Dr. Philipp Mels

Lawyer
Certified Specialist in Intellectual Property
Partner

T +49 211 60035-180
philipp.mels@orka.law

PROFILE

Philipp Mels advises mainly in the areas of IP, IT, competition and data protection law. He joined orka in 2001 and became a partner in 2002. He previously worked in the Düsseldorf office of the former law firm Andersen Luther. In addition to his legal practice, he has taught copyright law at the University of Applied Sciences in Dortmund since 2015 and IT law at the Mediadesign Hochschule für Design und Informatik in Düsseldorf since 2017.

Philipp Mels studied law at the Universities of Cologne and Montpellier. He received his doctorate from the University of Cologne in 2002. Philipp Mels is a specialist lawyer for intellectual property law.

REFERENCES

“Often recommended lawyer” (trademark and competition law), JUVE Handbook 2024/2025

“Excellent in the IT and Outsourcing category and highly recommended in the Trademark Counseling, Trademark Litigation and Data Protection categories, as well as recommended in Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals”, Leaders League Ranking “Best Law Firms 2025”

Recommended lawyer for competition law, Legal 500 Germany 2025

“Philipp Mels is considered an ‘outstanding lawyer’ who is ‘highly recommended for all kinds of IP matters'”, Legal 500 Germany 2012/2013

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PUBLICATIONS (IN GERMAN)

Mels, Artificial Intelligence: Big Bang – legal and factual, BOARD 2025, 125 ff.
Kelp/Mels (ed.): Law on the Protection of Trade Secrets: GeschGehG, Nomos, 1st ed. 2025 (author and co-editor)
Mels, Loss of control over personal data after a cyber attack – High requirements for the burden of proof for claims for damages, GRUR-Prax 2025, 511
Mels/Blask, Lizenz- und Know-how-Verträge (licensing agreements), Ostendorf(ed.) Internationale Wirtschaftsverträge, 3rd edition 2023
Mels/Lischek, Open Source Software License Agreements, Ostendorf(ed.) Internationale Wirtschaftsverträge, 3rd edition 2023
Mels, Misleading about the time of use and mode of action of a medicinal product, GRUR-Prax 2020, 222
Mels, Franzen: Legal Succession to the Statutory Injunctive Relief of Competition Law – At the same time a critical statement on the “Schuldnachfolge” decision of the BGH – GRUR 2008, 968 et seq.