Dr Detlef Mäder
Areas of practice
Dr Detlef Mäder specialises in competition and trademark law as well as in the other related areas of intellectual property rights (i.e. design rights, rights against product piracy) and telecommunications law. Dr Detlef Mäder has comprehensive litigation experience throughout Germany in patent, trademark, unfair competition and copyright disputes. He also advises his clients on contractual drafting issues such as licence matters.
Vita
Dr Detlef Mäder studied law in Freiburg, Germany, from 1989 to 1994 and completed his first bar examination in 1994. He worked as a research assistant at the Max Planck Institute in Foreign and International Criminal Law in Freiburg and at the University of Cologne from 1994 to 1996. During this time, he completed his dissertation and was awarded his doctor's degree (Dr. jur). from the University of Freiburg in 1996. He was admitted to the bar in 1998 and joined Luther’s predecessor law firm in 1996. Dr Detlef Mäder has been a Partner at Luther since 2005 and is head of Cologne office since 1 June 2014.
Honors and distinctions
- Chambers Global 2016: Ranking in "Intellectual-Property - Trade Mark & Unfair Competition" (Band 5, first ranking in 2012)
- Chambers Europe 2016: Ranking in "Intellectual-Property - Trade Mark & Unfair Competition" (Band 5, first ranking in 2012)
- JUVE Guide 2024/2025: Listed under "Frequently Recommended" in "Trademark and Competition Law" (first listed in 2011/2012, "very solution-oriented negotiating partner in infringement proceedings", competitor)
- The Legal 500 Germany 2025: Recommendations in the categories "Industrial Property Rights – Trade Mark Law", "Competition Law" and "Trade Mark Law" (first recommendations in 2023, first mentions in 2014, "Equally high level of expertise and commitment. But also very solution- and practice-orientated. Never loses sight of the commercial aspects.") and mention in "City Focus Cologne" (first recommendation in 2023)
- Best Lawyers 2025: Recommended in "Intellectual Property Law" (first recommended in 2020)
- World Trade Mark Review 2025: Bronze-Ranking in "Trade Marks" (first bronze-ranking in 2021, “Detlef is a highly skilled and experienced practitioner. He is savvy and results-oriented, and acts swiftly to resolve matters effectively. Detlef is an excellent partner to have on your side during infringement negotiations.”)
Clients
Dr. Detlef Mäder advises numerous nationally active companies - especially those in retail, prestigious marketing agencies, and their customers - in issues regarding the configuration and protection of marketing measures as well as in disputes over intellectual property rights. Dr. Mäder also provides assistance to national and international clients with their demands for trademark and design rights or their defense thereof. He also helps to maintain and care for major trademark portfolios worldwide.
Publications
- Jetzt neue Internetadressen sichern, in: Tele Talk, Heft 8/2001 (gemeinsam mit Detlef Klett)
- Neuer Gebührenmaßstab, in: Tele Talk, Heft 7/2001 (gemeinsam mit Detlef Klett)
- Schwarzer Freitag?, in: Tele Talk, Heft 6/2001 (gemeinsam mit Detlef Klett)
- Neue Impulse im Ortsnetz, in: Tele Talk, Heft 5/2001 (gemeinsam mit Detlef Klett)
- Gewerbliche Schutzrechte als Gegenstand von Transaktionen, in: GRUR-Prax, Heft 18-19/2017, S. 420
- Intellectual Property in Transaktionen: DOs and DONT's, in: M&A REVIEW, Heft 7-8/2017
- Bearbeitung des Kapitels "Intellectual Property Rights", in: Business Law in Germany, herausgegeben von Hans-Christian Ackermann & Dr. Michael Rath, German Law Publishers, 2012
- Millionenchance für den Handel, in: Lebensmittelzeitung, Ausgabe 7/2010
- Lichtblick im Antennenwald, in: TeleTalk, Heft 2/2003
- Neuer Rahmen für Verträge am Telefon, in: TeleTalk, Heft 2/2002 (gemeinsam mit Detlef Klett)
- Regulierung ganz europäisch, in: TeleTalk, Heft 03/2002 (gemeinsam mit Detlef Klett)
- Bericht aus Bonn, in: TeleTalk, Heft 06/2002 (gemeinsam mit Detlef Klett)
- Goldregen von der RegTP, in: TeleTalk, Heft 12/2001 (gemeinsam mit Detlef Klett)
- Telekom-Lizenzgebühr wird erstattet, in: Frankfurter-Allgemeine-Zeitung vom 10. Oktober 2001 (gemeinsam mit Detlef Klett)
- Kontrolle von oben, in: TeleTalk, Heft 09/2001 (gemeinsam mit Detlef Klett)
- Inkasso quo vadis - Die Regulierungsbehörde hat den Inkassostreit beendet - wirklich?, in: TeleTalk, Heft 06/2001 (gemeinsam mit Detlef Klett)
- Datenschutz mit mehr Biss, in: Tele Talk, Heft 4/2001 (gemeinsam mit Detlef Klett)
- Regulierung - was war, was kommt, in: Tele Talk, Heft 3/2001 (gemeinsam mit Detlef Klett)
- Neu berechnet: Tarife im Festnetz, in: Tele Talk, Heft 11/2000 (gemeinsam mit Detlef Klett)
- Wer treibt die Gebühren ein?, in: Handelsblatt vom 01. Juni 2000
- TKG für Laien, in: Tele Talk, Heft 12/2000 (gemeinsam mit Detlef Klett)
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Tobias Osseforth, Mag. rer. publ.
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Tobias Schneider
Senior Associate
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Dr Thomas Schwieters
Associate
Hanover
Thomas Weidlich, LL.M. (Hull)
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Cologne
Dr Stephan Rippert LL.M.
Partner
Munich
Stephan Gittermann
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Stephan Bausch, D.U.
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Cologne
Steffen Häberer
Partner
Leipzig
Dr Stefanie Hellmich, LL.M.
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Stefanie Kandzia, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Hamburg
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Partner
Cologne
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Partner
Munich
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Associate
Munich
Dr Rolf Kobabe
Partner
Hamburg
Robert Schindler
Counsel
Essen
Pierre Daniel Wittmann
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Philipp Dietz, LL.M. (Edinburgh)
Partner
Cologne
Paula Dresler
Associate
Berlin
Niccolo Langenheim, LL.M.
Associate
Cologne
Michelle Petruzzelli
Senior Associate
Cologne
Dr Michael Rath
Partner
Cologne
Dr Melanie Verstege
Counsel
Essen
Maximilian Issels, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Associate
Munich
Dr Maximilian Dorndorf
Partner
Essen
Martin Zackor, LL.M. (UCD)
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Markus Sengpiel
Managing Partner
Cologne
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Senior Associate
Hanover
Manuel Rueß
Associate
Hamburg
Lutz Keller
Senior Associate
Cologne
Lida Karra
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Leif Dustin Schneider
Counsel
Ho Chi Minh City
Laura Hoffmann, LL.M. (Dresden/London)
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
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Partner
Hanover
Dr Kay Oelschlägel
Partner
Hamburg
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Partner
Berlin, Cologne
Katharina Müller-Ehrlichmann, LL.M. oec.
Partner
Cologne
Dr Katharina Preuss
Senior Associate
Cologne
Karsten Köhler
Partner
Leipzig
Julian Adams
Associate
Hamburg
Julian Monden
Senior Associate
Hanover
Dr Jörgen Tielmann, LL.M.
Partner
Hamburg
Jonny H. Giessel
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Johannes Becker
Counsel
Cologne
Johannes Klausch, LL.M. (London)
Partner
Berlin
Jenny Schindler
Senior Associate
Munich
Jan Zimmer
Senior Associate
Singapore
István Fancsik, LL.M. (London)
Senior Associate
Essen
Dr Isabel Schäfer
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Iris López Martínez, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Berlin
Dr Helmut Janssen, LL.M. (King's College London)
Partner
Brussels, Dusseldorf
Hannah Aigner
Senior Associate
Munich
Dr Gregor Wecker
Partner
Cologne
Dr Geert Johann Seelig
Partner
Hamburg
Franziska Neugebauer
Senior Associate
Cologne
Franziska Maier, LL.M. (UCLA)
Associate
Stuttgart
Felix Hielscher
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Eric Doyé
Associate
Leipzig
Elisabeth Kohoutek
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dominik Menhaj
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Dr Detlef Mäder
Partner
Cologne, Dusseldorf
Dr Denis Schütz
Senior Associate
Essen
Dr Daniel Bischof
Counsel
Hamburg
Daniel Latta
Partner
Berlin
Cornelia Yzer
Of Counsel
Berlin
Christina Rygula, LL.M. (Dublin)
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Christiane Kühn, LL.M. (Hong Kong)
Partner
Munich
Dr Christian Rabe
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Christian Brauns
Counsel
Stuttgart
Christian Kuß, LL.M.
Partner
Cologne
Dr Christian Horn, LL.M. (Tulane)
Partner
Berlin
Dr Cédric Müller, LL.M. (Bristol)
Partner
Essen
Carsten Andreas Senze
Partner
Stuttgart
Caroline Ackermann
Counsel
Munich
Dr Björn Simon
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Benedikt Stücker
Senior Associate
Hanover
Dr Axel Mühl
Partner
Stuttgart
Dr Astrid Schnabel, LL.M. (Emory)
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Arnd Becker
Partner
Essen
Anton Spinty
Senior Associate
Berlin
Anne-Sophie Fischer
Associate
Munich
Anna-Laura Martens
Associate
Berlin
Anja Schwarz, LL.M. (London)
Senior Associate
Cologne
Andreas Tüxen, LL.M. (American University / WCL)
Partner
Berlin
Dr Andreas Vath
Partner
Munich
Dr Andreas Blunk, MLE
Partner
Hanover
Dr Andreas Kloyer
Partner
Frankfurt a.M., London
Dr.iur. Andreas Knaul, LL.M. diap (ENA)
Berlin
Alisa Schöneberg
Associate
Cologne
Dr Aline Mück
Senior Associate
Cologne
Alina Moers
Associate
Cologne
Alexander F. Liebing, LL.M.
Counsel
Leipzig
Adrian Freidank
Counsel
Cologne