Dr. Anselm Brandi-Dohrn
maître en droit
Certified Specialist for Intellectual Property Law, Certified Licensing Professional (CLP)
Adjunct professor for IT law, Hasso-Plattner-Institute (Potsdam university)
Partner in our Berlin office
Oranienstraße 164
10969 Berlin
- +49 (0)30 / 61 68 94 03
- +49 (0)30 / 61 68 94 56
- abrandi-dohrn@boetticher.com
Dr. Anselm Brandi-Dohrn
maître en droit
Certified Specialist for Intellectual Property Law, Certified Licensing Professional (CLP)
Adjunct professor for IT law, Hasso-Plattner-Institute (Potsdam university)
Partner in our Berlin office
Oranienstraße 164
10969 Berlin
- +49 (0)30 / 61 68 94 03
- +49 (0)30 / 61 68 94 56
- abrandi-dohrn@boetticher.com
PRACTICE AREAS
EXPERTISE
The core area of Anselm Brandi-Dohrn’s expertise is advising and representing, in and out of court, businesses in intellectual property matters, in particular patent and trademark licensing law, competition law and IT law, with a particular focus on public procurement law.
Dr. Brandi-Dohrn has more than 20 years of experience in negotiating transnational contracts (distribution, international licensing agreements, cooperation, RD) in the fields of software, pharmaceuticals, biotech, nutritionals, basic products and medical products. His theoretical knowledge and practical experience in international license agreements are reflected by his US license as a Certified Licensing Professional (CLP). As longstanding Chairman of the Board of the German Association of Law and Computer Science (DGRI), the country’s leading think tank for IT law, Anselm Brandi-Dohrn has exceptional experience in all legal aspects of current and debuting IT business models. This keeps him in high demand for speaking engagements on intellectual property rights and IT law, especially in an international context, at national and international conferences. His clients include national and international technology companies of all sizes in the hard-/software, new media, Internet, gaming and life sciences sectors.
Languages: German, English, French, Spanish
RECOGNITIONS
- JUVE Handbook 2016/2017: Information Technology: Contracts/Litigation – Frequently recommended
- JUVE Handbook 2016/2017: Pharmaceutical and medical device law – Frequently recommended
- Legal 500 Germany 2013: Information technology
- German business newspaper Handelsblatt: Germany’s Best Lawyers for 2013 – Dr. Brandi-Dohrn
- Who´s Who Legal 2013: Dr. Brandi-Dohrn
- Best Lawyers: Lawyer of the Year 2012 and 2016 | Information Technology Law
- JUVE Handbook 2022/2023: Information technology – recognised advisor on failed IT projects; ‘sharp mind’ (competitor)
- JUVE Handbook 2023/2024: Information Technology – ‘one of the best IT lawyers in Germany’ (competitor)
- Legal 500, 2024: Brandi-Dohrn “central contact”for IT and IP – Handelsblatt / Tagesspiegel Germany’s best lawyers 2024: Brandi-Dohrn – IT law and internet law
- Best Lawyers: Lawyer of the Year 2012, 2016, 2018, 2020 | Information Technology Law
QUALIFICATIONS
- Legal studies at the Universities of Cologne, Germany, and Aix-en-Provence, France (Maître en Droit, 1990)
- Admitted to the German bar in 1995
- Certified Specialist for Intellectual Property Law since 2006
- Certified Licensing Professional (CLP)
- Lecturer in IT law at the Hasso Plattner Institute at the University of Potsdam
AFFILIATIONS
- Member of the expert committee on intellectual property law of the Berlin bar
- Member of GRUR (Deutsche Vereinigung für Gewerblichen Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht e.V.), LES (Licensing Executives Society, working group ‘Life Sciences’) and
- AIPPI (Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriété Industrielle)
- Chairman of the Board of the German Association of Law and Computer Science (DGRI) (2009-2014)
- Secretary General of the International Federation of Computer Law Associations (IFCLA) (2012-2021)
- Chair of the Expert Committee for Intellectual Property Law of the Berlin Bar Association
- Member of GRUR (German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property and Copyright) (Head of the GRUR-WIPO Link Committee)
- LES (Licensing Executives Society, Life Sciences Working Group)
PUBLICATIONS
Intellectual Property Rights:
- Chapters on licensing and RD agreements (“Lizenzverträge, FE-Verträge”) in HGB, 6th edition, Röhricht/Graf von Westphalen/Haas/Mock/Wöstmann, Cologne, 2023;
- Comparative law Chapter on trade in intellectual property rights (“Handel mit Geistigem Eigentum”) in: “Handbuch Internationales Wirtschaftsrecht”, Kronke/Melis/Kuhn, 2nd edition, Cologne, 2017;
- Chapters on trademark and competition law affecting international software licensing (Wettbewerbsrecht / Markenrecht”) in “Der internationale Softwarevertrag”, 2nd edition, Ulrich/Lejeune, Heidelberg, 2006;
- Chapter on Interpretation of international uniform private law by international jurisdiction (“Auslegung internationalen Einheitsprivatrechts durch die internationale Rechtsprechung”), TransportR 1996, 45 ff.;
- Chapter on Patent and know-how licence agreement (“Patent- und Know-How-Lizenzvertrag”) in Hopt/Merkt, Vertrags- und Formularbuch, 5th ed. 2022
- Co-Author in: Fezer, Markenrecht, Kommentar, 5. Aufl. 2023″
IT law:
- Chapter on B2B software contracts (“Standard-Softwarekauf (B2B)”) in “Handbuch der IT-Verträge”, Redeker, lose leaf, Cologne, June 2019;
- Co-editor of “Recht 2.0 – Informationsrecht zwischen virtueller und realer Welt” on IT law between the virtual world and reality, Cologne, 2008;
- Article on employee invention protection in software development (“Arbeitnehmererfindungsschutz bei Softwareerstellung”), CR, 2001, 285 ff.;
Public Procurement law:
- Co-author of chapter “Germany” in “International Public Procurement”, Campbell, Oxford, Release 2017-1;
- Contribution on excess bids in IT contract tenders (“Das ‘Mehrangebot’ als Sonderfall des Nebenangebots bei der Vergabe von IT-Leistungen”) in “Liber amicorum für Prof. Jochen Schneider”, Conrad (Publ.), Cologne, 2008;
- Co-author: „Kapitel 41 – Public Procurement in Germany“ , in: Campbell/Ruester, Business Transactions in Germany, Newark, San Francisco 2007 (Neuauflage in Vorbereitung);
- Chapter on: VOF and GWB – Contracting Regulations for Professional Services („VOF und GWB – Verdingungsordnung für freiberufliche Leistungen“), NJW 1998, 857 ff.;
- Chapter on: The obligation of the public sector to award contracts to lawyers only on the basis of a public invitation to tender („Zur Verpflichtung der Öffentlichen Hand, Aufträge an Rechtsanwälte nur aufgrund öffentlicher Ausschreibung zu vergeben“), VerwRundschau 1997, 193 ff.