Nicolas Apelt, Dr.

As a senior associate in our Intellectual Property Practice Group, I advise both national and international clients, in particular, on all issues of trademark, design, copyright and unfair competition law from our Munich office. I also advise on sports and media law, including sponsorship and contracts, acting for both sponsors and sponsorship recipients. Finally, I also have experience in the area of dispute resolution and data protection law.

I provide intellectual property advice to clients in a wide range of sectors including automotive, media and sport. I advise clients on strategic issues relating to competition law, such as the requirements of fuel consumption and emissions labelling and the specifics of environmental advertising, price information or artificial intelligence. I also assist clients in developing their brand portfolios, drafting licensing agreements and effectively enforcing their intellectual property rights, both in and out of court.

I studied Law at the University of Konstanz with a focus on competition and intellectual property law and I spent a semester abroad at the Universidad de Salamanca in Spain.

During my legal clerkship in Konstanz, I had a stay at The German University of Administrative Sciences in Speyer and worked at an international law firm in Hamburg and Alicante in the Intellectual Property Practice Group.

After my legal clerkship, I worked for four years as a lawyer in the TMC (Technology, Media & Communication) and in the Dispute Resolution practice group of an international law firm in Stuttgart, where I gained particular experience in litigation and data protection law. During this time I also wrote my PhD on a topic related to data protection and competition law at the University of Konstanz.