Dr. Anton Horn

Vita

• Certified Specialist Lawyer in Intellectual Property Law
• Admitted to the Bar since 1999
• Born 1970 in Braunschweig, Germany

Education and Former Activities

• Business law firm in Mexico City (1998-1999)
• Research Assistant at the Institute for International Law of the University of Munich (1997-1998)
• Legal Trainee (Referendar) in Munich (1996-1998)
• Universities of Munich, Siena/Italy and Göttingen (1989-1995)

Affiliations

• German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (GRUR)
• Association of Intellectual Property Experts (VPP)
• German-Japanese Lawyers Association (DJJV)
• International Bar Association (IBA)

Lectures

• Workshop Patent Law in Europe

  October 18, 2010, PRIP Tokyo, Japan
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• Workshop Patent Law in Europe – Enforcement and Defence

  September 22, 2010 in Düsseldorf
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• Protection of knowledge in the shipbuilding industry - Appropriate ways to react on violation of IPR in practice

  arranged by the European Comission, GD Company and Industry, March 26, 2010 in Hamburg
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• Workshop Patent Infringement

  March 25, 2010 in Düsseldorf
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• IP-Schutz in Schwellenländern – Besonderheiten, aktuelle Tendenzen, Ausblick

  Dispute Resolution Forum, April 17, 2008 in Düsseldorf
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• The Stronger help the Weaker – on the Feasibility of Regional Integration

  5th Shanghai Intellectual Property Forum, Oktober 27, 2007 in Shanghai, VR China
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Description

References in the Press 

• "Nachbau von Drupa-Stand entfernt", Deutscher Drucker No. 22 of June 19, 2008
• "Produktpiraterie - Gleich bis auf die Schraube", FAZ of August 26, 2006

Publications

• "Intellectual Property and Antitrust 2009, Chapter on Germany", of "Getting the Deal Through" (Horn/Bretthauer/Velte)
• "Patent Law Treaty" in World Intellectual Property Rights and Remedies, Loseblattsammlung, New York, December 2008 et seq. (Horn/Fiedler)

Publications in Newsletters

• "The European Patent Jungle - Finally Cleared?", Newsletter IP, Media & Technology 2/2011, page 9 - 11 (Horn/Künzel)
• "Patents and Prison”, Newsletter IP, Media & Technology 1/2011, page 5 - 7 
• "The eternal original - How patents can be extended by Trademarks", Newsletter IP-IT-Media 2/2009, page 16 - 18
• "Patent Pending – On advertising with patents" in the Newsletter IP-IT-Media 1/2009
• "Lost in Translation in Chinese: Internet domains and trademarks in Chinese characters" in the Newsletter IP-IT-Media 2/2008
• "Patents open doors – The right to inspection under patent law" in the Newsletter IP-IT-Media 2/2008
• "When not even the truth holds true … On publishing decisions in one‘s favour" in the Newsletter IP-IT-Media 1/2008 (Horn/Wieland)