v—p—Lawyers
Location Stuttgart
Contact:
Tel. +49 711 . 24 8395 - 211
Fax +49 711 . 24 8395 - 205
E-Mail: rk
@vogel-partner.eu
CV/Training
Born in 1969 in Stuttgart
Apprenticeship as a commercial assistant for industry at Bayer AG, Leverkusen
Law degree completed in Konstanz
Further legal training at Regional Court (LG) Konstanz
Doctorate at the Institute for Information, Telecommunications and Media Law (ITM), Münster University (“The responsibility of DENIC regarding the registration and use of unlawful domain names”)
2000-2001 Legal counsel at Nortel Networks Germany GmbH & Co. KG, Friedrichshafen
Admitted as a Rechtsanwalt in 2002
2002-2004 Own law firm in Konstanz
2004-2011 Lutzer Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH (Service Line Employment), Stuttgart
2011-2012 Own law firm in Stuttgart
since October 2012 Partner at Vogel & Partner, Stuttgart
Foreign Languages: English
Profile
Ralf Klühe specializes in IT law and technology-related issues in copyright, trademark and competition law.
His focus lies on enterprises and public institutions that are confronted with legal issues within the context of traditional and agile IT projects, project and cooperation agreements, web- and app-based business models, Big Data and digital transformation, the protection and licensing of software, databases, IP rights and other corporate know-how. The enforcement and aversion of claims in the above areas both in an out of court also form part of his specialization. Ralf Klühe can rely on substantial experience as a lawyer in a leading business law firm in Germany, as a lecturer at the University of Applied Sciences Konstanz and as a member of the examination board for IT law at the Stuttgart Bar Association (RAK).
His clients include software and technology enterprises, service providers for web- and e-business solutions, advertising agencies, financial institutes, component part suppliers, specialized wholesalers and a number of promising start-ups.
Areas of practice
IT contract law
- IT project, licensing and cooperation agreements, legal due diligences
Data protection and IT compliance
- Big Data, digital transformation, web- and app-based business models
(Technology) projects
- ERP introduction, guidance throughout software, SaaS and web projects
Online law and e-business
- Industry 4.0, app marketing, e-payment, digital marketing, social media
Trademarks, design and know-how
- Trademark and domain law, development of protection strategies
Case studies
- Analysis and drafting of various contracts for an internationally engaged project developer of commercial real estate within the context of a complex IT project for the introduction of a new project control and project administration system.
- Enforcement in court of claims arising from an agile IT project for a renowned e-business solutions provider.
- Comprehensive advice provided to a globally leading manufacturer of fascia and massage rollers during the establishment of an international web shop system, other web- and app-based business models in the areas of IT law, as well as on domain and data privacy protection law.
Memberships
- German Association of Law and Informatics (DGRI)
- bwcon (Baden-Württemberg: Connected e.V.) - Special Interest Group IT law
- Association for Promotion of the Civil Law Department of the Institute for Information, Telecommunications and Media Law (ITM)
- cyberLAGO e.V. (IT Competence Network)