Biography: Internet & e-Commerce

Dr Anselm Brandi-Dohrn, maître en droit, heads the IP/IT desk of von Boetticher's Berlin office. He advises, in and out of court, businesses in IP and IT matters, notably in patent and trademark licensing negotiations, software distribution, outsourcing, technology transfer, internet, new media and other technology law related matters, in public procurement disputes, and in unfair competition. For nearly 40 years, von Boetticher's high tech focus has attracted technology-based enterprises from Germany and abroad, which trust von Boetticher's legal competence and its specific knowledge of these industries.

Anselm has acquired a strong reputation for his expertise in IT law and has published extensively in the area of intellectual property law, IT law and international commercial law, in German and in English. He represents numerous enterprises, which are world leaders in their area. Anselm is praised as 'highly committed and knowledgeable' and, by competitors, as an 'old school lawyer' (JUVE 2009/2010).

Anselm chairs the German think tank for IT law German Association of Law and Informatics (DGRI e.V.) and teaches IT law at the prestigious Hasso-Plattner-Institute for Software Systems Engineering (Potsdam University). He is member of the expert committee on intellectual property law of the Berlin Bar.

Anselm received degrees in law at the Universities of Cologne (distinction, 1992), Germany, and Aix-en-Provence, France (distinction, 1990). He was admitted to the bar in 1995 and was appointed specialised intellectual property lawyer (in 2007) and certified licensing professional (CLP) (in 2011) for his scientific and practical expertise.