Anna Giedke

Intellectual Property / Patents / Licensing & Technology Transfertransfer / Unfair Competition Law

Attorney-at-Law (Rechtsanwältin), Partner

»As a patent litigator and IP contract consultant I like the interplay between law and science and the versatility of my job: You can be tough in court - when necessary -, or passionate when developing arguments, clear and concise when giving advice and creative in finding tailor-made solutions for your clients.«

Dr. Anna Giedke comprehensively advises on all aspects of IP law with a particular focus on patent litigation and drafting IP contracts.

In patent law, she represents leading international companies from various technical fields before the German infringement courts (main and PI proceedings) and is experienced in developing international defense strategies.

Regarding IP contracts, her advice is focused on licensing, R & D, distribution and settlement agreements as well as on related issues of antitrust law.

Moreover, she advises on IP-related questions of competition, enforcement and private international law and on alternative dispute resolution.

Anna Giedke’s technical specialization comprises the areas of semiconductor technology, software, IT & computer technology, telecommunications, electrical engineering and the pharmaceutical industry.

2013

Licensed to practice as an attorney-at-law

2011 - 2013

Ph.D. (Dr. iur) in Law (summa cum laude; faculty price) at Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich, Germany (thesis: “Cloud Computing – a legal economic analysis with a particular consideration of copyright law”)

2011 - 2013

Ph.D. Scholarship holder at Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition, Munich, Germany

2011

Second State Law Examination (bar admission exam)

2009 - 2011

Legal traineeship

2009

First State Law Examination (degree-level qualification)

2002 - 2009

Studies of law in Passau, Germany, and at King’s College, London, UK