Dr. Julia Traumann
Expertise
Dr. Julia Traumann specializes in patent infringement proceedings, particularly in the pharmaceutical and life sciences sector. She advises and represents her clients in infringement proceedings before national courts and the Unified Patent Court and advises in transnational, multi-jurisdictional disputes. She further specializes in litigation in the tech sector, advising on the interface with competition law, in particular in connection with the enforcement of standard-essential patents. Julia also advises on the drafting and implementation of contracts relating to IP rights.
Before joining Grünecker, Julia worked in international commercial law firms. She spent five months in the London office of a law firm as part of a secondment and worked for several months as external legal counsel for a company in the pharmaceutical sector.
Julia is the (co-)author of numerous specialist publications. She is a member of GRUR and LES (Life Sciences Working Group).
In her free time, she enjoys running and hiking as well as opera and classical music.
Areas
- Patent Law
- Patent Litigation
- Competiton Law
- Contracts
- Licences & Technology Transfer
- Due Dilligence
Technical fields
- Life Science
- Medical Products
- Pharmacy
- Biotechnology
- Automotive
Vita
- Study of law at the Universities of Freiburg and Münster (scholarship holder of the German National Academic Foundation), including additional training in intellectual property law at the University of Münster, first state examination in 2007
- Doctorate at the University of Cologne, thesis topic in trademark law, 2012
- RLegal clerkship at the Higher Regional Court of Hamm with stages at the Federal Cartel Office, Bonn, and at an international commercial law firm, Düsseldorf, second state examination in 2014
- Attorney-at-law in international commercial law firms, Munich, including secondment in the London office (IP/patent litigation) and work as external legal counsel for a company in the pharmaceutical sector, 2015
- Certified specialist attorney for intellectual property, 2018
- Representative before the Unified Patent Court (UPC), 2023
- Attorney-at-law with Grünecker, 2024
Publications
Longevity Law in Germany
Article Grünecker website, 2026
„Munich Local Division – Trends and Developments”
Chambers Global Practice Guides, Unified Patent Court 2025 Guide, Co-Author: Dr. Ulrich Blumenröder
„Central Division (Munich Seat) – Law and Practice”
Chambers Global Practice Guides, Unified Patent Court 2025 Guide, Co-Author: Dr. Ulrich Blumenröder
„Das neue europäische Einheitspatentsystem – Teil 2: Entscheidungen aus dem Pharma-Sektor“
Pharmind 87, No. 6/25, p. 508-511, ECV Edition Cantor Verlag Aulendorf, Co-Author: Dr. Markus Grammel
„Das neue europäische Einheitspatentsystem – Teil 1: Überblick und wichtige übergeordnete Themen der Anfangszeit“
Pharmind 87, No. 4/25, p. 314-319, ECV Edition Cantor Verlag Aulendorf, Co-Author: Dr. Markus Grammel
„Das europäische Einheitspatentsystem – Aktuelle Entwicklungen und ihre Bedeutung für die Praxis“ (Peer Review)
Pharmind 88, No. 3/26, p. 188-193, ECV Editio Cantor Verlag Aulendorf, Co-Author: Dr. Markus Grammel
Antrag auf Überprüfung einer dem Einspruch stattgebenden Entscheidung durch den Berichterstatter unzulässig
GRUR-Prax 2024, p. 429 (Judgment Note)
Vermutungswirkung für den Rechtsbestand des Verfügungspatents (Rivaroxaban)
GRUR-Prax 2024, p. 817 (Judgment Note)
“Securing your IP in a changing environment”
Presentation: BioNRW, 13th Bio.NRW Business Angel Congress, March 5, 2024, Düsseldorf
“Life Sciences Regulation in Germany: Overview”
Thomson Reuters Practical Law, 2023, Co-Author
“Life Sciences Commercialisation in Germany: Overview”
Thomson Reuters Practical Law, 2023, Co-Author