Profile
Dr. Christian Freudenberg has been a partner at ZENK since October 2020. As an experienced attorney specializing in intellectual property law, he focuses on trademark law, design law, and competition law. His practice also includes copyright law, civil procedure, and the review and drafting of licensing and collaboration agreements.
Skills
Intellectual Property Law,
Trademark Law,
Competition Law,
Design Law,
Commercial & IP Litigation
About
Dr. Christian Freudenberg, born in Hagen in 1967, studied law at Ruhr University Bochum. He subsequently served as a research assistant at the University of Rostock and at the Fernuniversität Hagen. Dr. Freudenberg has been practicing law since 1997. He has been a certified specialist in intellectual property law since 2006.
From 1998 to 2000, he worked at edel music AG, most recently as Director of Business Affairs. Since 2001, he has returned to practicing law exclusively; since 2002, he has been a partner at a commercial law firm specializing in media and advertising law, and from 2012 to 2020, he worked at a multidisciplinary commercial law firm.
Languages
German, English
Awards
Recognized by Best Lawyers 2027 / Handelsblatt Ranking 2026 “Germany’s Best Lawyers” in the field of Intellectual Property Law
“very competent in trademark and copyright law, very cooperative in spite of tough disputes” (Competitor), JUVE 2022/2023
“The firm has long been convincing well-known clients such as Iglo and Kühne, who come from its core practice of food law, also in trademark and in particular competition law. In addition to advising on advertising claims and product launches, Zenk is also often involved in contentious cases, where Hartwig in particular is known for her experience in unfair competition litigation, especially for Unilever. Freudenberg also advises a number of medium-sized clients and advertising agencies.”, JUVE 2022/2023
Publications
EuGH konkretisiert die Regelungen zu Pflichtangaben auf Kosmetikprodukten
Dr. Christian Freudenberg interviewt von Mark Dugdale: „Speed to Single market: Law matching the pace of the digital age? The EU is getting to work on its Digital Single Market initiative“, ECTA 35th Annual Conference, 23 June 2016, Dubrovnik, Croatia
Autor bei: P. Möhring / K. Nicolini, Urheberrecht: UrhG, Kommentar, C.H.BECK, München 2018 (4. Auflage), ISBN 978-3-406-71157-2
Dr. Christian Freudenberg/Christian Manz: Rechtliche Auswirkungen der Europäischen Datenschutz-Grundverordnung (DS-GVO) auf den Non-Profit-Bereich und praktischer Handlungsbedarf für Non-Profit-Organisationen, npoR 4/2018, S. 145
Schiedsstellenanrufung bei Streit über Speichermedienvergütung, GRUR Prax, 22/2015, 6. November 2015, 488
Koautor bei: Beck’scher Online-Kommentar Urheberrecht (BeckOK UrhG), hrsg. von Ahlberg/Götting, Verlag C.H. Beck München