Marcus H. Luepke

Marcus H. Luepke

OF COUNSEL

mhl@mg-ip.com
(703)621-7140 x 156

Bar Admissions

  • New York
  • District of Columbia

Education

  • University of Hamburg, School of Law (JD 1990; Doctorate (“Ph.D.”), 1995)
  • The George Washington University College of Law (LL.M. in IP, 2007)

Memberships

GRUR
German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property

A German association dedicated to the promotion and protection of intellectual property rights, offering resources and advocacy for IP professionals.

ECTA
European Communities Trade Mark Association

An association focused on the promotion and protection of trademarks within the European Community, providing resources and advocacy for trademark professionals.

INTA
International Trademark Association

An association focused on protecting trademarks and complementary intellectual property through advocacy, educational programs, and legal resources.

MARQUES
Association of European Trade Mark Owners

An association representing the interests of European trademark owners, focusing on the development and protection of trademarks and related IP rights.

Experience

    Marcus Luepke has more than 20 years of international experience as trademark attorney in protecting trademarks on a global scale, practicing in both the United States and the European Union. His decade of experience as trademark practitioner in Germany, both in private practice and in-house at BMW, gives him insight into trademark prosecution under the Madrid Protocol, the European Community Trademark system, and in many countries world-wide as well into enforcing trademarks, design rights and copyrights. In the United States, Mr. Luepke has practiced in the corporate legal environment, serving The Coca-Cola Company as trademark counsel and in private practice. This broad range of experience allows him a unique perspective when counseling corporate and firm clients on the management and enforcement of their trademark portfolios and allows Mr. Luepke to do so in a very cost-efficient way. In addition to his international trademark work, Mr. Luepke has experience with the negotiation of coexistence and license agreements for a diverse range of products ranging from financial and automotive to clothing and food and beverage.

Languages

  • Fluent in German; proficient in French