Dr. Anke Nordemann-Schiffel, maître en droit

Partner | Attorney at Law (Germany) • Certified Copyright and Media Lawyer • Certified Industrial Property Rights Lawyer

Anke Nordemann-Schiffel is an expert in the fields of copyright, trade mark and competition law, as well as in international law. She has many years of experience in cross-border disputes and in the co-ordination of international judicial and office proceedings. Another focus of Anke’s work is providing strategic advice to holders of international trade mark portfolios in a wide variety of different industries, such as pharmaceuticals and media. She advises start-ups as well as traditional companies on the implementation of new product developments and marketing strategies, as well as, for example, film producers, scientific publishers and fiction publishers in matters related to copyright and licensing contracts. Anke‘s further area of specialisation is in providing comprehensive advice on issues regarding rights of personality.

Anke teaches at, among other places, a Franco-German seminar at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (Humboldt University, Berlin) and mostly trade mark and copyright law at the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen (Georg-August University Goettingen).

Anke has been much involved with GRUR, the German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property and Copyright, for many years. She was elected President of GRUR in October 2025. Besides GRUR, Anke has been active in INTA for many years.

  • Publications

    (Selection)

    • Co-editor and co-author of “Fromm/Nordemann”, Copyright Law [“Fromm/Nordemann”, Urheberrecht]
    • Co-editor and co-author of trade mark law commentary [Markenrechtskommentars „Ingerl/Rohnke/Nordemann”]
    • Co-author of the standard work “Nordemann: Competition Law – Trademark Law” [NordemannWettbewerbsrecht – Markenrecht]
    • Author of the standard work “Loewenheim: Manual of Copyright” [“LoewenheimHandbuch des Urheberrechts]
    • Author of the standard work “Munich Contract Handbook [Münchener Vertragshandbuch], publishing contracts
  • Lectures
    • Georg-August University Goettingen: LL.M. in Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law
    • Humboldt Universität zu Berlin: Franco-German joint seminar as part of the BerMüPa Programme 
    • Humboldt University of Berlin: LL.M. in “Intellectual Property and Media Law”, Competition Law 
    • DeutscheAnwaltAkademie [GermanLawyerAcademy], specialist lawyer for copyright and media law, international copyright law 
  • Awards
    • The JUVE Handbook 2024/2025 ranks them among the leading names in trade mark law in the category of trade mark and design law as well as competition law (‘high level of expertise, very pleasant to deal with,’ competitors).
    • Leaders League 2025 ranks Anke Nordemann-Schiffel as ‘Excellent’ in the category of trade mark litigation and trade mark prosecution. https://www.leadersleague.com
    • Handelsblatt names Anke Nordemann-Schiffel in cooperation with Best Lawyers® as Lawyer of the Year 2025 in the field of intellectual property law. https://www.handelsblatt.com
    • The Legal 500 – Germany (2024) Anke Nordemann.Schiffel among the “Leading Names” in trade mark law. https://www.legal500.de
    • Who´s Who Legal (WWL) recommends Anke Nordemann-Schiffel as Thought Leader – Trademarks Germany. https://whoswholegal.com/anke-nordemann-schiffel
    • Best Lawyers® 2025 lists Anke Nordemann-Schiffel among the selected lawyers in the field of Intellectual Property Law. https://www.handelsblatt.com
    • WTR 1000 – The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals 2023 describes Anke Nordemann-Schiffel as “excellent lawyer with an in-depth knowledge of EU law. She has many years of experience and is a fantastic person to work with.” https://www.worldtrademarkreview.com
  • Memberships
    • President of the German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property and Copyright (GRUR) and Member of the Executive Committee
    • Expert Committee on Intellectual Property Law at the Federal Bar Association (BRAK) (2009 to 2025)
    • Specialist Lawyers’ Committee for Industrial Property Law and for Copyright Law at the Bar Association of the State of Brandenburg
    • AIPPI, ALAI, INTA, ECTA, APRAM, PTMG, MARQUES, women in IP, Deutscher Juristinnenbund (djb)
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