Our team
Klinger & Kollegen
Our team
The lawyers in our practice form a team of experts in the field of national and international intellectual property law. They are supported by employees with many years of professional experience.
APPROVALS:
All lawyers in our practice are authorized to represent clients before the following authorities and courts:
Dr. Alfred N. Klinger
Lawyer – European Trademark and Design Attorney
Education and professional experience
Law studies at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
1988-1992
Doctoral studies at the University of Bielefeld
1988-1992
Trainee in a legal practice in Munich
1992
Admitted to the bar
1992-1994
Lawyer in a patent and legal practice in Munich
1994-2002
Partner in Spitz, Klinger & Kollegen patent and legal practice in Munich
Since 2002
Owner of Klinger & Kollegen patent and legal practice in Munich
Languages
Memberships
Rechtsanwaltskammer München
INTA
International Trademark Association
ECTA
European Communities Trade Mark Association
GRUR
Deutsche Vereinigung für gewerblichen Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht e. V.
Publications
- Beck’sche Formularsammlung Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz, Urheber-, Presse- und Kartellrecht, 6. Auflage (2021)
- GRUR Formularsammlung zum gewerblichen Rechtsschutz mit Urheberrecht, Produktpiraterie, Wiley VCH, Weinheim (1998)
Dr. Birgit S. Müller
Lawyer – European Trademark and Design Attorney
Education and professional experience
Law studies at the University of Augsburg
2002-2003
Licence en droit at the Jean Moulin Lyon 3 University
2006-2008
Doctoral studies at the University of Augsburg
2003
Trainee in an association in Brussels, Belgium
2009
Worked in a legal practice in Italy
2010
Admitted to the bar
2010-2011
Lawyer in a legal practice in Munich
Since 2011
Lawyer in Klinger & Kollegen patent and legal practice in Munich
Since 2015
Specialist lawyer in the field of intellectual property rights
2020
Lecturer at the Schwaben Chamber of Industry and Commerce
Languages
Memberships
Rechtsanwaltskammer München
INTA
International Trademark Association
DIJV
Deutsch-Italienische Juristenvereinigung
Marie-Christine Seiler LL.M.
Attorney at Law – Certified IP Lawyer
Education and professional experience
1996-2001
Law studies at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Germany
2001-2003
First State Examination, Legal Clerkship and Second State Examination in Munich, Germany
2004-2005
Legal assistance at McCabe & Company, Wellington, in Intellectual Property Law
2004-2005
Master of Laws (LL.M.) studies at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
2005
Admission at the German Bar
2005-2013
Attorney at Law at Spitz Legal Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH (previously Spitz Gaul Golda) in Munich, Germany, in Intellectual Property Law
2008-2010
Training and Appointment as Certified IP Lawyer, Munich, Germany
2013-June 2021
Attorney at Law and Junior Partner at Müller Schupfner & Partner, Patent Attorneys and Attorneys at Law, Munich, Germany, in Intellectual Property Law
Since July 2021
Attorney at Law at Klinger & Kollegen in Munich
Languages
Memberships
Rechtsanwaltskammer München
GRUR
Deutsche Vereinigung für gewerblichen Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht e.V.
ECTA
European Communities Trade Mark Association
- Member of the ECTA Supersisory Board and of the ECTA Council (ECTA, Brussels)
- Member and Vice-Chair of ECTA Harmonization Committee (ECTA, Brussels)