Sophia Siegling

Experience

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  Schreiner&Hacker Rechtsanwälte

  Jan 2015 - Jan 2019

  assistance of the working lawyers, file research, jurisprudence research, preparing lawsuits in administrative, civil (IP) and criminal law assistance of the working lawyers, file research, jurisprudence research, preparing lawsuits in administrative, civil (IP) and criminal law

  • Juristin

    Feb 2019 - Jan 2019

  • Student Assistant

    Jan 2015 - Jan 2019
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  Freistaat Bayern

  Jan 2019 - Jan 2020

  Rechtsreferendarin

  law clerk (Rechtsreferndar) at the Supreme Court of Nürnberg- working as a Judge at the civil chamber at the district tribunal of Regensburg working with IP law, - working as a prosecutor at the criminal division of the district Court of Regensburg - working as a Judge at the administrative district tribunal of Regensburg in administrative matters- working as a lawyer at "Schreiner&Hacker" lawfirm advising clients (in particular SME's), providing legal advise, writing and processing lawsuits, representing in court Mostrar menos

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  EUIPO - European Union Intellectual Property Office

  Jan 2021 - Jan 2021

  Trade mark Examiner in the Operations Department of the EUIPO; The Operations Department is in charge of the registration of EU trade marks and Community designs. My tasks mainly consist of examining EU trade mark applications and international registrations as well as contacting clients and drafting notifications and decisions on formalities, classification and absolute grounds. Trainee at the First Board of Appeals under the supervision of Philipp von Kapff, drafting decisions (absolute and relative grounds), file research, jurisprudence research, analyzing and solving complex legal problems through comprehensive research, analyzing case files and detecting the relevant factual and legal issues that need to be addressed; participating at the EUIPO’s training in order to improve my skills and expanding my knowledge

  • Interim examiner

    Jun 2021 - Jan 2021

  • Legal Assistant

    Jan 2021 - Jun 2021
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  Hogan Lovells

  Feb 2022 - now

  Lawyer (Rechtsanwältin)

  Providing quick and efficient legal advise to companies, private clients and non-profit organizations on the protection of Intellectual Property Rights and in the fight against brand, design and product piracyComprehensive strategic advice on Intellectual Property Rights (trade marks, designs, innovative brand protection; conducting and coordinating worldwide brand and design availability searches; IP contracts and conflictsWorldwide management of IP portfolios (registration and administration of International Registrations, European Union Trade Marks, Registered Community Designs, worldwide coordination of national trade mark and design registrations; monitoring of deadlines; worldwide monitoring of brands, etc.)Enforcement and defense of Intellectual Property rights (representation in contentious proceedings before the Examination, Opposition and Cancellation Departments as well as the Boards of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office in Alicante/Spain; coordination of equivalent proceedings before national trade mark offices worldwide; representation in IP related actions and proceedings in International litigation and enforcement strategies, etc.) Mostrar menos