Dr. Daniel Weisert

Partner

Dr. Daniel Weisert mainly focuses on patent, design and copyright law. In addition, he advises internationally operating companies from the plant engineering and construction and energy supply sectors as well as from the automotive, chemical, electronics, IT and fashion industries. In this respect, his main focus is on procedural law and comprehensive advice on commercial law, contract drafting, the establishment of distribution structures and the contractual and forensic support of large-scale projects.

Practice areas

Patent and IT law
Commercial and trade law
Litigation

Vita

1989 - 1994 Law studies at Heidelberg University
1994 - 1997 Research assistant at Heidelberg University (Institute for History of Law, Chair for Roman Law and Employment Law)
1997 Admitted to the German bar
1998 PhD (Dr. iur. utr.) at Heidelberg University
2002 Partner of RITTERSHAUS law firm

Other activities and memberships

Examiner for the second law board examination, Baden-Württemberg
Spokesman of the wissenschaftlicher Beirat des Interdisziplinären Zentrums für Geistiges Eigentum an der Universität Mannheim e. V. (Advisory Council of the Interdisciplinary Centre of Intellectual Property (IZG) at Mannheim University)
Member of the Deutsche Vereinigung für gewerblichen Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht/GRUR (German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property)
Member of the LES Licensing Executives Society and the working group on technology transfer
Member of the VPP - Vereinigung von Fachleuten des Gewerblichen Rechtschutzes (Association of Intellectual Property Experts)
Lecturer at the International Event & Congress Academy (IECA) in Mannheim

Specialised publications

"Patentverletzungen vor Gericht - Trends & Trolle", Business & Law Rhein-Neckar 2011, S. 22
"Geschmacksmusterrecht - Schutzbereich und Durchsetzung im Verletzungsprozeß", VPP-Rundbrief 2/2010
„Die Domain als namensgleiches Recht?“, WRP 2009, 128
„Rechtsprobleme der Schubladenverfügung“, WRP 2007, Heft 5
„Vergütungsansprüche der Arbeitnehmererfinder bei Insolvenz des Unternehmens“, Business & Law, Rhein-Neckar 2006
„Rechtsanspruch auf Übertragung einer Internet-Adresse?“, IT-Rechtsberater 2001, 17
„Die Zulässigkeit von Kundenkarten mit Rabattgewährung“, WRP 1999, 1120
„Der Hilfeleistungsbegriff bei der Begünstigung“, 1999

RITTERSHAUS Blog posts

Selected mandates

My motto:

“Take five." (Dave Brubeck)