Anja Schwarz, LL.M. (London)
Areas of practice
Anja Schwarz advises national and international clients in diverse industries on all contentious and non-contentious matters pertaining to IP law, in particular, trademark, copyright and competition law issues.
She specialises in advising on the drafting of contracts (cooperation, licence, and R&D agreements), on IP-related transactions, on the registration, renewal and transfer of IP rights and on the permissibility of business practices from a competition law perspective, as well as in conducting disputes before trademark offices and litigating in court.
Anja Schwarz regularly gives lectures, provides training and holds workshops on IP topics for clients and international delegations, in Germany and abroad.
Vita
After spending a year in China studying Chinese, Anja Schwarz studied law in Passau (Germany), Tours (France) and Bonn (Germany), following which she went on to obtain a Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree in London (England).
Anja Schwarz commenced her professional career working for almost eight years in the IP department of the Dusseldorf (Germany) office of a large international law firm. She subsequently worked for just under four years at Luther LLP in Singapore before moving to Luther’s Cologne office in September 2022, where she has since worked as an IP lawyer.
Clients
- Advised Harley-Davidson on trademark, contract and competition law issues in connection with distribution
- Represented the Makita Group in Germany in unfair competition matters
- Represented a number of globally operating retail groups in various IP and unfair competition matters, which also included providing strategic advice with regard to marketing and advertising campaigns
- Represented a globally operating manufacturer of printing inks and printing materials in all matters relating to trademark law, including the trademark portfolio
Lectures
Senior Associate
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Lara Zölck
Associate
Berlin
Jan Zimmer
Senior Associate
Singapore
Martin Zackor, LL.M. (UCD)
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Cornelia Yzer
Of Counsel
Berlin
Frances Wolf
Senior Associate
Hamburg, Hanover
Dr Karina Wojtowicz
Senior Associate
Hanover
Pierre Daniel Wittmann
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Artur Winkler
Counsel
Hamburg
Dr Thomas Willaschek
Partner
Berlin
Guido Wenzel
Partner
Hamburg
Thomas Weidlich, LL.M. (Hull)
Partner
Cologne
Dr Gregor Wecker
Partner
Cologne
Clara von Wolffersdorff
Associate
Leipzig
Dr Melanie Verstege
Counsel
Essen
Dr Andreas Vath
Partner
Munich
Denis Ullrich
Partner
Leipzig
Andreas Tüxen, LL.M. (American University / WCL)
Partner
Berlin
Jenny Tsynn
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Dr Jörgen Tielmann, LL.M.
Partner
Hamburg
Klaus Thönißen, LL.M. (San Francisco)
Partner
Essen
Dr Johannes Teichmann
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Benedikt Stücker
Senior Associate
Hanover
Martina Steude, LL.M. (Cape Town)
Senior Associate
Hanover, Hamburg
Anton Spinty
Senior Associate
Berlin
Jan Spiering, LL.M. Taxation
Associate
Hanover
Shannon Charlotte Sopper, LL.M.
Junior Consultant
Frankfurt a.M.
Vanessa Laura Skibinski
Associate
Berlin
Dr Björn Simon
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Carsten Andreas Senze
Partner
Stuttgart
Dr Markus Sengpiel
Managing Partner
Cologne
Dr Hendrik Bernd Sehy
Counsel
Hanover
Dr Geert Johann Seelig
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Astrid Seehafer, M.Sc.
Partner
Berlin
Dr Thomas Schwieters
Associate
Hanover
Anja Schwarz, LL.M. (London)
Senior Associate
Cologne
Dr Denis Schütz
Senior Associate
Essen
Hannah-Laura Schütte
Senior Associate
Stuttgart, Dusseldorf
Dr Daniel Schubmann
Counsel
Hanover
Paul Schreiner
Partner
Cologne, Essen
Alisa Schöneberg
Associate
Cologne
Tobias Schneider
Senior Associate
Cologne
Leif Dustin Schneider
Counsel
Ho Chi Minh City
Dr Astrid Schnabel, LL.M. (Emory)
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Wulff-Axel Schmidt
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Robert Schindler
Counsel
Essen
Dr Isabel Schäfer
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Dr Daniela Salm
Counsel
Brussels
Christina Rygula, LL.M. (Dublin)
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Dr Eva Maria K. Rütz, LL.M.
Partner
Dusseldorf, Cologne
Isabel Dorothee Ruhnke, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Berlin
Manuel Rueß
Associate
Hamburg
Rebecca Romig
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Jens Röhrbein
Partner
Hanover
Dr Stephan Rippert LL.M.
Partner
Munich
Charlotte Riese
Senior Associate
Berlin
Dr Michael Rath
Partner
Cologne
Dr Christian Rabe
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Dr Katharina Preuss
Senior Associate
Cologne
Dr Ulrich Philippi
Partner
Stuttgart
Dr Eckart Petzold
Partner
Dusseldorf
Michelle Petruzzelli
Senior Associate
Cologne
Frederike Peters
Senior Consultant
Berlin
Robert Pacholski
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Tobias Osseforth, Mag. rer. publ.
Partner
Munich
Theresa Oesch
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Dr Kay Oelschlägel
Partner
Hamburg
Katharina Müller-Ehrlichmann, LL.M. oec.
Partner
Cologne
Dr Cédric Müller, LL.M. (Bristol)
Partner
Essen
Dr Aline Mück
Senior Associate
Cologne
Alina Moers
Associate
Cologne
Sophia Meyer, Maître en Droit
Associate
Berlin
Dominik Menhaj
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Achim Meier
Partner
Essen
Anna-Laura Martens
Associate
Berlin
Franziska Maier, LL.M. (UCLA)
Associate
Stuttgart
Dr Detlef Mäder
Partner
Cologne, Dusseldorf
Iris López Martínez, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Berlin
Alexander F. Liebing, LL.M.
Counsel
Leipzig
Simone Lersch
Counsel
Cologne
Daniel Latta
Partner
Berlin
Niccolo Langenheim, LL.M.
Associate
Cologne
Christian Kuß, LL.M.
Partner
Cologne
Dr Thomas Kuhnle
Partner
Stuttgart, London
Christiane Kühn, LL.M. (Hong Kong)
Partner
Munich
Sebo-Franz Krubally
Senior Associate
Berlin
Luisa Kramer
Associate
Hamburg
Dr Lisa Kraayvanger
Senior Associate
Hanover
Elisabeth Kohoutek
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Thomas Köhler
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Karsten Köhler
Partner
Leipzig
Dr Rolf Kobabe
Partner
Hamburg
Dr.iur. Andreas Knaul, LL.M. diap (ENA)
Berlin
Dr Andreas Kloyer
Partner
Frankfurt a.M., London
Katharina Klenk-Wernitzki, Dipl. Reg.-Wiss
Partner
Berlin, Cologne
Johannes Klausch, LL.M. (London)
Partner
Berlin
Lutz Keller
Senior Associate
Cologne
Lida Karra
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Stefanie Kandzia, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Dr Oliver Kairies
Partner
Hanover
Dr Helmut Janssen, LL.M. (King's College London)
Partner
Brussels, Dusseldorf
Dr Sebastian Felix Janka, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Partner
Munich
Dr Jan-David Jäger
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Maximilian Issels, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Associate
Munich
Dr Christian Horn, LL.M. (Tulane)
Partner
Berlin
Laura Hoffmann, LL.M. (Dresden/London)
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Felix Hielscher
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Dr Stefanie Hellmich, LL.M.
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Steffen Häberer
Partner
Leipzig
Daniel Greger
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Dr Thomas Gohrke
Partner
Hanover, Leipzig
Stephan Gittermann
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Jonny H. Giessel
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Stefan Galla
Partner
Essen
Ann-Kristin Freiheit
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Adrian Freidank
Counsel
Cologne
Anne-Sophie Fischer
Associate
Munich
István Fancsik, LL.M. (London)
Senior Associate
Essen
Ricarda Maria Essel
Counsel
Berlin
Charlotte Elsner
Associate
Dusseldorf
Dr Benjamin Effler
Associate
Berlin
Paula Dresler
Associate
Berlin
Eric Doyé
Associate
Leipzig
Dr Maximilian Dorndorf
Partner
Essen
Philipp Dietz, LL.M. (Edinburgh)
Partner
Cologne
Dr Kuuya Josef Chibanguza, LL.B.
Partner
Hanover
Dr Robert Burkert
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Prof. Dr Christian Burholt, LL.M.
Partner
Berlin
Dr Christoph von Burgsdorff, LL.M. (Essex)
Partner
Hamburg
Charlotte Buck
Associate
Hanover
Dr Daniel Bischof
Counsel
Hamburg
Anne Biebler
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Dr Arndt Begemann
Of Counsel
Essen
Dr Johannes Becker
Counsel
Cologne
Dr Stephan Bausch, D.U.
Partner
Cologne
Silvia C. Bauer
Partner
Cologne
Dr Maximilian Bahnsen
Associate
Hamburg
Dr Marcus Backes
Partner
Hamburg
Sabrina Aurnhammer
Associate
Munich
Volker von Alvensleben
Of Counsel
Hamburg
Julian Adams
Associate
Hamburg
Hans-Christian Ackermann
Partner
Dusseldorf
Caroline Ackermann
Counsel
Munich