Intellectual Property
Europe Guide 2024 : Austria
Band 4
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Provided by Baker McKenzie
Global reach
Advising globally acting clients collaborating with colleagues worldwide. Required outside-the-box-thinking helps us to stay ahead of the curve regarding the quality of our legal expertise.
Local digital expertise
Advising multinational and domestic clients in the IT sector. As a software developer in Vienna, Leeds, and New York, our digital expert Lukas Feiler has an IT background and special appeal to clients in need of legal advice with regard to IP issues in IT, including digital copyright, open source licensing, and online IP rights infringement.
Local consumer goods and luxury goods expertise
Handling big trademark portfolios as well as cross-border disputes in all areas of IP law. In particular, our unfair competition law expert Martina Grama regularly represents clients in unfair competition litigation matters.
Local pharmaceutical and cosmetics expertise
Advising clients in the cosmetics, household goods, and pharmaceutical businesses.
Best friends network for patent prosecution matters
Since patent prosecution is done by patent attorneys, as the Austrian Bar Rules prohibit the in-house-cooperation between attorneys and patent attorneys, we indirectly provide patent prosecution services via our "best friends network" with leading Austrian patent attorneys.
Full slate IP services
Advising in all areas of IP, including trademark, industrial design, copyright and unfair competition law, patent and utility model law.
Chambers Review
Baker McKenzie focuses on trade mark portfolio management and enforcement matters. The team assists with IP-related M&A transactions, labelling and advertising issues and coexistence agreements. The law firm also advises on licensing and infringement issues and represents clients in IP-related litigation. Baker McKenzie is active in the real estate, automotive and technology fields. The practice enjoys a strong cross-border reach thanks to the firm's global network.
Notable Practitioners
Lukas Feiler is known for his expertise in the technology sector. He is active for clients on IP-related litigation and advises on copyright and hosting provider issues. He also assists with trade mark portfolio management and trade secret issues.
"Lukas Feiler is one of the most hard-working lawyers out there. He is always on top of his game, with a very strong client focus."
"Lukas Feiler is quite knowledgeable in the soft IP field and a smart lawyer."
Martina Grama is well placed to advise on trade mark issues, ranging from portfolio management to applications and enforcement proceedings. She also assists with IP-related issues in M&A transactions.
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