Curriculum vitae
- 2004
Founding partner of MÜLLER FOTTNER STEINECKE
- 2000
Partner of Knauthe Eggers law firm and establishment of the Munich office of Knauthe Eggers
- 1996–1999
Practice as an associate in the field of Intellectual Property law as Rechtsanwalt (Attorney at Law) with a large Intellectual Property firm near Munich with specific emphasis on trademark law, unfair competition law, licensing and copyright law
- 1994–1996
Trainee lawyer with the District Court of Munich, the Department of Public Prosecution of the District Court of Munich and a four months training at a commercial law firm in Paris, France
- 1990–1994
Studies of law at the University of Passau with emphasis on private international law and European law
- 1988–1989
Studies of law, linguistics and communications at the Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris III, University of Paris, France
Publications
- “The shape of a product or of its packaging as an indication of origin under German Law” by Alexandra Fottner (ECTA Bulletin October 2018)
- “La forme du produit ou de son contenant comme identificateur de source en droit allemand: L’interface entre les marques, les dessins et modèles et le droit d’auteur; les stratégies pour en favoriser la protection” by Alexandra Fottner (Revue Francophone de la Propriété Intellectuelle, n. 5, Dec. 2017, p. 53-60).
- “EU-Marken im Zeichen der EU-Osterweiterung” (“Impact of the Expansion of EU upon Community Trademarks”) by Alexandra Fottner
- Design rules go European – Countdown for the New Community Design by Alexandra Fottner
- “Marken anmelden – eine Guideline – Nichts ist unmöglich” (“Filing trademark applications – a guideline – Nothing is impossible”) by Alexandra Fottner and Markus Müller
- “Markenrecht – Werbeslogans als Marke anmelden” (“Trademark Law – Filing publicity slogans as trademarks”) by Alexandra Fottner
- “Außergerichtliches Konfliktlösungsverfahren” (“Out of court settlement proceedings”) – “ICANNs Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy bei Domainpiraterie? by Alexandra Fottner