Arne Lambrecht advises on all legal aspects of intellectual property and information technology with a focus on trade mark law, unfair competition law and pharmaceutical advertising law and copyright law as well as the drafting and negotiation of contracts.
He regularly represents national and international companies in legal disputes before German and European courts as well as in trade mark matters before the EUIPO and the German Patent and Trademark Office and provides strategic advice on avoiding legal disputes, in particular on legally compliant advertising in the healthcare sector.
He also specialises in advising on the protection, exploitation, management and transfer of intellectual property rights, software, technologies and know-how. Arne has extensive experience in providing legal support and coordination in the areas of intellectual property and information technology in the context of corporate transactions and technology projects.
Since 2011: HARTE-BAVENDAMM Attorneys (Partner since 2013)
2009 – 2011: Hengeler Mueller, Düsseldorf
2008 – 2009: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, Menlo Park
2005 – 2008: Hengeler Mueller, Düsseldorf
2006: Dr. jur. (Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg)
2005: Second state examination (Hamburg)
2000: First state examination (Baden-Württemberg)
1995 – 2000: Law studies in Freiburg
Author
- The copyright protection of electronic games, 2006
Essays:
- Remarks on District Court Offenburg: A doctor's office with two dentists may use the designation "teeth center", GRUR-Prax 2025, 405
- The case law of the lower courts on trade mark law since 2023, GRUR-RR 2025, 1
- OLG Düsseldorf: CJEU referral on the use of EU organic information for herbal medicinal teas, GRUR-Prax 2024, 25
- The case law of the lower courts on trade mark law since 2022, GRUR-RR 2024, 1
- Remarks on BGH: Non-admission of the appeal on points of law is not a lack of reasoning on the part of the Federal Patent Court, GRUR-Prax 2023, 561
- Remarks on GC: Likelihood of confusion between "CARACTÈRE" and "SANRIO CHARACTERS", GRUR-Prax 2023, 161
- The case law of the lower courts on trade mark law since 2021, GRUR-RR 2023, 1
- Remarks on Higher Regional Court of Cologne: Misleading advertising for traditional herbal medicinal product, GRUR-Prax 2022, 68
- The case law of the lower courts on trade mark law since 2020, GRUR-RR 2022, 1
- Remarks on BPatG: Word marks "OSATIS" and "OSIRIS" are capable of being confused, GRUR-Prax 2021, 520
- Remarks on Regional Court Bonn: Non-serious submission after misleading book advertising, GRUR-Prax 2021, 239
- Remarks on ECJ: Taxi hire via app is an information society service, GRUR-Prax 2021, 63
- The case law of the lower courts on trade mark law since 2019, GRUR-RR 2021, 1
- The escape to the Chamber for Commercial Matters in view of ex-parte preliminary injunctions, Festschrift for Henning Harte-Bavendamm, 2020, 501
- Remarks on Regional Court Mannheim: No unfair obstruction through "fact check" on Facebook, GRUR-Prax 2020, 165
- The case law of the courts of first instance on trade mark law since 2018, GRUR-RR 2019, 409 (with F. Thiering)
- Remarks on BGH: Neutralisation only with clear meaning, GRUR-Prax 2019, 36
- Remarks on ECJ: Pre-installed service on SIM card can be "unsolicited", GRUR-Prax 2018, 479
- The case law of the courts of first instance on trade mark law in 2016, GRUR-RR 2017, 361 (with F. Thiering)
- Enchanted: No trade mark protection for technical solutions - Rubik's Cube, GRUR-Prax 2017, 295 (with C. Elkemann)
- Bots in breach of gambling rules and annex claims in the event of EU trade mark infringement, GRUR-Prax 2017, 91
- Remarks on BGH: Anti-competitive obstruction through buddy-bot distribution (Buddy-Bots), GRUR-Prax 2017, 110
- Remarks on BGH: Bookseller does not violate fixed book prices by paying commission to school support association (support association), GRUR-Prax 2017, 51
- The case law of the courts of first instance on trade mark law since 2015, GRUR-RR 2016, 481 (with F. Thiering)
- The case law of the courts of first instance on trade mark law in 2014, GRUR-RR 2015, 409 (with F. Thiering)
- Remarks on Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf: ECJ referral on the unitary effect of the Community trade mark in infringement proceedings, GRUR-Prax 2015, 280
- Remarks on BGH: Provider liability for AdWords advertising for marketplace offers, GRUR-Prax 2015, 146
- Remarks on Hanseatic Higher Regional Court of Hamburg: Truth of quotation in advertising with study results, GRUR-Prax 2015, 19
- The case law of the courts of first instance on trade mark law since 2013, GRUR-RR 2014, 425 (with F. Thiering)
- Remarks on Higher Regional Court of Cologne: No unfair imitation of a cantilever chair, GRUR-Prax 2014, 485
The Legal 500
- Names of the next generation (2018, 2019, 2020)
Handelsblatt
- Best Lawyers - Intellectual Property (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
WTR 1000
- Bronze Band Germany (2021)
- Silver Band Germany (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
IP Stars
- Trade mark star (2021, 2022, 2023)
