Dr. iur. Torsten Bettinger, LL.M.
Attorney at Law
Certified IT Lawyer
Certified IP Lawyer
Primary Practice
Torsten Bettinger's experience as an attorney at law comprises legal representation in litigation and providing advice in all aspects of IT and software law and in the fields of trademark, designs, copyright and competition law.
His clients in these sectors include a number of world-wide leading enterprises in the chemicals and pharmaceuticals industries, a major German bank and several famous Internet service providers. He represents the Freistaat Bayern in trademark and domain name litigation, in IT projects and in copyright matters.
Torsten Bettinger is a member of the legal advisory board of the German Registry for .de-Domains, DENIC e.G, Frankfurt/M, and serves as Panelist for the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Centre, Geneva, and the Prague Arbitration Tribunal for Domain Name Conflicts with respect to domain name conflicts under the European Top-Level-Domain .EU.
He is the General editor and principal author of the book "Domain Name Law and Practice", Oxford University Press, 2005, and the author of a number of articles on a wide variety of legal issues in connection with the Internet, and on IT and copyright law; he is also a regular speaker at international trade conferences on the topic of industrial property and IT law.
Professional Experience
| 2002 | Foundation of the IP-firm BETTINGER SCHNEIDER SCHRAMM |
| 1997-2002 | Attorney at Law at Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser, Munich und Graf von Westphalen Bappert & Modest |
| 1996-1999 | Research Fellow at the Max-Planck-Institut for Foreign and International Intellectual Property, Competition and Tax Law |
| 1993-1995 | State Examination and Bar exam Berlin; admitted to the Munich bar; Assistant Lecturer for Commercial and Company Law at the Humboldt University Berlin |
| 1987-1991 | Research Assistant of Prof. Dr. Karl-Heinz Fezer, Chair for Civil Law and International Commercial Relations, Konstanz |
Education
| 1999 | Degree of Dr. iur, Max-Planck-Institute for Foreign and International Intellectual Property, Competition and Tax Law |
| 1992 | London School of Economics and Political Science, Master of Laws (LL.M.) |
| 1986-1992 | Legal studies at the Universities of Heidelberg, Konstanz and at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid |
Publications
Memberships
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Recht und Informatik e.V. (DGRI)
Deutsche Vereinigung für gewerblichen Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht e.V. (GRUR)
Association Internationale de la Protection de la Propriété Intellectuelle (AIPPI)
Association Littéraire et Artistique Internationale (ALAI)
Languages:
Languages: German, English, French and Spanish
