Partner, Certified Specialist in Copyright and Media Law
Markus Robak is partner of the firm since 1 June 2024. He has been advising and representing his clients for over 20 years, primarily in the legal fields of defamation, copyrights and media law, unfair competition, advertising and trademark law as well as in privacy, IT contracts and e-commerce law. He began his professional career in 2003 in the IP department of the international law firm Linklaters in Cologne. After working as in-house counsel with the international media company Axel Springer and with the public radio broadcaster Deutschlandradio, he joined the Cologne IP boutique Jonas in 2009, where he was most recently co-managing director and partner. Markus Robak is the author of numerous legal publications on media and IP law. Furthermore, he is “often recommended” according to the leading German legal market observer JUVE (JUVE Handbook 2023/24) and is ranked among the best lawyers in the field of intellectual property law in Germany by Handelsblatt (Handelsblatt Special June 2023).
E-Mail: markus.robak@tesis-partner.com
German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (GRUR)
Claim for deletion of an archived counterstatement
Dr. Markus Robak, Julian Benner
GRUR-Prax 2021, 747
Higher Regional Court of Duesseldorf: “Service calls” by an insurance broker are advertising
Dr. Markus Robak
GRUR-Prax 2019, 538
How companies protect their good reputation online
Dr. Markus Robak
Deutsche Handwerks Zeitung Ausgabe 9, 17. Mai 2019
New legal risks in privacy law
Dr. Markus Robak
GRUR-Prax 07/2016, 139
Social Media in marketing and sales
Dr. Markus Robak
ZVertriebsR 02/2015, 83-90
When you learn the indictment from the press
Karl Hamacher, Dr. Markus Robak
SCM-Newsletterv03/2014 (scmonline.de/newsletter)
Commentary on FCJ judgement of 01.07.2014 – VI ZR 345/13
Dr. Markus Robak
Kommunikation & Recht 09/2014, 591-593
Schwartmann/Sporn – State Media Act of Northrhine-Westphalia
Dr. Markus Robak
C.F. Müller
Kommentierung zu §§ 31a, 36
Suspicion and impression reporting – the “weapons” of the press in scandalization
Dr. Markus Robak
www.scmonline.de
scm Newsletter, 03/2013, 4-5
And suddenly spam is what spam should avoid – Munich Higher Regional Court on the double opt-in procedure
Dr. Markus Robak
www.lto.de (Legal Tribune ONLINE)
23.11.2012
Social Media and the Law – Legal pitfalls in Social Media Marketing
Dr. Nils Weber, Dr. Markus Robak
scm c/o prismus communications GmbH
2012
Not everything that is possible is permitted – Social Media as a legal topic
Dr. Markus Robak, Dr. Nils Weber
Marketing-Club kompakt Köln-Bonn e. V.
01/2012, 24
FCJ: Jurisdiction and applicable law in cross-border defamation proceedings
Dr. Markus Robak
GRUR-Prax 13/2012, 306
The end of innocence? – FCJ specifies obligations to check blog posts for host providers
Dr. Markus Robak, Dr. Torben Düsing
Deutscher AnwaltSpiegel, 16. November 2011, 10-11
Legal pitfalls with apps
Karl Hamacher, Dr. Markus Robak
SPONSORs 07/2011, 58-59
Three is one too many: International jurisdictions in cases of online infringements of personal rights
Dr. Markus Robak
GRUR-Prax 12/2011, 257-259
FCJ: No proof of consent by double opt-in in cases of telephone marketing
Dr. Markus Robak
Deutscher AnwaltSpiegel 23. März 2011, 3-4
Beware of pitfalls in Social Media
Karl Hamacher, Dr. Markus Robak
SPONSORs 03/2011, 58-59
FCJ: Providing of gambling by private companies was no unfair competition until the end of 2007 – “Lotteries and casino games”
Dr. Markus Robak
GRUR-Prax 03/2011, 67
All rights to the clubs
Dr. Markus Robak
SPONSORs 10/2010, 56-57
Higher Regional Court of Munich: Upload for the purpose of online use is no independent type of use
Dr. Markus Robak
GRUR-Prax 17/2010, 396
Google – is the cheerfulness over?
Dr. Markus Robak
www.kanzleihandbuch.de (Pressezitat)
13.08.2010
Higher Regional Court of Berlin: Iris Berben’s partner must accept reports about Stasi past
Dr. Markus Robak
GRUR-Prax 12/2010, 274
Stoertebeker‘s heirs
Dr. Markus Robak
SPONSORs (Pressezitat) 07/2010, 47
FCJ: Unlimited online archiving of identifying crime reports is permitted
Dr. Markus Robak
GRUR-Prax 8/2010, 179
Regional Court of Munich I: Attorney’s advertising with “Specialist for” is illegal
Dr. Markus Robak
GRUR-Prax 6/2010, 135
Emails and the law – here comes the advertising flood
Dr. Markus Robak, Susanne Scholz
Webstandards Magazin 05/2010, 22-25
Higher Regional Court of Cologne: A non misleading trademark presentation may exclude the danger of first commitment – “A-D Shade Guide”
Dr. Markus Robak
GRUR-Prax 5/2010, 112
Public Viewing – What to consider?
Karl Hamacher, Dr. Markus Robak
SPONSORs 04/2010, 50-51
“Fire, Ice & Dynamite” reloaded – Amendments of the Broadcasting State Treaty: product placement is permitted in limits
Dr. Markus Robak
Deutscher AnwaltSpiegel 7. April 2010, 14-15
Higher Regional Court of Cologne: Defamation of a competitor by a link in a email-newsletter with editorial content – “Charlatans on the coaching market”
Dr. Markus Robak
GRUR-Prax 1/2010, 18
Who owns the personal rights?
Karl Hamacher, Dr. Markus Robak
SPONSORs 10/2009, 54-55
From “Esra” to “Rohtenburg”
Dr. Markus Robak
AfP 04/2009, 325-335
Imprint obligation – information on the edge
Dr. Markus Robak
Webstandards Magazin 03/2009, 18-21
License light – How Creative Commons tries to simplify copyright law
Dr. Markus Robak
Webstandards Magazin 02/2009, 19-21
To learn how to inform – What ecommerce providers have to observe
Dr. Markus Robak
Webstandards Magazin 01/2009, 17
Higher Regional Court of Hamm: Subsequently decided extension of a temporary discount campaign is permitted
Dr. Markus Robak
GRUR-Prax 1/2009, 19
Criminal liability for “Hospitality” invitation to major sports events?
Dr. Markus Robak, Karl Hamacher
Der Betrieb (DB) 12.12.2008, Heft 50
Profiling: Criminal profiles and case analysis supporting crime investigations, Doctoral thesis
Dr. Markus Robak
Köln 2003
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