Philip Koch
IT Law
Digital Brand Protection
AI Law
IP Law
Corporate
Advertising Law
SaaS und Managed Services
Distribution Law
Philip Koch
Attorney-at-law (Partner)
Philip advises on industrial property rights – from trademarks and the protection of creative works and their exploitation to the legality of advertising. He also supports companies in their start-up phase and during financing rounds. His working approach combines legal precision with practical, business-sensible solutions.
Contact Philip Koch
Philip supports companies in the digital and creative industries in securing and exploiting their intellectual property. His advisory scope includes, for example:
- Developing strategies for protecting IP domestically and abroad
- Conducting searches for proprietary rights
- Trademark and design registrations and IP portfolio management
- Drafting and negotiating licensing agreements, framework agreements or general terms and conditions
- Reviewing planned advertising measures
- Asserting or defending claims
Philip has a particular specialization in the area of online trademark protection (Digital Brand Protection). Together with his team, he has already transferred well over 100 domains to the legitimate trademark owners via alternative dispute resolution (ADR). He also advised on the successful launch of five .brand new gTLDs.
In corporate law, his focus is on:
- Establishments
- Share and asset deals
- Financing (private equity and venture capital) In shareholder disputes, he acts as a strategic-thinking advisor and mediator.
In addition, he is active as the regional-group representative of the Working Group Intellectual Property and Media (AGEM) in the German Bar Association (DAV) and as a coach and lecturer in the “Start-up Competition – Digital Innovations” of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs (BMWK).
- Partner at HK2 Rechtsanwälte since 2002
- Attorney since 1997 in Berlin and Munich
- Legal clerkship in Baden-Baden
- Law degree in Freiburg i.Br.
- German
- English
- German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property and Copyright (GRUR)
- Working Group Intellectual Property and Media (AGEM) in the German Bar Association (DAV)
- Working Group IT Law (davIT) in the German Bar Association (DAV)
- Head of the Berlin regional group of the Working Group Intellectual Property and Media (AGEM) in the German Bar Association (DAV)
- Coach and lecturer in the “Start-up Competition – Digital Innovations” of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs, conducted by VDI/VDE-IT
