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

Partner

Supporting my clients in securing their entrepreneurial success and defending their own competitive position is the focus of my advice. I not only keep an eye on developing case law, but also on technological progress and the associated regulatory requirements.

For more than 20 years now, Jan-Dierk Schaal has been advising clients on intellectual property law. His focus is on strategic advice regarding the development of IP portfolios, corresponding IP filings, licensing agreements and the enforcement of IP rights.

In times when compliance is playing an increasingly important role, Mr. Schaal advises his clients comprehensively on compliance with existing and new regulatory requirements, be it in advertising and product design, online distribution, data protection or the use of new technologies.

He also has extensive experience in IT contract law and legal IT project support.

Career

Studied law at Friedrich-Wilhelms University in Bonn
Postgraduate studies at the University of Melbourne (Australia)
Legal clerkship in Hamburg and Vancouver
2003 - 2013 Lawyer and partner at SKW Schwarz
2014 - 2023 Lawyer at KPMG Law and PwC Legal
With SKW Schwarz since 2024
Admitted to the Hanseatic Bar Association Hamburg

Awards & Recognitions

Handelsblatt in cooperation with Best Lawyers: Germany's best lawyers 2023
Recommended lawyer in the category "Data Privacy Law"
Recommended lawyer in the category "IT Law"

Handelsblatt in cooperation with Best Lawyers: Germany's best lawyers 2022
Recommended lawyer in the category "Data Privacy Law"
Recommended lawyer in the category "IT Law"

Handelsblatt in cooperation with Best Lawyers: Germany's best lawyers 2021
Recommended lawyer in the category "Data Privacy Law"
Recommended lawyer in the category "IT Law"

Handelsblatt in cooperation with Best Lawyers: Germany's best lawyers 2020
Recommended lawyer in the category "Data Privacy Law"

Memberships

Jan-Dierk Schaal is a member of the German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (GRUR).

Publications

Commentary on ECJ, judgment of June 8, 2023, C-654/21 - LM/KPCommentary on ECJ, judgment of June 8, 2023, C-654/21 - LM/KP - WRP Competition in Law and Practice 8/2023, 922-924 - July 27, 2023
Filing strategies for European trademark protectionFiling strategies for European trademark protection - WRP Wettbewerb in Recht und Praxis 5/2022, page 555ff. - Apr. 25, 2022
On the practical (ir)relevance of the BFH's "Total Buy Out" case law for the tax deduction under section 50a EStGOn the practical (ir)relevance of the BFH's "Total Buy Out" case law for the tax deduction under section 50a EStG - iStR 22/21, page 887 et seq. - Nov. 18, 2021
Determination of damages in the event of property right infringementsDetermination of damages in the event of property right infringements - Intellectual Property Magazine - Aug. 25, 2021