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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.

Expertise – Practices and industries:
Trade Mark Law Copyright Law Licensing Law Competition Law (German Act Against Unfair Competition) AI Law Design Law Law on the Protection of Trade Secrets AI Pharma & Life Science Consumer Goods Media, Entertainment & Sports Food Industry Authorities & Public Bodies Advertising & Marketing Agencies
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  • 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” [“Nordemann: Wettbewerbsrecht – Markenrecht“]
    • Author of the standard work “Loewenheim: Manual of Copyright” [“Loewenheim: Handbuch des Urheberrechts“]
    • Author of the standard work “Munich Contract Handbook“ [Münchener Vertragshandbuch”], publishing contracts
    • Co-author of “Law of Raw Data,” AIPPI Law Series, specifically the chapter on “Conflict of Laws Issues,” pp. 3–17
    • Author in Mayer/Kroiß, Attorney Fee Act
    • Author in Bröcker/Czychowski/Schaefer, Practical Handbook on Intellectual Property on the Internet (since the 1st edition, in particular § 3 Internet and International Law)
    • German-French Product Liability at the Intersection of Contract and Tort: Aspects of Private International Law, dissertation, Heidelberg 2000
  • Lectures

    Georg-August-Universität Göttingen

    • SoSe2026
      LIPIT: Advanced Intellectual Property Law, Conflicts of Law und Immaterialgüterrecht II (Gewerbliche Schutzrechte): Aktuelle Entwicklungen und Rechtsprechung im Marken- und Designrecht
    • WiSe 2025/2026
      Immaterialgüterrecht I (Urheberrecht): Aktuelle Entwicklungen und Rechtsprechung im Urheberrecht und Urhebervertragsrecht
    • SoSe2025
      LIPIT: Advanced Intellectual Property Law, Transnational Enforcement, Conflicts of Law und Immaterialgüterrecht II (Gewerbliche Schutzrechte): Aktuelle Entwicklungen und Rechtsprechung im Marken- und Designrecht
    • WiSe 2024/2025
      Immaterialgüterrecht I (Urheberrecht): Aktuelle Entwicklungen und Rechtsprechung im Urheberrecht und Urhebervertragsrecht
    • SoSe 2024 / SoSe 2023 /SoSe 2022
      LIPIT: Advanced Intellectual Property Law, Transnational Enforcement, Transnational IP Contracts, Conflicts of Law
    • SoSe 2021
      LL.M.-Studiengang Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law (LIPIT): Advanced Intellectual Property Law, Transnational Enforcement, Transnational IP Contracts, Conflicts of Law

    Universität Potsdam

    • WiSe 2022/23
      Vorlesung Wettbewerbsrecht (Schwerpunkt; Vertretung Prof. Dr. Tobias Lettl)

    Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

    • SoSe 2024
      Deutsch-Französisches Gemeinschaftsseminar im Rahmen des BerMüPa-Programms Datenrecht und Wettbewerbsrecht – Droit des données et droit de la concurrence
    • SoSe 2023
      Deutsch-Französisches Gemeinschaftsseminar im Rahmen des BerMüPa-Programms60 Jahre Elysée-Vertrag: Deutsch-französische Zusammenarbeit und das Vorhaben eines europäischen Wirtschaftsgesetzbuchs
    • SoSe 2022
      Deutsch-Französisches Gemeinschaftsseminar im Rahmen des BerMüPa-Programms Deutsches und französisches Schuldrecht im Zeitalter der Digitalisierung
    • SoSe 2020
      Deutsch-Französisches Gemeinschaftsseminar im Rahmen des BerMüPa-Programms Lauterkeitsrecht im deutsch-französischen Vergleich: Schutz von Verbrauchern und Mitbewerbern
    • SoSe 2019
      Deutsch-Französisches Gemeinschaftsseminar im Rahmen des BerMüPa-Programms Urheberrecht – Grundlagen und EU-Reform
    • WiSe 2018/2019
      Masterstudiengang Immaterialgüterrecht und Medienrecht – Vorlesung Deutsches, europäisches und internationales Wettbewerbsrecht
    • SoSe 2018
      Deutsch-Französisches Gemeinschaftsseminar im Rahmen des BerMüPa-Programms Datenschutzrecht
    • SoSe 2017
      Deutsch-Französisches Gemeinschaftsseminar im Rahmen des BerMüPa-ProgrammsDie Schuldrechtsreformen in Deutschland 2001 und in Frankreich 2016
    • WiSe 2016/2017, 2016/2017, 2014/2015
      Masterstudiengang Immaterialgüterrecht und Medienrecht – Vorlesung Deutsches, europäisches und internationales Wettbewerbsrecht
  • 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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