Counselling and litigation in cases of unfair competition, especially in the field of preliminary injunctions, as well as registered designs, Community designs and copyright law. Furthermore counselling and litigation in cases of trademark law including applications. Moreover, counselling and litigation regarding license agreements and relating to employee's inventions.

Birte Köhn-Gerdes belongs to the team of the firm's office in Düsseldorf which is one of the most important venues for IP cases in Germany.

2002	Trainee at the firms VIVA Media AG and Brainpool TV AG, Cologne,Legal & Business Affairs
since 2004	Associate of the firm Bardehle Pagenberg Dost Altenburg Geissler,Düsseldorf

1995 - 2000	Legal studies at the University of Bremen and Cologne
2000	First State Examination in Cologne
2000 - 2002	Preparatory Service for Second State Examination in Düsseldorf and Cologne
January 2003	Second State Examination (Bar Examination) in Düsseldorf
2003 - 2004	Degree of LL.M. oec. of the University of Cologne(studies of business administration and economic law with main focus on IP)

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