Rolf Tichy

German qualified Attorney-at-Law and Certified Specialist Lawyer for Intellectual Property (Fachanwalt für gewerblichen Rechtsschutz).

Passionate about Legal Tech, AI and the interface between technology and law.

Advising companies with a focus on software related IP, in particular copyright, trademark, competition and trade secret law as well as EU regulatory law. Contracts, dispute resolution, compliance projects, IP-heavy transactions.

Experienced in advising clients from Japan. Secondment in the Tokyo office of ARQIS in 2024.
Regularly publishing articles and giving lectures on IP/IT related topics, including AI and cybersecurity.

Always happy to connect and exchange ideas.

Year joined the firm: 2021

• Advising market leading German robotics company on IP/IT related matters, including OSS, trademarks and software agreements.
• IP/IT Due Diligence in 300+ small/mid-cap Transactions (mostly buy-side), including 50+ Tech-Deals.
• Advising Government of a German Federal State on the establishment of a virtual presence.
• Representing clients in 50+ disputes all over Germany, mostly trademarks, unfair competition and trade secrets. 

• Law studies, University of Hamburg
• Semester abroad, Instanbul University
• Legal Clerkship, Higher Regional Court of Munich

• Deutscher Anwaltsverein (German Lawyers' Association)
• American Chamber of Commerce in Germany (AmCham Germany)

• Munich Bar Association - 2021