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
Deutschland > Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz > Markenrecht
Vossius & Partner zeichnet sich durch umfangreiche IP-Expertise aus und kann insbesondere im Designrecht bestechen, wenngleich man auch im Markenrecht bei der gerichtlichen Vertretung und strategischen Beratung des globalen Mandantenstamms überzeugt. Dabei findet sich tiefgehende Erfahrung in unterschiedlichen Sektoren und Nischenbereichen, wie in etwa in Bezug auf Outdoor-Fashion, E-Mobility und Lebensmittelrecht. Außerdem bilden Grenzbeschlagnahme und Messeunterlassungsklagen einen weiteren Fokusbereich für die Praxisgruppe, die nahtlos auch an der Schnittstelle zum Urheber- und Wettbewerbsrecht aktiv ist. Praxisgruppenleiter Mathias Kleespies sowie Soft-IP-Rechtlerin Simone Schäfer sind beide sowohl in der Prosecution als auch in der Durchsetzung von Schutzrechten, wie etwa in Verletzungsfällen oder Widerspruchsverfahren, versiert.
Germany > Intellectual property > Trade marks
Vossius & Partner has extensive IP expertise and is particularly impressive in design law, although it also excels in trade mark litigation and strategic advice to its global client base. The group houses extensive experience across various sectors and niche areas, such as outdoor fashion, e-mobility and food law. Border seizures and trade fair injunctions represent another focus for the practice, which also seamlessly handles copyright and competition-related matters. Practice head Mathias Kleespies and soft IP lawyer Simone Schäfer are both well versed in both prosecution and IP right enforcement, such as infringement cases and opposition proceedings.