Cordula Schumacher

Practice Areas

Cordula Schumacher LL.M. is a partner of the firm. She specialises in patent litigation. Many of her cases involve anti-trust issues (FRAND and standard-essential patents). Another focus are pharmaceutical patents.

The JUVE Handbook German Commercial Law Firms has her as one of nationwide 13 “Leading Partners under 50 years” in patent law.

Legal 500 praises “excellent communicator” and “vigorous specialist” Cordula Schumacher as a “top patent litigator” whose performance amazes clients”. As a “strategic thinker identifying the key issues” and as “accessible, expert in her field”, she offers a “prompt and reliable service”.

She is continuously praised by listings as an expert in her field in IAM Patent 1000 as “an impressive lawyer with a sharp mind and excellent technical understanding”(“polyglot and pharma ace” whose “star continues to rise”) and is highly recommended by Leaders League.

The JUVE Handbook German Commercial Law Firms highly recommends Cordula Schumacher for patent litigation (quote: “very good trial preparation”).

Career

Studied law and business Administration at the Universities of Bayreuth, Cologne and Hawaii Pacific University, Diploma in European Law from the University Sorbonne-Panthéon, Paris I, Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Intellectual Property Law, University of Düsseldorf.