JUVE Handbook on German Commercial Law Firms
2015/2016, 2016/2017, 2018/2019, 2020/2021, 2021/2022
Recommended Attorney in the category trademark law and unfair competition law
„accomplished litigator“
„excellent court briefs” and “strong litigation knowledge“
„very good advice, both legal and practical“
„very precise work“
WTR 1000 World Trademark Review 2014 – 2022
Recommended Attorney
„one of Germany’s top enforcement minds“
„extremely knowledgeable“
„makes the German IP process very easy to understand for foreign clients;
he is easy to work with and provides strong counsel“
„enforcement maestro“
„accomplished attorney“
Handelsblatt in cooperation with Best Lawyers
Germany’s best lawyers 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
Recommended lawyer in the category „Intellectual Property Law“
Who’s Who Legal Germany
2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
Trademarks Recommended Expert
Who’s Who Legal
Thought Leaders – Germany 2022
Professional Career
» Universities of Cologne (Dr. iur.), London (LL.M. in IP) and Seville
» Lawyer admitted to the bar since 2003
» Bar-Certified Specialist Attorney for Intellectual Property Law since 2008
» Lecturer for IP at the University of Applied Sciences of Düsseldorf since 2010
» 2004-2012 Attorney and Partner in an IP boutique firm
» Founding Partner of Löffel Abrar
Key Practice Areas
» Litigation
» Anti-Counterfeiting
» Trade mark law
» Unfair competition law
» Copyright law
» Design law
» E-commerce, domain and internet law
Memberships
» GRUR (German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property)
» INTA (International Trademark Association)
» AGEM (Arbeitsgemeinschaft Geistiges Eigentum & Medien DAV)
» MARQUES (Association of European Trademark Owners), Member of the Unfair Competition Team
» AIPPI (International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property)