Dr. Nora E. Wessendorf, LL.M. (Washington)

Nora Wessendorf is a patent litigator specialising in forensic advice of international and national corporations in patent infringement proceedings. As a member of the Patents Technology & Life Sciences practice area, she advises clients in the fields of automotive and mechanical engineering, telecommunications, electronics, medical technology, digital health applications as well as pharmaceuticals and chemistry.

She also advises clients on product launches and transactional matters, in particular licensing agreements, R&D agreements and in the context of corporate transactions. As a member of the New York State Bar Association, Nora Wessendorf is also familiar with the concerns of US-based clients involved in German litigation.

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Carrière

Since 2021	Salary Partner, Taylor Wessing
2019 – 2021	Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2016 – 2019	Associate, Taylor Wessing

2015 – 2016	Attorney (admitted to the German bar), medium-sized law firm
2013 – 2015	Research assistant, Chair of Common Law and Comparative Jurisprudence, WWU Münster
2011 – 2013	Legal clerkship, Dusseldorf with posting in New York

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Formation

2019	Admitted to the New York State Bar
2016	LL.M. (Intellectual Property Law), George Washington University Law School, Washington, D.C.
2016	Dr. iur., Westfalian Wilhelms University Münster

2015	Admitted as a lawyer, Germany
2013	Second state examination, Dusseldorf
2010	First state examination, Hamm

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Publications

The America Invents Act’s impact on patent law harmonization in Germany and the US, June 2016 (dissertation)

Know-how protection for technical inventions in the US. GRUR-Int 2013, p. 876

Groupes & Associations

GRUR
AIPPI
New York State Bar Association
WIN: Women in Intellectual Property Network

Langues étrangères

English

French

Expertise

Services et Groupes Brevets et innovation

Secteurs Sciences de la vie et Santé Industrie chimique Technologie, Médias et Communications (TMC)Biotech e-santé Dispositifs médicaux Produits pharmaceutiques

Experience

Prix et distinctions

JUVE Awards 2023	Law firm of the year for IP Law
Managing Intellectual Property – IP Stars 2023	Rising star – Germany
Managing IP Award 2020- 2022	Rising star