Grünecker

Partner

Cornelia Schmitt advises on trademark and competition law. She supports clients in developing and protecting trademarks and their defence and enforcement before the DPMA, the EUIPO, the German courts and the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg. She also provides comprehensive advice on competition law issues.

A particular focus of her work is providing strategic advice to international companies on the development of efficient out-of-court conflict solutions. She has extensive experience in enforcing well-known and non-traditional trademarks and regularly represents clients in complex proceedings before courts and authorities. Cornelia Schmitt also specialises in product piracy and counterfeiting.

Her clients include international corporations from various industries. Cornelia Schmitt is the contact person for some of the leading tech companies from Silicon Valley.

German, English, French

Cornelia Schmitt has been involved with INTA (International Trademark Association) since 2004, serving on committees, organising conferences and developing training programs.

Study of law at the Universities of Trier, Thessaloniki (Greece) and Cologne, 1993-1998 Legal clerkship at the Regional Court of Düsseldorf, 1999-2001 Authorized to practice law, 2002 Attorney-at-Law with a law firm specializing in IP in Cologne, 2002-2003 Attorney-at-Law with Grünecker, since 2003 Specialist attorney for intellectual property law, 2012 Associate Partner at Grünecker, since 2023