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Anja Schwarz, LL.M. (London)

Lawyer │ Senior Associate

Cologne

+49 221 9937 26125

anja.schwarz@luther-lawfirm.com

Areas of practice

IP & Copyright Law

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Health Care & Life Science

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Information Tech & Telecommunications

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

26.01.2022: Webinar: Lastwills, Guadianships, Lasting Powers of Attorney & Grants of Probate

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