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Dr Jörg Wünschel

Lawyer, Local Partner*

Dr Jörg Wünschel

Lawyer, Local Partner*

Berlin-based Local Partner Dr Jörg Wünschel is a renowned specialist in intellectual property, industrial property and data law, as well as press and media law. Drawing on his many years of litigation experience, he provides effective representation for clients involved in complex commercial disputes before state courts, as well as before the German Patent and Trade Mark Office, the European Union Intellectual Property Office and the European Court of Justice.

Jörg also frequently acts as an expert adviser to international museums, art galleries, collectors and artists on all matters relating to art law, such as the return of cultural assets, dealing with forgeries or drafting purchase and loan agreements.

Practice areas

  • Copyright and trademark law
  • Intellectual property rights
  • IT law
  • Art law
  • Press and media law
  • Litigation
Lawyer Profile

Awards

  • Legal 500
    Recommended for “Competition Law” (2024)

Testimonials about Dr Jörg Wünschel

Lawyer Profile
  • Joined GSK Stockmann in 2018
  • Studied art history in Freiburg, Karlsruhe, Heidelberg (Germany) and the Courtauld Institute of Art, London (UK)
  • Admitted to the bar in Germany (2018)
  • Visiting scholar at Columbia Law School in New York (USA)
  • Studied law in Freiburg (Germany) and Surrey (UK) and obtained a doctorate from the University of Frankfurt (Germany)

Languages: English, German

Lawyer Profile
  • The Art Lawyers Association (ALA)
  • Professional Advisors to the International Art Market (PAIAM)
  • German Association for Intellectual Property Law (GRUR)
  • German Association for Law and Informatics (DGRI)
  • Founding member of the Institute for Art and Law (ifkur)
  • German Art History Association
  • The International Art Market Studies Association (TIAMSA)
  • Friends of the National Gallery in Berlin
Lawyer Profile
  • Wünschel, J. (2025). Haftungsrisiko Software – EU definiert Software als haftungsrelevantes Produkt, in: Industrieanzeiger, 13 June 2025.
  • Wünschel, J. (2023). Vertrauen durch Recht – Ein Beitrag zur Geschichte der Regulierung des Kunsthandels und zum Schutz der Integrität des kulturellen Erbes, Baden-Baden. (Doctoral thesis at the University of Frankfurt).
  • Wünschel, J. (2023). Neue Pflichten für CEOs mit Blick auf Cybersecurity, in: Börsen-Zeitung, 22 December 2023.
  • Wünschel, J. (2022). Entwurf des Data Acts der EU-Kommission – eine Einordnung, in: Industrieanzeiger, 4 March 2022.
  • Wünschel, J. (2015). Die Datenbank kritischer Werke im Lichte des Datenschutzes, in: KUR, pp. 49-55.
  • Wünschel, J. (2010). Dalí’s Royalties – Review of the ECJ Judgement C-518/08 Fundación Gala-Salvador Dalí and VEGAP v ADAGP, in: Oxford Journal for Intellectual Property Law and Practice, Issue 8, pp. 555-556.
  • Wünschel, J. (2009). Article 95 EC revisited: is the Artist’s Resale Right Directive a Community Act beyond EC competence?, in: Oxford Journal for Intellectual Property Law and Practice, Issue 2, pp. 130-136.
Lawyer Profile
  • Joined GSK Stockmann in 2018
  • Studied art history in Freiburg, Karlsruhe, Heidelberg (Germany) and the Courtauld Institute of Art, London (UK)
  • Admitted to the bar in Germany (2018)
  • Visiting scholar at Columbia Law School in New York (USA)
  • Studied law in Freiburg (Germany) and Surrey (UK) and obtained a doctorate from the University of Frankfurt (Germany)

Languages: English, German

Lawyer Profile
  • The Art Lawyers Association (ALA)
  • Professional Advisors to the International Art Market (PAIAM)
  • German Association for Intellectual Property Law (GRUR)
  • German Association for Law and Informatics (DGRI)
  • Founding member of the Institute for Art and Law (ifkur)
  • German Art History Association
  • The International Art Market Studies Association (TIAMSA)
  • Friends of the National Gallery in Berlin
Lawyer Profile
  • Wünschel, J. (2025). Haftungsrisiko Software – EU definiert Software als haftungsrelevantes Produkt, in: Industrieanzeiger, 13 June 2025.
  • Wünschel, J. (2023). Vertrauen durch Recht – Ein Beitrag zur Geschichte der Regulierung des Kunsthandels und zum Schutz der Integrität des kulturellen Erbes, Baden-Baden. (Doctoral thesis at the University of Frankfurt).
  • Wünschel, J. (2023). Neue Pflichten für CEOs mit Blick auf Cybersecurity, in: Börsen-Zeitung, 22 December 2023.
  • Wünschel, J. (2022). Entwurf des Data Acts der EU-Kommission – eine Einordnung, in: Industrieanzeiger, 4 March 2022.
  • Wünschel, J. (2015). Die Datenbank kritischer Werke im Lichte des Datenschutzes, in: KUR, pp. 49-55.
  • Wünschel, J. (2010). Dalí’s Royalties – Review of the ECJ Judgement C-518/08 Fundación Gala-Salvador Dalí and VEGAP v ADAGP, in: Oxford Journal for Intellectual Property Law and Practice, Issue 8, pp. 555-556.
  • Wünschel, J. (2009). Article 95 EC revisited: is the Artist’s Resale Right Directive a Community Act beyond EC competence?, in: Oxford Journal for Intellectual Property Law and Practice, Issue 2, pp. 130-136.

Dr Jörg Wünschel

Lawyer, Local Partner*

Berlin