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Dr. Christoph Mikyska

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Dr. Christoph Mikyska represents national and international clients on a broad array of intellectual property (IP) matters, including prosecution, portfolio management, brand and product strategy, licensing, and infringement matters, with a focus on trademarks, design, copyrights, and unfair competition. Christoph concentrates his practice on IP litigation. He has represented clients in high-profile trademark and copyright disputes before the German and European Union authorities and courts for many years, including landmark cases before German courts of appeal, with several cases ultimately decided by the German Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof). Christoph speaks German, English, and Spanish.

Christoph represents clients in the relevant German infringement courts (first instance and appellate proceedings), the German Patent and Trade Mark Office (DPMA), the EU Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), and the EU courts (General Court and Court of Justice of the European Union) in all matters concerning trademark, design, and copyright law, as well as unfair competition law.

He counsels clients from the high-tech sector, in particular ecommerce and artificial intelligence (AI) companies, as well as clients from the media and entertainment industries, in all “soft” IP matters. He also advises major international fashion and retail companies on trademark, design, and unfair competition matters in Germany and the European Union.

  • Represented a US high-tech company from the AI sector in high-stakes trademark litigation proceedings in Germany
  • Represented a major international high-tech company in litigation proceedings against German collecting societies on copyright levies for reproduction devices  
  • Represented German and international clients from various industries in trademark and design prosecution, licensing, and portfolio strategy and management issues both domestically and internationally, including in office proceedings before the DPMA and the EUIPO
  • Represented German and international clients in trademark and design-related conflicts and infringement matters before the German courts, the European Court of Justice, and the European General Court
  • Represented a major international fashion company in trademark and unfair competition litigation in Germany
  • Represented a major European sporting goods manufacturer in design and unfair competition litigation in Germany
  • Represented a major international online retailer in trademark, design, and unfair competition litigation in Germany
  • Represented an international car manufacturer in trademark litigation proceedings in Germany
  • University of Heidelberg, 2016, Ph.D., magna cum laude
  • Fachanwaltslehrgang Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz/Certified practitioner IP, 2016, Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz/ IP, Rechtsanwaltskammer München/ Wolters Kluwer
  • Frankfurt am Main Court of Appeals, 2014, Second State Exam
  • University of San Francisco School of Law, 2012, LL.M., intellectual property and technology law
  • University of Heidelberg, 2009, First State Exam
  • University of Passau, 2005, study of law
  • Germany
  • European General Court
  • European Court of Justice

Member, Practice Group of the Year, Intellectual Property, Law360 (2024)

Recognized, Notable Practitioner, Germany, Managing Intellectual Property (2025)

Leading Trademark Practitioner, Germany, WTR 1000, World Trademark Review (2025)

Ones to Watch, Intellectual Property Law, Best Lawyers, Handelsblatt (2022–2023)

Member, Munich Bar Association

Member, International Trademark Association

Member, German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property