Dr. Sandra Müller

Besides the management of global trademark and design portfolios Sandra’s practice focuses on litigation in trademark, design, patent and unfair competition disputes. She has represented clients from the luxury brand, consumer goods and food industries in various infringement proceedings before the German courts and in cancellation and opposition proceedings before the German Patent and Trademark Office, the German Federal Patent Court and the European Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), including litigation before the European General Court and the European Court of Justice. Sandra further advises clients on all IP related aspects of M&A transactions and commercial contracting. As part of her work for brands and media clients, she also has considerable experience in reputation management, advertising clearance and consumer law issues.

Sandra holds a German Ph.D. (summa cum laude) in comparative law on publishing agreements and copyright from the University of Osnabrück and was a member of the Study Group on a European Civil Code. She lectured for more than ten years at Leibniz University Hannover law school.

Sandra serves as Chair of the Education Team of trademark user association MARQUES. She represents MARQUES in the Examination Board and as a tutor in the EUIPO Trade Mark and Design Education Programme (ETMD EP). In addition, Sandra is a member of the Frankfurt Bar Association, the German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (GRUR), the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) and the International Trademark Association (INTA). She has been recognized by WTR 1000 2024 and praised as a “highly recommended practitioner (who) excels in supplying thoughtful trademark advice.”