Dr. Marisa Michels

Studied at

• Westfälische Wilhelms Universität Münster (University of Münster, Germany)
• Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen (University of Nijmegen, the Netherlands)

Memberships

• GRUR – German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property
• DFJ – German-French Lawyers Association
• JCI – Junior Chamber International Germany, North Westphalia

Foreign languages

• Dutch
• French
• English Spanish Italian

IP Department The protection of intellectual property is a main criterion for the success of your company – this “intellectual capital” should be secured and expanded by intellectual property rights: They protect the company’s intangible assets and strengthen your competitive position; at the same time, they have the capability of measurably increasing the company’s value. We fully support you in the process of acquisition, protection, enforcement and exploitation of your intellectual property rights in Germany and worldwide.The FirmYour success is our goal. We achieve this with comprehensive, solution-oriented advice based on a cooperative approach between partners. By thinking and acting together, specialising appropriately and focussing on international developments, we can provide advice and support for you as a supra-regional commercial law firm. We deliver spot-on results: To the point.## About the LawyerDr. Marisa Michels is a partner at Alpmann Fröhlich, born in 1982. She is a specialist lawyer in intellectual property law with a focus on copyright. She practices from offices in Münster and Verspoel, Germany.## ExperienceLawyer since 2012. She has presented on copyright law, including differences in German-Dutch practices and enforcement.## SpecialtyKey areas include copyright, media and press law within intellectual property law.## EducationUniversity of Münster. Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen. Publications include a dissertation on treasure trove legal relations in German and Dutch law (Münster, Univ. Diss. 2009).