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
Senior Associate
Hans-Christian Ackermann
Partner
Dusseldorf
Dr Marcus Backes
Partner
Hamburg
Silvia C. Bauer
Partner
Cologne
Dr Stephan Bausch, D.U.
Partner
Cologne
Dr Arndt Begemann
Of Counsel
Essen
Guido Wenzel
Partner
Hamburg
Thomas Weidlich, LL.M. (Hull)
Partner
Cologne
Dr Gregor Wecker
Partner
Cologne
Dr Christoph von Burgsdorff, LL.M. (Essex)
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Kuuya Josef Chibanguza, LL.B.
Partner
Hanover
Denis Ullrich
Partner
Leipzig
Andreas Tüxen, LL.M. (American University / WCL)
Partner
Berlin
Dr Jörgen Tielmann, LL.M.
Partner
Hamburg
Philipp Dietz, LL.M. (Edinburgh)
Partner
Cologne
Klaus Thönißen, LL.M. (San Francisco)
Partner
Essen
Dr Maximilian Dorndorf
Partner
Essen
Carsten Andreas Senze
Partner
Stuttgart
Dr Markus Sengpiel
Managing Partner
Cologne
Dr Hendrik Bernd Sehy
Counsel
Hanover
Dr Geert Johann Seelig
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Stefan Galla
Partner
Essen
Dr Daniel Schubmann
Counsel
Hanover
Stephan Gittermann
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Thomas Gohrke
Partner
Hanover, Leipzig
Steffen Häberer
Partner
Leipzig
Dr Stefanie Hellmich, LL.M.
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Helmut Janssen, LL.M. (King's College London)
Partner
Brussels, Dusseldorf
Dr Oliver Kairies
Partner
Hanover
Paul Schreiner
Partner
Cologne, Essen
Dr Andreas Kloyer
Partner
Frankfurt a.M., London
Dr Wulff-Axel Schmidt
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Rolf Kobabe
Partner
Hamburg
Thomas Köhler
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Karsten Köhler
Partner
Leipzig
Dr Eva Maria K. Rütz, LL.M.
Partner
Dusseldorf, Cologne
Jens Röhrbein
Partner
Hanover
Dr Michael Rath
Partner
Cologne
Christiane Kühn, LL.M. (Hong Kong)
Partner
Munich
Dr Thomas Kuhnle
Partner
Stuttgart, London
Dr Katharina Preuss
Senior Associate
Cologne
Christian Kuß, LL.M.
Partner
Cologne
Dr Ulrich Philippi
Partner
Stuttgart
Robert Pacholski
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Dr Kay Oelschlägel
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Detlef Mäder
Partner
Cologne, Dusseldorf
Achim Meier
Partner
Essen
Dr Cédric Müller, LL.M. (Bristol)
Partner
Essen
Dr Eckart Petzold
Partner
Dusseldorf
Johannes Klausch, LL.M. (London)
Partner
Berlin
Dr Daniel Bischof
Counsel
Hamburg
Dr Christian Rabe
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Cornelia Yzer
Of Counsel
Berlin
Katharina Klenk-Wernitzki, Dipl. Reg.-Wiss
Partner
Berlin, Cologne
Dr Christian Horn, LL.M. (Tulane)
Partner
Berlin
Adrian Freidank
Counsel
Cologne
Dominik Menhaj
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Anne Biebler
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Jenny Tsynn
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Dr Karina Wojtowicz
Senior Associate
Hanover
Martin Zackor, LL.M. (UCD)
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Anton Spinty
Senior Associate
Berlin
Anja Schwarz, LL.M. (London)
Senior Associate
Cologne
Dr Daniela Salm
Counsel
Brussels
Dr Robert Burkert
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Dr Sebastian Felix Janka, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Partner
Munich
Frances Wolf
Senior Associate
Hamburg, Hanover
Michelle Petruzzelli
Senior Associate
Cologne
Laura Hoffmann, LL.M. (Dresden/London)
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Stephan Rippert LL.M.
Partner
Munich
Dr Björn Simon
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Stefanie Kandzia, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Dr Johannes Becker
Counsel
Cologne
István Fancsik, LL.M. (London)
Senior Associate
Essen
Pierre Daniel Wittmann
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Jan-David Jäger
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Jan Zimmer
Senior Associate
Singapore
Katharina Müller-Ehrlichmann, LL.M. oec.
Partner
Cologne
Dr Isabel Schäfer
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Dr Astrid Schnabel, LL.M. (Emory)
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Aline Mück
Senior Associate
Cologne
Volker von Alvensleben
Of Counsel
Hamburg
Daniel Greger
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Niccolo Langenheim, LL.M.
Associate
Cologne
Tobias Schneider
Senior Associate
Cologne
Tobias Osseforth, Mag. rer. publ.
Partner
Munich
Benedikt Stücker
Senior Associate
Hanover
Charlotte Buck
Associate
Hanover
Felix Hielscher
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Dr Melanie Verstege
Counsel
Essen
Lutz Keller
Senior Associate
Cologne
Martina Steude, LL.M. (Cape Town)
Senior Associate
Hanover, Hamburg
Daniel Latta
Partner
Berlin
Dr Lisa Kraayvanger
Senior Associate
Hanover
Caroline Ackermann
Counsel
Munich
Frederike Peters
Senior Consultant
Berlin
Charlotte Riese
Senior Associate
Berlin
Jonny H. Giessel
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Theresa Oesch
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Luisa Kramer
Associate
Hamburg
Dr Johannes Teichmann
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Rebecca Romig
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr.iur. Andreas Knaul, LL.M. diap (ENA)
Berlin
Dr Andreas Vath
Partner
Munich
Artur Winkler
Counsel
Hamburg
Manuel Rueß
Associate
Hamburg
Alina Moers
Associate
Cologne
Lara Zölck
Associate
Berlin
Anna-Laura Martens
Associate
Berlin
Prof. Dr Christian Burholt, LL.M.
Partner
Berlin
Anne-Sophie Fischer
Associate
Munich
Paula Dresler
Associate
Berlin
Eric Doyé
Associate
Leipzig
Maximilian Issels, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Associate
Munich
Jan Spiering, LL.M. Taxation
Associate
Hanover
Clara von Wolffersdorff
Associate
Leipzig
Leif Dustin Schneider
Counsel
Ho Chi Minh City
Ann-Kristin Freiheit
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Christina Rygula, LL.M. (Dublin)
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Sabrina Aurnhammer
Associate
Munich
Hannah-Laura Schütte
Senior Associate
Stuttgart, Dusseldorf
Elisabeth Kohoutek
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Lida Karra
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Alisa Schöneberg
Associate
Cologne
Julian Adams
Associate
Hamburg
Dr Thomas Willaschek
Partner
Berlin
Sophia Meyer, Maître en Droit
Associate
Berlin
Sebo-Franz Krubally
Senior Associate
Berlin
Dr Maximilian Bahnsen
Associate
Hamburg
Ricarda Maria Essel
Counsel
Berlin
Alexander F. Liebing, LL.M.
Counsel
Leipzig
Dr Astrid Seehafer, M.Sc.
Partner
Berlin
Dr Benjamin Effler
Associate
Berlin
Simone Lersch
Counsel
Cologne
Shannon Charlotte Sopper, LL.M.
Junior Consultant
Frankfurt a.M.
Robert Schindler
Counsel
Essen
Dr Denis Schütz
Senior Associate
Essen
Isabel Dorothee Ruhnke, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Berlin
Iris López Martínez, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Berlin
Charlotte Elsner
Associate
Dusseldorf
Franziska Maier, LL.M. (UCLA)
Associate
Stuttgart
Dr Thomas Schwieters
Associate
Hanover