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KWR Karasek Wietrzyk Rechtsanwälte GmbH

Intellectual Property

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KWR Karasek Wietrzyk Rechtsanwälte GmbH

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Provided by KWR Karasek Wietrzyk Rechtsanwälte GmbH

We protect our clients' innovations, ideas, technologies, products and brands.

Our range of advice covers all aspects of intellectual property and unfair competition, in particular trademarks, designs, patents, copyrights, trade secrets, domains, issues of advertising law, licensing law, franchise law, as well as combating product piracy. Market leaders or start-​ups, regional or international companies from a wide range of industries regularly trust us with handling complex litigation, supporting transactions, providing strategic portfolio advice and structuring and drafting IP agreements.

Our IP experts have decades of experience and have achieved exceptional results for our clients before courts, authorities and in negotiations. Our clients benefit from our expertise and our close relationships with the best IP law firms worldwide. Speaking engagements and publications on IP topics as well as involvement in international IP associations add to the excellent reputation of our IP team. 

Industries (11)

  • Luxury Goods
  • Food Products
  • Clothing
  • Airline
  • Telecommunication
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Trading
  • Music Industry
  • Television
  • Technology
  • Manufacture

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Intellectual Property - Austria

Band 4

What the Team is Known For
KWR is best known for its work on advertising and marketing mandates. The team also assists with trade mark and copyright matters, with particular expertise in portfolio management and infringement proceedings. The practice's further strengths include distribution cases, unfair competition, royalties, licensing, design issues and trade secrets. Clients include well-known corporates from the technology, consumer goods and pharmaceutical industries.
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Strengths

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  • The KWR team is highly customer-focused and responsive.

    Intellectual Property respondentEurope

  • KWR is great at coming up with unique solutions to tough problems.

    Intellectual Property respondentEurope

  • KWR has excellent expertise and extensive experience coupled with a high understanding of our business.

    Intellectual Property respondentEurope

  • KWR always keeps the best interests of the client in mind and acts accordingly.

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  • They appreciate the business realities faced by clients and are able to provide practical advice.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Barbara Kuchar
    Barbara Kuchar

    Barbara Kuchar

    Barbara Kuchar is a well-regarded and experienced practitioner who advises clients on a range of trade mark and copyright issues, as well as unfair competition and design matters. She possesses particular prowess advising on IP mandates relating to marketing and advertisement.

    • Barbara Kuchar is one of my favourite people to deal with. She is a deeply experienced trade mark attorney with a great attitude.

      Intellectual Property respondentEurope

    • I have always been completely satisfied with Barbara Kuchar in all respects.

      Intellectual Property respondentEurope

    • I think Barbara Kuchar does very substantial quality work.

      Intellectual Property respondentEurope

    • She is creative and knows the law and what questions to ask.

      Intellectual Property respondentEurope

    • Barbara Kuchar has always provided excellent legal advice and represented clients in complex cross-border cases with great energy and success in court.

      Intellectual Property respondentEurope
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  • Martina Grama
    Martina Grama

    Martina Grama

    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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