Remuneration Ac: in German Rechtsanwaltsvergütungsgesetz (RVG).
Code of Conduct Patent Attorneys: in German Berufsordnung für Patentanwälte (BOPA).
Code of Professional Conduct of the EPI.
Code of Ethics for Professional Conduct of the International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys (FICPI Conduct Standards).
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