Intellectual Property
Global Guide 2024 : Austria
Band 3
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CMS is best known for its significant focus on trade marks, with a particular strength in litigation, including trade secrets disputes and infringement and cancellation proceedings. The team displays further experience in the areas of design law, licensing agreements, unfair competition and copyright issues. The firm's clientele stems from a range of industries such as food and drink, life sciences, manufacturing and technology, as well as public institutions. The Austrian IP team of CMS frequently works in cooperation with its international network on cases with parallel proceedings in other jurisdictions.
Work Highlights
- CMS represented Josephinenhütte and its designer Kurt Josef Zalto in various trade mark and design infringement proceedings against Zalto and Riedel before the EUIPO.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"CMS has always paid attention to the interests of my company."
"CMS watches the case from all possible points of view and also takes into consideration the commercial part of the issue."
"The team offers fast responses to questions and good bench strength."
"CMS is our go-to law firm. We do not need to explain what we do or our products because the team knows them."
"The law firm is always up to date and proactively tells us what is happening."
"CMS has always paid attention to the interests of my company."
"CMS watches the case from all possible points of view and also takes into consideration the commercial part of the issue."
"The team offers fast responses to questions and good bench strength."
"CMS is our go-to law firm. We do not need to explain what we do or our products because the team knows them."
"The law firm is always up to date and proactively tells us what is happening."
Notable Practitioners
Egon Engin-Deniz covers a wide array of IP mandates with a particular focus on trade marks, including infringement proceedings and portfolio management. He also convinces with his strength in unfair competition, licensing agreements and copyright mandates.
"Egon Engin-Deniz is extremely friendly, competent, precise and fast. He is characterised by his special level of professionalism and his ability to respond precisely to the interests of the client."
"Egon Engin-Deniz knows the law and jurisprudence in an excellent way."
"He is a great professional with a strong drive to solve the problem and to win!"
"What I really like is his business-friendly, precise advice. He is target-oriented and to the point and he also provides options when the decision is not clear-cut. Everything was always very successful."
"We have always been convinced that our interests are in the best hands with him."