Dr. iur., J.D., LL.M.
Attorney-at-Law
Location München
Born 1940
vonmuhlendahl@bardehle.de
T +49.(0)89.928 05-0
Advice and litigation in German, European and international Trademark Law, Design Law and Unfair Competition Law.
In November 2005 Alexander von Mühlendahl joined the Bardehle Pagenberg firm, bringing with him more than four decades of professional experience gained in leading positions in German and European trademark legislation, practice and academia. For 11 years (1994-2005) he was Vice-President of the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) in Alicante, Spain; From 1985 until 1994, he was the head of the division for trade mark and unfair competition law at the German Ministry of Justice. Among the legislation for which he was responsible were amendments to the German Unfair Competition Act, the IP legislation following the unification of Germany in 1990 (the 'Erstreckungsgesetz' of 1992) and the new German Trade Mark Act of 1995. Throughout this period he represented the German government in the negotiations in Brussels on the European trade mark law, as well as in WIPO matters. From 1966 to 1979 he was in academic research at the Munich Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Patent, Copyright and Competition Law.
Alexander von Mühlendahl advises and represents small, medium-sized and large producers of trademarked goods from various European countries in proceedings before the General Court and the Court of Justice of the European Union. He also acts in matters of plant variety protection before these courts.
Recommended in:
WTR 1000 The World's Leading Trademark Professionals 2012: "great expertise and depth of knowledge, particularly in challenging cases involving non-tradtitional marks"
Who's Who Legal - Germany 2012: „long and distinguished career", „unbeatable regulatory expertise" (peer quote)
JUVE Commercial Law Firms 2011/2012
The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers (Who’s Who Legal) – Trademarks 2010
JUVE Commercial Law Firms 2010/2011
Awards
WTR Industry Award 2010: Lifetime Achievement Award
IP Hall of Fame 2006
informa World Leaders – The European IP Awards 2005: Lifetime Achievement Award
1966-1979 | Staff member and from 1970 Head of the U.S. Department of the Max-Planck-Institute for Foreign and International Patent-, Copyright and Competition Law, Munich |
1974-1979 | Member of the Munich Bar (Rechtsanwalt) |
1979-1994 | Ministerialrat, since 1985 Head of the Division for Trade Mark Law and the Law of Unfair Competition at the German Ministry of Justice, Bonn |
1994-2005 | Vice President of the Office for the Harmonisation of the Internal Market (OHIM) |
Since 2005 | Attorney-at-law at Bardehle Pagenberg, Munich |
1960-1964 | Legal Studies at the Universities of Frankfurt a.M., Marburg and Munich |
1964 | First State Examination, University of Munich |
1967-1970 | Northwestern University, Evanston/Chicago Illinois, USA, |
| Degrees of Juris Doctor (J.D.) and LL.M. |
1972 | Second State Examination, Munich |
1979 | Degree of Dr. iur. (summa cum laude), University of Munich |
German, English, French, Spanish
Dr. Alexander v. Mühlendahl teaches at the University of Straßburg (CEIPI), at the University of Alicante (Magister Lucentinus), at the Fernuniversität Hagen, at the University of Szeged (Hungary), at the College of Law of Chicago-Kent University, Chicago, at the Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary, University of London. He is Co-Autor of „Die Gemeinschaftsmarke“ (The Community Trademark) and has published many articles in German, English, French and Spanish on topics of his practice.
Memberships:
ECTA (European Communities Trade Mark Association): Honorary Member
Hungarian Trademark Association: Honorary Member
GRUR (German Association of Intellectual Property and Copyright Law): Committee for Trademark and Competition Law
Academic Positions:
CEIPI (Centre d'Etudes Internationales de la Propriété Industrielle), Strasbourg: Conseil d'administration
Post Graduate „Magister Lucentinus”, Universität Alicante: Academic Council
Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS), Queen Mary, University of London: Member of the Advisory Council
Other Positions:
IIC (International Review of Intellectual Property and Competition Law): Advisory Board
MarkenR – Zeitschrift für deutsches, europäisches und internationales Kennzeichenrecht: Fachbeirat
International Positions:
1993-1995 | President of the Assembly of the Madrid Union |
1994 | Chairman of the Budget Committee of WIPO |