Jan-Dierk Schaal is a partner at ADVANT Beiten in Hamburg and a member of the practice group IP/IT/Media. His area of expertise comprises legal advice in the areas of intellectual property law (trademark law, advertising law), IT contract law, data protection, and AI. His practice focuses on advising on the establishment of compliance systems for protecting third-party IP rights and compliance with regulatory requirements when using digital and networked products, in particular the AI Regulation, GDPR, NIS2, and Data Act.
Jan-Dierk Schaal studied law at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms University of Bonn and the University of Melbourne. He passed his second state examination in Hamburg (2003). He was admitted to the bar in 2003. Before joining ADVANT Beiten, Mr. Schaal worked for more than 20 years in the area of intellectual property and IT law at SKW Schwarz Lawyers, KPMG Law, and PwC Legal. He has been with ADVANT Beiten since 2026.
Regular deletion without individual case review permissible in mass data processing - Commentary on OLG Stuttgart 4.4.2025 - 9 U 141/24
Jan-Dierk Schaal
in: GRUR Prax, 2025
Fair trading claims in the event of violations of the AI Regulation
Jan-Dierk Schaal, Dr. Stefan Peintinger
in: GRUR Prax, 2025
The competition is on: ECJ ends dispute - GDPR violations give rise to claims under the Unfair Competition Act
Jan-Dierk Schaal, Dr. Stefan Peintinger
in: GRUR Prax, 2025
The fate of geographical indications (of origin): Will Dresden Christstollen continue to come from Dresden in the future?
Jan-Dierk Schaal
in: WRP Competition in Law and Practice, 2024
Comment on ECJ, judgment of June 8, 2023, C-654/21 - LM/KP
Jan-Dierk Schaal
in: WRP Competition in Law and Practice, 2023
Registration strategies for European trademark protection
Jan-Dierk Schaal
in: WRP Competition in Law and Practice, 2022
On the practical (ir)relevance of the Federal Fiscal Court's “total buyout” ruling for tax deductions under Section 50a of the German Income Tax Act (EStG)
Jan-Dierk Schaal, Dr. Ronald Gebhardt
in: iStR, 2021
