Simone Schäfer > Vossius & Partner > Munich, Germany > Lawyer Profile
Vossius & Partner Offices
SIEBERTSTRASSE 3
81675 MÜNCHEN
Germany
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Simone Schäfer
Work Department
Trademarks, Designs & Competition Law
Position
PARTNER
Rechtsanwältin (Attorney-at-Law)
What clients say: “Simone Schäfer’s case predictions are alarmingly accurate. She is a force to be reckoned with, courtesy of her strong submissions, prompt replies and smooth negotiation skills.”
Career
Simone Schäfer is a partner at the trademark and design department at VOSSIUS with over 20 years’ experience in the field of Soft IP.
The focus of her work is on the prosecution and enforcement of trademarks, designs and copyright. She is responsible for international trademark and design portfolios of market leaders of different industries and also successfully litigates her cases before the Courts and deals with complex opposition and nullity proceedings at the trademark and design divisions of the EUIPO.
She is the author of the practitioner’s handbooks on German, EU and international trademark and design law and of Formularkommentar Markenrecht. She frequently lectures on trademark and design law.
Simone Schäfer is listed in many different publications as a leading lawyer in the field of trademarks, i.a. by WTR 1000, Best Lawyers, The Women in Law Expert Guide, Who’s Who Legal and many more.
Lawyer Rankings
Germany > Intellectual property > Trade marks
Vossius & Partner‘s broad trade mark practice assists with both registration strategies and portfolio management as well as official proceedings before German and European authorities. It is also one of the leading addresses for design law and covers numerous sectors, including life sciences, automotive and luxury goods. In addition to trade mark and design law, practice head Mathias Kleespies also has expertise in food law and assists clients with non-contentious and contentious issues. With longstanding experience in the soft IP area, Simone Schäfer is adept in opposition and nullity proceedings before the EUIPO as well as in international portfolio management.