Cordula Schumacher

Practice Areas

Cordula Schumacher is a partner of the firm. She specializes in intellectual property law and, in particular, patent litigation.

Who is Who Legal / Lexology have recognized Cordula Schumacher as the single top general patent practitioner and named her "IP-Patents Lawyer of the Year 2023".

Managing IP has listed her for many years in the IPStars ranking as one of the Top 250 Women in IP worldwide and JUVE Patent has her a leading lawyer in patent litigation.

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”.

Cordula Schumacher 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 understand¬ing” and she is highly recommended by Leaders League.

Chambers reports about client appraisal: "Cordula Schumacher, you just have to see her in court, she loves what she is doing. It's just wonderful." and “She is great at co-ordinating cases and actions. She is prudent and really sees the essential, where others get lost in the woods.”

Juve cites clients and competitors: “a fighter in the courtroom”, “we choose her, no question, including for the UPC”, “outstanding litigator”, “a thought-leader on German FRAND litigation, also excellent in life sciences with clear, thoughtful advice”.

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.