Tobias Malte Müller is licensed to practice law in Germany and Italy and has been active in the fields of trademark, design, copyright, and domain name law for more than 20 years. He represents clients in proceedings before German courts as well as before the Court of Justice of the European Union. He manages trademark and design portfolios worldwide and advises on intellectual property matters in connection with transactions and due diligence. Another focus of his practice is advising companies and individuals in the sports sector (soccer, motorsports, cycling). Tobias also represents artists, creatives, and publishers in protecting and enforcing their copyrights. Finally, Tobias advises on matters of unfair competition, advertising, and plant variety protection.
Since 2008, he has regularly acted as a panelist for domain names before the World Intellectual Property Organization (Geneva), the Czech Arbitration Court (Prague), the Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Centre (Hong Kong) and the MFSD (Milan) and has rendered over 350 decisions.
Tobias earned his doctorate from the University of Mainz (Germany) and holds a French university degree (Maîtrise en droit) from the University of Paris XII. Since 2007, he has been a lecturer in intellectual property law at Birkenfeld University of Applied Sciences and regularly conducts seminars at international universities and institutions.
He is a member of INTA, Marques, GRUR, APRAM and AICIPI.
He is fluent in German, English, Italian, French and Spanish.
