Specialised in Practice Areas:

Trade Mark Registration & Prosecution
Trade Mark Searching & Opinions on
Registrability and Infringement
Trade Mark Oppositions
Trade Mark Non-Use & Revocation
Actions
Trade Mark Licensing
Trade Mark Audits
International Trade Mark Protection
Domain Name Registration & Aquisitions
Domain Name Dispute Resolution
Business Name Registration

Additional Experience:

Designs
Copyright
Passing Off
Trade Practices

Educational Background:

First State Exam in Law – Universities of Frankfurt and Konstanz, Germany
Second State Exam in Law – Board of Examiners for Justice, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Legal re-qualification in Australia – University of Melbourne

Professional Affiliations:

Institute of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys – member
Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand – member
Law Institute of Victoria – member

Description:

Jürgen is a registered Australian trade marks attorney and lawyer. He immigrated to Australia from Germany
and joined the Griffith Hack team in 2002. He had also briefly worked at Griffith Hack in 2001, conducting
seminars to introduce the Madrid Protocol system to the firm’s professionals. He is well qualified to advise clients on Australian and German law, and assists both Australian businesses and international corporations
in obtaining, maintaining and enforcing their IP rights. In addition, Jürgen regularly speaks at industry functions and writes for various publications. His trade marks practice includes a variety of work, from trade mark registration, prosecution and infringement advice to opposition and non-use proceedings. Jürgen is also a key member of Griffith Hack’s Domain Name Disputes Group with significant experience in challenging and maintaining domain name registrations.

Jürgen uses his international law experience to assist clients with protection of their intellectual property both
in Australia and overseas. His trade mark practice includes a variety of work, from trade mark registration,
prosecution and infringement advice to opposition and non-use proceedings. He also specialises in domain
name disputes and advises clients on a broad range of Internet related matters.

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