Trademarks are used to distinguish goods and services of companies. The classification of goods and services is defined by the International treaty known as "Nice Classification" or "International Classification of Goods and Services". Every five years the Nice Classification is revised.
Nils Bürglen, LL.M. oec.
| German Attorney-at-Law Certified Intellectual Property (IP) Lawyer Nils Bürglen studied law at the Universities of Passau and Le Mans, France specializing in Competition Law, Anti-Trust Law and Intellectual Property Rights, thereby acquiring additional skills in Patent Law. During his legal training, Mr. Bürglen worked for a Member of the Bundestag, Volker Kauder, in Berlin. For the period of his legal clerkship at the Higher Regional Court, Munich, he attended one internship each at the Law Firm Linklaters Oppenhoff & Rädler in the field of Intellectual Property Rights in Cologne, and at Robert Bosch GmbH in Corporate Intellectual Property Trademarks and Trade Names in Stuttgart. After his Second State Examination, Mr. Bürglen studied for an additional Masters in Business Law LL.M. oec. at the University of Cologne. His main legal practice area covers all aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, especially Trademarks. Mr. Bürglen is a member of the Law Committee of ECTA (European Communities Trade Mark Association), a member of GRUR (German Association for Intellectual Property and Copyright Law) and is frequently attending the annual INTA meeting (International Trademark Association) . Mr. Bürglen speaks German, English and French. |