Alexander Späth

Alexander Späth is partner at KLEINER Law, with offices in Stuttgart and Düsseldorf. His practice focuses on complex commercial disputes, cross-border proceedings, and in particular intellectual property litigation and unfair competition matters. Certification marks and collective marks are areas in which Alexander has particular expertise. He represents clients before the German Federal Patent Court, the European Courts in Luxembourg, and in infringement proceedings before the ordinary civil courts.

He is repeatedly recognized as a leading intellectual property practitioner, including by Best Lawyers and WTR1000, as well as being named as an “Outstanding Individual” in the WIPR Trademark Rankings 2024. Alexander regularly publishes articles on trademarks, designs, and unfair competition. He is also a lecturer at the HHU Heinrich-Heine-University in Düsseldorf, and previously for many years at HTW University of Applied Sciences in Berlin.

He has been invited to speak on many occasions, including at INTA Leadership Meeting in New Orleans, where he spoke about certification marks on a global scale. He is a member of special committees of the German Association for Intellectual Property Law (GRUR) and the International Trademark Association (INTA). Alexander regularly represents NGOs at meetings and sessions of the World Intellectual Property Organization in Geneva and elsewhere.