Dr. Anke Moerland (LL.M.) is an Associate Professor of Intellectual Property Law in the European and International Law Department, Maastricht University. She holds a PhD on Intellectual property protection in EU bilateral trade agreements from Maastricht University. Her educational background is in international relations and law.

Anke has published widely on IP law and policy, with a particular focus on IP law between new technologies and tradition. In that light, she is at the forefront of discussing the implications of AI for trademarks, how GI protection contributes to innovative products that preserve tradition, and the relationship between trade mark law and sustainability. Between 2018 and 2020, she held a visiting professorship at Queen Mary University of London on Intellectual Property Law, Governance and Art. Since 2023, Anke holds the position of Vice-Dean for Research and Director of the Graduate School of Law at the Faculty of Law, Maastricht University.