BRANDI lawyers.
Dr. Hans-Jürgen Buchmüller
About me
- Born in 1958
- Legal studies at the University of Münster
- First Exam ("1. Staatsexamen") in 1984
- Research associate at the Institute for Roman Law (Prof. Dr. Kupisch) at the University of Münster
- Doctor of Laws (Dr. jur.) 1985
- Second (Bar) Exam ("2. Staatsexamen") and bar admission in 1988
- Joined the firm in 2002
Competence
IP rights & competition law
Competition law
- Violations against competition regulations (warning, pre-liminary injunction, action)
- Assessment of advertising material, web pages, online shops, advertising campaigns, contests, General Terms and Conditions etc. with regard to compliance with competition law
- Price information
- Labeling obligations
- Law on the advertising of medicinal products
- Protection against imitation
- Competition in the public sector
Trade mark and designation law
- Application of German trade marks, community trade marks and IR trade marks
- Trade mark research, management and monitoring
- Consulting on trade mark strategies
- Contract design (trade mark license and transfer agreements, delimitation agreements)
- Conduction of opposition and cancellation proceedings before authorities, the German Federal Patent Office and the General Court
- Border seizure processes
- Trade mark and designation infringements (warning, preliminary injunction, action)
- Trademark infringements abroad
- Rights to names, company signs, and titles of works
Design law
- Application of German and EU designs (formerly known as design patents)
- Design infringements (warning, preliminary injunction, action)
- Design license agreements
Know-how protection
- Non-disclosure agreements (NDA)
- Know-how protection agreements
Copyright
- Copyright infringements (warning, preliminary injunction, action)
Commercial and distribution law
National distribution
- Agency agreements
- Distributor contracts (including distribution cartel law)
- Network marketing
- Multi-level marketing
Proceedings and arbitration proceedings
- Litigation in Germany and abroad
- Enforcement of claims against foreign debtors
- Proceedings for the preservation of evidence, in- and out-of-court
Tenancy law, real estate marketing and management
Brokerage law
- Contract design
- Assertion of and defense against claims for brokerage fees
Publications
Monographs
- Urheberrecht und Computersoftware. Zugleich ein Beitrag zum Werkbegriff der Werke der Wissenschaft und zur Stellung des Urhebers im Arbeitsrecht,
Münster 1985
Memberships
- Deutscher Anwaltverein
- Deutscher Juristentag
- Deutsche Vereinigung für gewerblichen Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht
- Arbeitskreis Wettbewerbs- und Markenrecht Westfalen-Lippe e.V.