Dr. Jan Schumacher
Partner
Certified Specialist in Intellectual Property Law
Jan Schumacher is a founding partner of our firm. He advises and represents national and international companies in all fields of intellectual property and unfair competition law. Before joining Schmitt Teworte-Vey Simon & Schumacher, Jan used to work at international law firms as well as IP boutique law firms in Cologne and Dusseldorf. Jan is a certified specialist in Intellectual Property law. He is author of several legal publications and holds lectures on various IP issues.IP STARS, the leading specialist guide to IP law firms and practitioners worldwide, ranks Jan as a "Trade Mark Star" 2023. US publishing house Best Lawyers, in cooperation with German business newspaper Handelsblatt, also recognized him in its ‘Best Lawyers’ ranking among the leading individuals in Germany in the field of intellectual property law. German business news magazine WirtschaftsWoche has named him in 2022 as one of the most recommended legal advisors in Germany for copyright law.
| Since 2019 | Partner at Schmitt Teworte-Vey Simon & Schumacher |
| 2010–2019 | Taylor Wessing, Dusseldorf |
| 2007–2009 | Jonas Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft, Cologne |
| 2005–2007 | Linklaters, Cologne |
| 2005 | Second State Exam (Higher Regional Court Cologne) |
| 2004 | Doctoral Thesis, Dr. jur. |
| 2001–2003 | Academic Assistant at the Institute of Civil Law and Commercial Law, University of Cologne |
| 2001 | First State Exam (Cologne) |
| 1998–2001 | Law Studies, Cologne University |
| 1996–1998 | Law Studies, Saarland University |
Commentary on Sec. 8 German Trademark Act concerning the protectability of trademarks, in Kur/v. Bomhard/Albrecht, Legal Commentary on German and EU Trademark Law, 3rd Edition 2020
Internet related Issues in German Law, World Trademark Review, Februar/März 2009 (together with Martin Viefhues)
Germany’s Approach to Publicity and Image Rights, Word Trademark Review, September/October 2008 (together with Karl Hamacher)
Doctoral Thesis (on shareholder rights to information concerning the merger of stock companies), Cologne University, 2004
Introduction to Copyright Law, University Witten-Herdecke
Memberships
German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (GRUR)
European Communities Trade Mark Association (ECTA)
German Bar Association (DAV)
Cologne Bar Association (KAV)
Languages
German, English
