Christian-Leopold Zapp

Vossius & Partner - Germany

Partner, Attorney-at-Law

Siebertstrasse 3
Munich 81675
Germany

+4989413040

Notable practitioner


Jurisdictions:

Germany

Practice areas:

Patent litigation
Unfair competition

Industry sectors:

Life sciences
Mechanical
Medical devices


Christian-Leopold Zapp joined VOSSIUS in 2013. Admitted as an attorney-at-law, Christian-Leopold consults national and international clients in the fields of patent and utility models, in particular with respect to infringement and licensing matters. Christian-Leopold primarily focuses on conducting national and cross-border litigation proceedings and has extensive experience in the fields of engineering, medical technology and life sciences. He further regularly advises universities regarding questions of exploitation of generated IP by way of cooperations, licensing and the foundation of spin-off companies.

Christian-Leopold Zapp studied law at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich with a special focus on the field of competition law, Intellectual Property and entertainment law. He passed both legal state exams in 2010 and 2013 in Munich. In 2019, Christian-Leopold gained particular experience regarding cross-border litigation during a secondment with a renowned law firm in London, having a specialization on Intellectual Property.

Christian-Leopold publishes regularly and lectures on current issues of patent and utility model law. He is also a member of the Licensing Executive Society (LES).

Christian-Leopold has been honored for the years 2018/2019 and 2019/2020 as a „Rising Star“ in Germany by Managing IP and has also been ranked as a "Notable Practitioner".