Dr. Kaya Köklü
Member of: Association of Intellectual Property Experts (VPP), The International Literary and Artistic Association – Germany (ALAI Germany - former Secretary General and Board Member 2011-2017), German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (GRUR e.V.), Turkish and German Lawyers‘ Association (DTJV) and ALAI Germany.
Language Skills: German, English, Turkish
Lectureships: Koç University Istanbul (since 2017), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) München (since 2011); Bucerius Law School Hamburg (2014-2018), Europa-Kolleg Hamburg (2019)
International Experience: Conference presentations, training, lectureships and consultation of clients in the United States of America, Turkey, Japan, China, Taiwan, Argentina, Jordan, Russia and many other countries
Since 2018 Lawyer at TIGGES Law Office in Munich and Düsseldorf
Since 2010 UDRP-Panelist for disputes on international domain names at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in Geneva, Switzerland
Since 2009 Certified Specialist in the field of intellectual property rights
Since 2006 Admitted to the bar association
2013 - 2018 Of Counsel at SGP Law Office in Munich
2010 – 2016 Senior Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition in Munich
2010 – 2012 Partner at TIGGES Law Office in Dusseldorf
2006 – 2010 Senior Associate at Simmons & Simmons in Dusseldorf
2002 - 2005 PhD at Heinrich Heine University for a comparison of Turkish, German and European Patent Law, supervised and mentored by Prof. Dr. Jan Busche and Prof. Dr. Peter Meier-Beck
