DR. Christian Rauda
Fachanwalt für Urheber- und Medienrecht
Fachanwalt für gewerblichen Rechtsschutz


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



    


EDUCATION
1996 – 1998 
  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 
1999 – 2002 
  Studies of law at Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz 
2002 
  First State Examination in law, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz 
2004 
  Second State Examination in law, Regional Court of Appeals, Koblenz 
2004 – 2006 
  Doctoral thesis (Dr. iur., with distinction), Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz 
2008 
  Certified specialist for intellectual property law (Fachanwalt für gewerblichen Rechtsschutz) 
PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE
1999 – 2003 
  Law intern with Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw, Frankfurt/Main, trademark, copyright and unfair competition law 
1998 – 2004 
  Summer associate in law firms specialising in intellectual property and media law in New York, Geneva and Chicago 
2004 – 2006 
  Private practice specialising in intellectual property and media law 
2007 – 2008 
  Attorney at media law firm Unverzagt von Have 
2008 
  Partner of media law firm GRAEF Rechtsanwälte 
AREAS OF PRACTICE
Trademark Law, Copyright Law, Unfair Competition Law,  Media Law, IT Law
TEACHING POSITIONS / MISCELLANEOUS
Adjunct professor (Lehrbeauftragter), Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz 
Adjunct Professor (Lehrbeauftragter) at Hamburg Media School (HMS)
Board-member of Institute for Business Communication Research (IBCR), Oxford
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)
2000 „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

2001 „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

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

2002 „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).

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

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

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

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

2007 „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)

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

2009 How to avoid the traps of misleading advertising, Haufe Verlag 2009

He is also the author of 12 legal text books.
SELECTED LECTURES
06.18.2006
  Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz | Fighting for copyright – Publishing contracts in the light of practical cases
06.12.2007 
  Hamburg@work  | Warning letters and how to respond to them
02.15.2008
  Bucerius Law School Hamburg | Coaching for hearings in CISG cases  
08.30.2008
  Akquisa roundtable Hamburg | Legal changes concerning cold calls and data protection rights
04.08.2010
  Bucerius Law School, Hamburg | Hamburg Games Conference 2010 - Panel 2: Merchandising – an untapped goldmine?
05.20.2010
  Hamburg Media School | Workshop on legally compliant advertising in the media sector
07.08.2010
  Hamburg Media School | Workshop on laws governing online gaming