Jan-Dierk Schaal LL.M. (University of Melbourne)

Lawyer
Fachanwalt für gewerblichen Rechtsschutz
Fachanwalt für Miet- und Wohnungseigentumsrecht

20095 Hamburg
Ferdinandstraße 3
T +49 (0) 40.33 401-46
F +49 (0) 40.33 401-531
j-d.schaal@skwschwarz.de

Areas of practice
Intellectual Property / Competition Law
Real Estate Law

Languages

English

Lawyer
Fachanwalt für gewerblichen Rechtsschutz
Fachanwalt für Miet- und Wohnungseigentumsrecht

20095 Hamburg
Ferdinandstraße 3
T +49 (0) 40.33 401-46
F +49 (0) 40.33 401-531
j-d.schaal@skwschwarz.de

Areas of practice
Intellectual Property / Competition Law
Real Estate Law

Languages

English

Intellectual Property
National and international registration of trademarks, patents and designs are as much a part of Jan-Dierk Schaal’s legal work as monitoring and defending existing Industrial Property Rights.

Another core area of Jan-Dierk Schaal’s professional work is checking the legality of advertising activities. Jan-Dierk Schaal provides legal advice to companies on their options for responding to unauthorised-an also legitimate-legal threats and represents them in court proceedings, if necessary.

Tenancy
He also offers legal advice and representation in matters of commercial tenancy.

Further qualifications / previous positions held

• 1994-1999: Studies at the University of Bonn
• 1999-2000: Master of Commercial Law, post-graduate studies in Melbourne, majoring in Intellectual Property Law, Trademarks Law and Unfair Trade Practices
• 2000-2003: Professional training in Hamburg, Speyer and Vancouver
• 2003: Admitted to the Bar; joined the law firm Schlutius Rechtsanwälte, now SKW Schwarz Rechtsanwälte
• Since 2004: also working as a lecturer in Competition, Trademark and Copyright Law at the Communications-Academy in Hamburg (KAH)

Memberships

• GRUR (German Association of Industrial Property and Copyright Law)
• Marketing Club Hamburg

Admitted to the bar 2003