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Jan F. Krekel, LL.M., Rechtsanwalt in München

Intellectual Property, Competition, IT
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Jan F. Krekel - Rechtsanwalt für Geistiges Eigentum, Wettbewerbsrecht, IT-Recht | ZIRNGIBL

T +49 (89) 290 50-204
F +49 (89) 290 50-290
E lekerk.j@zirngib@l.de

Office:
Sabine Gabler

s.gabler@zirngibl.de

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FOREIGN LANGUAGES

English

PRACTICE AREA

Mr. Krekel specializes in the field of industrial property law, especially trademark law, patent law, and competition law. He focuses primarily on providing legal advice on the development of products, trademark concepts, and advertising concepts. He also focuses on research and development cooperation ventures and the public-sector support of such ventures, particularly in aviation, and the licensing of industrial property rights, trade secrets, and industrial know-how.

Mr. Krekel is a member of the INTA (International Trademark Association) and the AIPPI (International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property), among other associations. He also represents the law firm in the association LawExchange International and leads their IP/IT Practice Group.

Recommendations: Mr. Krekel has regularly been cited as an often-recommended lawyer for trademark law in the JUVE law guide, as well as in the list “The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals” published by the “World Trademark Review.”

Résumé highlights:

  • High school in Essen and Cambridge
  • High school diploma in Essen
  • Studied in Bonn and Munich
  • First State Exam in Munich
  • Advanced practical legal training at the Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court, including the Second State Exam
  • Post-graduate study: Master of Laws (LL.M.) in International Commercial and Business Law at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland
  • Licensed to practice law since 1998
  • Attorney in a major international corporate law firm in Munich
  • Partner at ZIRNGIBL since 2007

  • Negotiation and support of an aircraft type development project supported by the German government-owned development bank KfW, including the related research, development, and supply contracts
  • Administration and defense of trademark portfolios of companies in various economic sectors such as media, aviation, and healthcare
  • Litigation on behalf of a research and development institution versus its former patent utilizer and patent attorney
  • Defense and implementation of a business model in the segment of special-purpose properties, successful litigation in various courts, including the German Federal Supreme Court

  • Münchener Anwaltshandbuch Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz: [lawyers' handbook on the subject of industrial property rights] second to sixth edition thus far, 2022, § 15 “Herabsetzung von Mitbewerbern” [“§ 15 Disparagement of Competitors”]
  • 1, 2011: “Die digitale Datenbank - aktuelle Probleme im Recht des Datenbankherstellers” [“The Digital Database: Current Problems in the Law of Database Producers”], WRP 2011 (pp. 436 - 443)

Partner FOREIGN LANGUAGES English PRACTICE AREA Mr. Krekel specializes in the field of industrial property law, especially trademark law, patent law, and competition law. He focuses primarily on providing legal advice on the development of products, trademark concepts, and advertising concepts. He also focuses on research and development cooperation ventures and the public-sector support of such ventures, particularly in aviation, and the licensing of industrial property rights, trade secrets, and industrial know-how. Mr. Krekel is a member of the INTA (International Trademark Association) and the AIPPI (International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property), among other associations. He also represents the law firm in the association LawExchange International and leads their IP/IT Practice Group. Recommendations: Mr. Krekel has regularly been cited as an often-recommended lawyer for trademark law in the JUVE law guide, as well as in the list “The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals” published by the “World Trademark Review.” Résumé highlights:

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