Carmen Hörster is a Senior Paralegal at BomhardIP. She handles various trademark and design-related matters, including all kinds of proceedings before the EUIPO and WIPO, worldwide portfolio management, and multijurisdictional trademark clearance.
Before joining BomhardIP, she worked for many years as a paralegal in the Alicante office of an international law firm and in the Amsterdam office of an IP consultancy firm.
Besides her native German, Carmen is fluent in English, Spanish, and Dutch.
In her spare time, you can find Carmen at the beach, the gym, the salsa club, or in her kitchen trying out new recipes.
Education
2013 – 2017: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), Euro-FH Hamburg, Germany
2004 – 2006: Training as a trilingual personal assistant, Euroakademie Köln, Germany
2000 – 2003: Degree in linguistics and teaching of foreign languages, University of Cologne, Germany
Work Experience
Since July 2025: Senior Paralegal, BomhardIP
2016 – 2025: Trademark Paralegal, Novagraaf Nederland, Amsterdam
2009 – 2015: Trademark Paralegal, Hogan Lovells, Alicante
2008 – 2009: Trilingual Assistant, Quiroga Aragón Abogados y Asesores Tributarios, Alicante
2006 – 2008: Legal Assistant, Clifford Chance, Düsseldorf