Attorney, PhD
Hanne Kirk specialises in IP law and assists Danish as well as foreign clients with assessments and advice, negotiation and legal proceedings. In addition to traditional IP law, including copyright, trademarks and patents, Hanne also advises on marketing law and general business law. She drafts contracts and legal opinions, handles commercial disputes and legal proceedings and assists the clients with legal and commercial interaction on a current basis.
Gorrissen Federspiel 2016 -
Bestseller 2014 - 2016
Acting judge, The Court in Odense 2013
Acting judge, The Western High Court 2010 - 2011
Aarhus School of Business/Aarhus University 1991 - 2016
Advokaterne i Vestergade/Advokatfirmaet Dahl 1988 - 1992
PhD. 2002
Master of Laws, Aarhus University 1988
English
Hanne is the author of a number of publications and books, and she has contributed vastly to publications and articles on IP law and marketing law issues, e.g.:
"Programkoncepter - Ophavsret til tv-formater", Thomsons Forlag 2002 (PhD-afhandling)
"Variationsværker" i NIR (Nordiskt Immateriellt Rättsskydd), 2004
"Europæiseringen af databasebeskyttelsen - et studie i fejlimplementering?" i Europæiseringen af dansk ret, Jurist- og Økonomforbundets Forlag, 2008
"Krænkelse af Burberrys varemærkerettigheder" i NIR (Nordiskt Immateriellt Rättsskydd), 2010
"Trade and Intellectual Property Rights" i WTO Law from a European Perspective, Kluwer Law, 2013
Anmeldelse af Birgitte Hagland: Erstatningsbetingende medvirkning i Ugeskrift for Retsvæsen, 2013
"Om ophavsret til formater og andre sager af principiel karakter" i Festskrift til Jens Peter Christensen, 2016
"Ophavsret" i Internetretten, Ex Tuto Publishing, 2024
Various articles on the IPKat blog, 2019-
Chairman of the Board for Public Lending Right Fees
Member of the Election Board
Chairman of the Board for PROMUS
Member of the MXD (Music Export Denmark) Board
External lecturer in Media and Entertainment Law, University of Copenhagen
Professional secretary of the Danish Design Board