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    Christian Hess
    ADVANT Beiten - Munich
    Rechtsanwalt, LL.M. (Stellenbosch University), Licensed Specialist for Intellectual Property Law
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    Christian Hess

    ADVANT Beiten - Munich
    Rechtsanwalt, LL.M. (Stellenbosch University), Licensed Specialist for Intellectual Property Law
    Partner

    Contacts

    T : +49 89 35065-1421

    F : +49 89 35065-2152

    Christian.Hess@advant-beiten.com

    Expertise

    Christian Hess is Partner at ADVANT Beiten's Munich office and member of the IP/IT/Media practice group. He is a certified specialist for IP law and primarily advises in the fields of patent, design and unfair competition law as well as know-how protection. His special focus is on advising and representing national and international clients in national and cross-border litigation including nullity proceedings in patent and utility model law as well as advising and drafting of technology transfer agreements, in particular license agreements, R&D agreements and in transactions.

    Christian Hess studied law at the University of Passau. He obtained a master of laws (LL.M.) degree at the University of Stellenbosch (South Africa) with a special focus on Intellectual Property Law and Competition Law. He was admitted to the German bar in 2010. Prior to joining ADVANT Beiten as a partner in 2017, Christian Hess worked for a leading boutique IP law firm with a focus on the enforcement of patents and utility models.

    Awards

    Recommended Lawyer
    Best Lawyers in Kooperation mit Handelsblatt 2025
    Recommended Lawyer
    Best Lawyers in cooperation with Handelsblatt 2024
    Recommended Lawyer
    Best Lawyers in cooperation with Handelsblatt 2023
    Listed Lawyer
    IP Stars 2022

    Christian Hess is listed as Notable Practitioner.

    Publications

    Publications:

    Intellectual property right licences Q&A: Germany
    by Dr. Sebastian Heim, Christian Hess, LL.M and Carolin Eder, Beiten Burkhardt Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
    abrufbar unter: Intellectual property right licences Q&A: Germany
    Reproduced from Practical Law with the permission of the publishers. For further information, visit www.practicallaw.com.

    Intellectual property right assignments Q&A: Germany
    by Dr. Sebastian Heim, Carolin Eder and Christian Hess, LL.M., Beiten Burkhardt Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
    abrufbar unter: Intellectual property right assignments Q&A: Germany
    Reproduced from Practical Law with the permission of the publishers. For further information, visit www.practicallaw.com.

    Various publications in the field of Intellectual Property Law.

    Lectures:

    Various presentations and talks in the field of patent and trademark law.

    Memberships

    • German Association for Industrial Property and Copyright (GRUR)
    • German-South African Lawyers Asscociation