Dr. Adrian Kleinheyer

Curriculum Vitae

Law studies at the Universities of Munich (LMU) and Geneva. Legal clerkship with IP law firms in Munich and Los Angeles. Scholarship from Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property and Competition Law. Doctarate in law (Dr. iur.) from Technical University of Dresden.

Attorney-at-Law in the field of IP since 2013, in 2016 appointed Certified IP Attorney.

Member of German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (GRUR), European Communities Trademark Association (ECTA) and International Trademark Association (INTA).  

Joined Prinz & Partner in 2015.

Professional Activity

Prosecution and enforcement of trademarks and designs, especially before the German Patent and Trademark Office (GPTO), the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

Responsible for building, expanding, and maintaining numerous international IP portfolios

Lead representation in infringement proceedings before German and European courts, especially in matters of design, trademark, copyright and unfair competition law.

Languages: German, English.

Individual Specialization

Judicial and extra-judicial enforcement of IP-rights, also in interim proceedings.

Enforcement of damages claims.

Strategic planning and coordination of international trademark and design applications.

Publications

"Schadensersatz im Immaterialgüterrecht: Die Bestimmung des Verletzungsgewinns" (Nomos, 2017) 

"Complex dispute over simple clock face design" (IP Magazine 06/2015)

"Kausalitätsabschlag und Kontrollüberlegung beim Verletzergewinn – Zugleich Besprechung von BGH, Urteil vom 24.07.2012, Az X ZR 51/11 – Flaschenträger" (GRUR 2013, 683, together with Dr. Henning Hartwig);

Recommended in

Since 2020 constantly recommended in the World Trademark Review ranking WTR 1000:

"Adrian Kleinheyer matches international portfolio management skill with contentious nous (...)" (2021)

"Adrian is an excellent trademark lawyer who consistently delivers timely results. He has exceptional expertise, is a great communicator and his judgement is top notch." (2023)

"In Munich, Adrian Kleinheyer is the name to know. An enthusiastic portfolio manager (...) also deeply experienced in enforcement activities (...)" (2026)