Stefan Kahnke

Lawyer

Stefan Kahnke began his work as a research assistant at lexTM Rechtsanwälte as a student. Throughout his legal clerkship, he supported the firm’s team with his energy, before joining the firm as a lawyer after successfully passing the assessor exam. In addition to his professional competence, he is characterized by reliability, empathy and strong communication skills.

+49 69 240 07 32-0

kahnke@lex.tm

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German, English

Area of Expertise

Stefan Kahnke supports and advises companies in the core areas of intellectual property law. In addition to his work, he has a keen interest in press and personality law. This combination enables him to offer his clients comprehensive solutions that cover both the protection of intellectual property and the protection of personal and corporate rights.

Legal Career

Second state examination in law in May 2024
Legal clerk at the Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt, in particular with stations at the Regional Court of Frankfurt (10th Chamber for Commercial Matters, Trademarks and Competition Chamber) and the Frankfurt Public Prosecutor’s Office (special prosecutor’s office for commercial criminal matters)
Research assistant at lexTM since 2021
First state examination at the University of Passau in March 2021

My motivation

I value legal work on an equal footing with clients and attach great importance to clear, concise pleadings that get to the heart of the matter. The results of my work are a matter close to my heart.

Representative Procedures from the years 2021 and 2022

The following exemplary procedures are intended to give an idea of Gernot’s litigation practice:

Successful defense of a market-leading consumer goods manufacturer in patent litigation before the Düsseldorf District Court and the Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court (confirmed by the Federal Court of Justice).

Successful defense of a market-leading consumer goods manufacturer in patent litigation before the Düsseldorf District Court and the Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court (confirmed by the Federal Court of Justice).

Representation of a patent holder in the field of screed pumps in patent litigation before the Regional Court and the Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt (currently still pending).

Representation of a HR services company in trademark litigation before the Frankfurt Regional Court and the Frankfurt Higher Regional Court. In the second instance, the judgment of the Frankfurt Regional Court dismissing the action in its entirety was corrected and the client’s claims were enforced.

Successful representation of an engineering firm in a case concerning know-how protection for Kaplan turbines before the Regional Court of Memmingen.

Successful representation of a market-leading manufacturer of industrial furnaces in several competition proceedings concerning the application of replica furnaces (together with C. Klahm).

Representation of a market-leading manufacturer of industrial furnaces in two patent infringement proceedings and one patent infringement proceeding before the Düsseldorf District Court (currently still pending).

Constant advice and representation of a number of German universities, inter alia in trademark matters, press matters, design matters and infringements of (corporate) personal rights.

Ongoing advice and representation of a leading German medical technology company in patent, trademark and design matters.

Constant representation of a U.S. consumer goods manufacturer in numerous competition proceedings concerning passing off, trademark infringement and unfair competition in courts throughout Germany.

Ongoing advice and representation of a Swiss industrial company in matters of patent, trademark and competition law.

Mitgliedschaften

Lehrbeauftragter an den Universitäten Frankfurt, Mainz und der Hochschule Darmstadt
Fachanwalt für Gewerblichen Rechtsschutz
Promotion zum mittelalterlichen italienischen Handelsrecht
Studium der Rechtswissenschaften in Erlangen, Parma und Frankfurt
Ongoing advice and representation of a leading German medical technology company in patent, trademark and design matters.
Ongoing advice and representation of a Swiss industrial company in matters of patent, trademark and competition law.

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