München
Dr. Caroline Otto
Intellectual Property, Competition, IT
T +49 (89) 290 50-250
F +49 (89) 290 50-290
E regieg.c@zir@ngibl.de
Office:
Betül Sari
b.sari@zirngibl.de
Attorney at Law / Counsel
FOREIGN LANGUAGES
English
PRACTICE AREA
Dr. Otto specializes in consulting on all areas of intellectual property and competition law. Another area of concentration is consulting in connection with license agreements and with research and development projects.
CAREER
- High school diploma in Aalen
- Studied in Konstanz
- First State Exam in Konstanz
- Advanced practical legal training at Stuttgart Higher Regional Court, with posting in New York, USA, among others
- Second State Exam in the district of the Stuttgart Higher Regional Court
- Doctoral degree from Universität Konstanz
Licensed to practice law since 2011
MEMBERSHIPS
- Deutsche Vereinigung für Gewerblichen Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht e.V. (GRUR) (German Association for Industrial Property Protection and Copyrights)
- European Communities Trade Mark Association (ECTA)
- Ongoing consultation and representation for multiple companies in connection with IP portfolios (establishing protection, maintenance, enforcement, defense, valuation)
- Represented a manufacturer in and out of court in multiple cases involving competition law
- Consulted on the distribution and approval of US beverage products on the German market
- Supported multiple IP/IT due-diligence processes as part of M&A transactions
- Consulted on the feasibility, design, and implementation of an association’s internal licensing system for introducing a trademark and a selective distribution system for a furniture and decor association
- Legal consulting when implementing a global trademark licensing structure in a corporate group
- Consulting for multiple vehicle and mechanical engineering groups in connection with IP management
- Consulting for a public institution (college) as part of a publicly funded research and development project
- The protection of geographical designations, GRUR-Prax 2024, 292 Download
- M&A in the light of digitalisation: Taking stock and looking to the future, M&A Review 2019, 398 - 404 (co-author)
- The introduction of the certification mark into German trade mark law, MarkenR 2018, 359
- The European Commission's proposal to reform the trade mark system - analysis and effects, MarkenR 2013, 409
