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Nobbe, Julia
Nobbe, Julia
Dr. Julia Nobbe
julianobbe@quinnemanuel.com
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Dr. Julia Nobbe is a German qualified attorney (Rechtsanwältin) and Counsel in Quinn Emanuel’s Mannheim office.  Her practice focuses on patent litigation.

Dr. Nobbe joint the firm in 2010 and rejoined it in 2019. In the interim she worked for a law firm specialized on cases before the German Federal Supreme Court and as in-house legal counsel in the IP department of an international chemical company.  Prior to joining the firm in 2010, Dr. Nobbe was an associate at another international law firm.

Dr. Nobbe graduated from University of Konstanz where she subsequently worked as a research assistant at the Chair of Professor Dr. Karl-Heinz Fezer before starting her legal clerkship at the Oberlandesgericht Karlsruhe. She obtained her doctorate degree from Munich University.

IAM Patent ranked her as a “Recommended Individual (Bronze)” for patent litigation (infringement) in Germany in their 2024 rankings, calling her “a seasoned lawyer who leverages her in-house experience to see issues through her clients’ eyes, and she has a talent for devising and executing litigation strategies that meet their needs.” Leaders League lists her as “Leading” for Patent Litigation in their 2024 ranking.

Practice Areas

    Appellate PracticeEntertainment & Media LitigationInternational DisputesInternet LitigationLife Science: Pharmaceutical Patent LitigationLitigation Representing PlaintiffsPatent LitigationTrademark, Trade Dress, Unfair Competition/False Advertising, and Publicity Rights LitigationTransnational Litigation

Education

  • District Court Karlsruhe
    (Second State Examination, 2008)
  • Munich University
    (PhD., Law (Dr. Iur.), summa cum laude, 2007)
  • University of Konstanz
    (First State Examination, 2004)

Admissions

  • Fachanwältin für gewerblichen Rechtsschutz
  • Admitted to the German Bar (Rechtsanwaltskammer Karlsruhe), 2009

Languages

  • German
  • English

Prior Associations

  • Universität Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany
    • Assistant at the Chair of Prof. Dr. Karl-Heinz Fezer, 2004-2006
  • Allen & Overy LLP, Mannheim, Germany
    • Associate, 2009-2010
  • Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, Mannheim, Germany
    • Associate, 2010-2011
  • Jordan & Hall Rechtsanwälte beim Bundesgerichtshof, Karlsruhe, Germany
    • Attorney at law, 2011-2018
  • BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany
    • IP Counsel, 2018-2019

Awards

  • IAM Patent 1000 – “Recommended Individual (Bronze)”, Patent Litigation (infringement), 2024
  • Leaders League, Patent Litigation “Leading”, 2024; (“Excellent”, 2023)

Publications and Lectures

  • Benkard, Patengesetz, Gebrauchsmustergesetz, Patentkostengesetz, 12. Aufl. 2023, §§ 81-85a, 110 - 122 PatG und §§ 6a–10 GebrMG
  • Klagehindernis nach § 81 Abs. 2 S. 1 PatG (Anmerkung zu BGH, Urteil vom 6.12.2022 – X ZR 47/22 – Aminopyridin), GRUR Patent, 2023, 39
  • “Das Günstigkeitsprinzip im Verbrauchervertragesrecht” (doctorate thesis)