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Biography

Attorney at law with experience in several aspects of law including intellectual property law, civil law, administrative law and competition law, in particular procurement law. Ms. Behrend is authorized to represent before all local, district and regional courts as well as specified courts for intellectual property in the EU.

Prior to joining horak.attorneys at law partnership in 2016, Ms. Behrend studied law at the Georg-August-University of Göttingen and at the University of Vigo (Spain) passing her first state legal examinations in 2005. Her legal internship she practiced at the Higher Regional Court in Bremen, the evangelical church of Bremen and renowned law offices, passing her second state legal examinations in 2009.

Lawyer at horak. Attorneys at Law since 2016.

Certified Procurement Law Specialist since 2021.

Representation before all German local, district and regional courts.

Languages

 German
 English

Legal focus

• Intellectual property protection (Patents, Trademarks, Copyright law, Domains etc.):
• Patent law
• Trademarks law
• Domain law, Domainnamensrecht
• Utility Model Law
• Design law
• Licencing Rights

• Competition Law
• UWG rights
• Publicity Rights
• GWB-Law
• Merger control proceedings

• Procurement Law
• Law of Technology (including EDP, energy, internet, telecommunications)
• IT law (including computer law, software law, data protection law)
• Energy law (in particular energy industry law and energy cartel law)
• Copyright (moral rights, copyright exploitation rights, rights of use and ancillary copyrights) and media law
• Music law
• Publishing law
• Artists’ contract law
• Photography law
• Film law
• Event law

• European Law
• Pharma Law and Food Stuff Regulations
• Taxation and economic law
• Procurement Law Specialist