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Europe Guide 2023
Austria Intellectual Property
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Band 4

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Intellectual Property - Austria
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Band 4
What the team is known for

Freshfields advises on unfair competition and trade secret matters as well as licensing and cooperation agreements and trade mark issues. The law firm acts for large multinational companies on the IP aspects of transactions. The team is especially active in the automotive industry, but also advises clients from the technology, manufacturing and insurance sectors. Its international office network makes Freshfields a strong choice for cross-border mandates.

Work Highlights

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  • Advised Volkswagen and its subsidiary CARIAD on a cooperation agreement with Bosch in the field of automated driving, including on aspects of data and intellectual property.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Christof Pöchhacker
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Christof Pöchhacker
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Band 2

Christof Pöchhacker is held in high esteem for his expertise in trade secret mandates, especially in respect to contentious cross-border disputes.

"He has very good client orientation."

"Christof Pöchhacker is really good."

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Christof Pöchhacker
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Christof Pöchhacker
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