DR. Christian Rauda
Certified specialist for copyright and media law
Certified specialist for intellectual property law


GRAEF Rechtsanwälte
Jungfrauenthal 8
20149 Hamburg
Tel.
  +49.40.80600090
Fax
  +49.40.806000910
E-Mail
  rauda(at)graef.eu



    


EDUCATION
2010
  Certified Specialist for Copyright and Media Law (Fachanwalt für Urheber- und Medienrecht)
2008
  Certified Specialist for Intellectual Property Law (Fachanwalt für gewerblichen Rechtsschutz)
2004 – 2006
  Doctoral thesis (Dr. iur., with distinction), Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
2004
  Second State Examination in law, Regional Court of Appeals, Koblenz
2002
  First State Examination in law, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
1999 – 2002
  Studies of law at Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
1998 – 1999
  Studies of intellectual property and media law at Université de Genève and Université de Lausanne, Switzerland
1996 – 1998
  Studies of law at Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE
2008
  Partner of media law firm GRAEF Rechtsanwälte
2007 – 2008
  Attorney at media law firm Unverzagt von Have
2004 – 2006
  Private practice specialising in intellectual property and media law
1998 – 2004
  Summer associate in law firms specialising in intellectual property and media law in New York, Geneva and Chicago
1999 – 2003
  Law intern with Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw, Frankfurt/Main, trademark, copyright and unfair competition law
AREAS OF PRACTICE
Trademark Law, Copyright Law, Unfair Competition Law,  Media Law, IT Law, Games
TEACHING POSITIONS / MISCELLANEOUS
Adjunct professor (Lehrbeauftragter), Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Lecturer at Hamburg Media School (HMS)
Board-member of Institute for Business Communication Research (IBCR), Oxford
Legal advisor of German Internet Federation
Legal expert of acquisa, journal for marketing and distribution
AWARDS
1996 
  Winner of nationwide Public English Speaking Competition by F.A.Z. and Financial Times 1996-2002 Competitive scholarship awarded by German National Academic Foundation (Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes) 
2004 – 2006 
  Competitive postgraduate scholarship awarded by Friedrich-Naumann-Foundation 
2003 
  German debating Champion; Winner of national debating tournament “Little Cicero” Baden-Württemberg debating champion
PUBLICATIONS (SELECTION)
"Foundations of Computer Games Law” (in German), in: Röckrath/Poser, Kultur & Recht, M 15, 2011

"Copyright Revocation due to Changed Conviction – a renaissance of § 42 Copyright Act in the age of Web 2.0?” (in German), in: Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht (GRUR), 2010

"Five Trends in Computer Game Financing", in: Making Games Magazin 04/2010

How to Avoid the Traps of Misleading Advertising (book, in German), Haufe Verlag 2009

"Domain Law", in: Handbook Online Law. Mastering the Internet without Liability, Hamburg@work (editor), 2009

"Digitalisation and Copyright Law – How to react to the Google Book Settlement” (in German), in: freiraum 2/2009, 17

“WIPO: Hape Kerkeling Retrieves Schlämmer Domain Names” (in German), in: Multimedia und Recht (MMR), 11/2008, VI

"Rule Examples Instead of "IMS Health" – Compulsory licenses of Copyright in view of article 82 EC Treaty“ (in German), in: Zeitschrift für gewerblichen Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht (GRUR), 2007

Compulsory Licenses in Copyright Law – Balancing Incentives for Innovation and Freedom of Competition (in German), Sellier European Law Publishers, 2007

Debating Handbook (in German, co-authors: H. Kaspar und P. Proner), 2007

"Pirates on the Web – How to Efficiently Prosecute Copyright Infringement on the Internet“ (in German), in: IT-Sicherheit und Datenschutz, 2006

Contract Law in a Nutshell (in German, co-author: J. Zenthöfer), Dänischenhagen (Richter Verlag), 2005

"Comment on Federal Court of Justice Decision on Product Piracy - Klemmbausteine III“ (in German), in: Entscheidungen zum Wirtschaftsrecht (EWiR) 2005

"Brussels and Berlin Playing Harry Potter: How the Biocide Act Makes Biocidal Products Disappear“ (in German, co-author Christofer Eggers), in: Zeitschrift für Lebensmittelrecht (ZLR), 2002

"Protection From Compatible Products Under the German Unfair Competition Act“ (in German), in: Zeitschrift für gewerblichen Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht, 2002

"Warranty for Intellectual Property Rights in the International Sale of Goods“ (in French, co-author: Guillaume Etier), in: Zeitschrift für Europäisches Privatrecht (ZEuP), as well as in: Will (ed.), Rudolf Meyer zum Abschied, Geneva, 1999, as well as online:cisg.law.pace.edu/cisg/biblio/raudaetier.html, 2001

"Warranty for Intellectual Property Rights in the International Sale of Goods (in English, co-author G. Etier)“, in: Vindobona J. of Int'l Commercial Law and Arbitration, as well as on the site of Pace University School of Law, N.Y., USA:
http://www.cisg.law.pace.edu/cisg/biblio/raudaetier2.html, 2000

Dr. Christian Rauda is also the author of 12 legal text books.

SELECTED LECTURES
06/09/2011
  Handelskammer Hamburg | Trademark License Agreements
05/02/2011
  Deutsche Gamestage & media.net Berlin-Brandenburg | Legal Case Study: The law of computer games
04/29/2011
  Continued education for board-certified attorneys, Hamburg | Legal Developments in Domain Law
03/17/2011
  Hamburg Games Conference 2011, Bucerius Law School, Hamburg | Legal Aspects of Virtual Goods
02/25/2011
  Bucerius Law School, IP& Media Law Institute | Lecture on the Law of Computer Games
01/25/2011

  Axel Springer AG, Hamburg | Educational training for the "Axel Springer Top Talent", preparation of future leadership in unfair competition and trademark law
10/20/2010
  Hamburg Media School | Workshop on Laws Governing Online Gaming
08/25/2010
  Hamburg Media School | Workshop on Legally Compliant Advertising in the Media Sector
04/09/2010
  Continued education for board-certified attorneys, Hamburg | Copyright protection of fictious characters
04/08/2010

  Bucerius Law School, Hamburg | Hamburg Games Conference 2010 - Panel 2: Merchandising – an untapped goldmine?
03/02/2010
  Scholz & Friends, Hamburg | Facebook, Twitter, Buzz & Co. – Addict Meets Sceptic
10/31/2009
  Hamburg Media School, Hamburg | Lecture on Unfair Competition Law
10/08/2009
  Hamburg Media School, Hamburg | Lecture on Private Law
09/24/2009
  Copyright law representatives of Protestant Churches, Hannover | Copyright challenges for the church
09/04/2009
  Fibit IT convention Fulda | Risk factor Internet – Liability for Websites, Wikis, Guest Books, and Forums
08/18/2009
  Hamburg@work, Hamburg | The New Unfair Competitions Laws – How to Avoid the Pitfalls
05/11/2009
  Evangelisch-lutherische Landeskirche, Hannover | Legal Pitfalls in Public Relations
03/07/2009
  Continued education for board-certified attorneys, Hamburg | Copyright Revocation Due to Changed Conviction
11/06/2008
  Hamburg Media School, Hamburg | Lecture on Unfair Competition Law
10/24/2008
  Hamburg Media School, Hamburg | Lecture on Private Law
08/30/2008   Akquisa roundtable Hamburg | Legal changes concerning cold calls and data protection rights
02/15/2008
  Bucerius Law School Hamburg | Coaching for hearings in CISG cases
06/12/2007
  Hamburg@work  | Cease and Desist Letters and How to Respond to them
06/18/2006
  Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz | Fighting for Copyright – Publishing Contracts in Light of Practical Examples