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Simone Schäfer

PARTNER Rechtsanwältin (Attorney-at-Law) What clients say: "Simone Schäfer's case predictions are alarmingly accurate. She is a force to be reckoned with, courtesy of her strong submissions, prompt replies and smooth negotiation skills." The focus of her work is on the prosecution and enforcement of trademarks, designs and copyright. She is responsible for international trademark and design portfolios of market leaders of different industries and also successfully litigates her cases before the Courts and deals with complex opposition and nullity proceedings at the trademark and design divisions of the EUIPO. She is the author of the practitioner’s handbooks on German, EU and international trademark and design law and of Formularkommentar Markenrecht. She frequently lectures on trademark and design law. Simone Schäfer is listed in many different publications as a leading lawyer in the field of trademarks, i.a. by WTR 1000, Best Lawyers, The Women in Law Expert Guide, Who’s Who Legal and many more. · Vossius & Partner

GermanyIntellectual Property, Trademarks

About

Partner at Vossius & Partner with over 20 years' experience in soft IP, focusing on prosecution and enforcement of trademarks, designs and copyright. She manages international trademark and design portfolios, litigates before courts and the EUIPO, is the author of practitioner handbooks (including Formularkommentar Markenrecht), frequently lectures on trademark and design law, and is widely recognised in directories such as WTR 1000, Best Lawyers, The Women in Law Expert Guide and Who’s Who Legal.

Practice areas

Intellectual PropertyTrademarksDesignsCopyrightLitigationCompetition

Office

Expertise

Trademark Prosecution & EnforcementDesign ProtectionCopyrightIP LitigationEUIPO Opposition & Nullity ProceedingsInternational Trademark & Design Portfolio Management

Education

  • Law, Ludwig-Maximilians-University (Munich)
  • Law, Julius-Maximilians-University (Würzburg)

Admissions

  • Rechtsanwältin (Attorney-at-Law) — Germany