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Provided by Wolf Theiss

Wolf Theiss offers legal services for the IP portfolio management and comprehensive protection of IP rights in physical and virtual environments. Our team works on complex domestic and cross-border cases and high-end matters for multinational corporations and highly specialised companies in Austria and across our offices in 12 other CEE/SEE countries.


We advise on IP strategy to help businesses benefit from their competitive advantages and leverage innovation: From the development of IP assets to prosecution and enforcement. We have extensive experience in IP litigation involving patents, trademarks, copyrights, design rights and unfair competition, as well as in the protection of know-how and trade secrets. We are also dealing with related aspects of M&A transactions and transfer and licensing agreements.


In addition to traditional IP work our team advises on outsourcing, new media, cloud computing, software, e-commerce, domains and licenses. Our data privacy and protection work covers multiple areas, including implementation of and compliance with GDPR and other local data protection laws, data management, cybersecurity and data breaches, data protection litigation and regulatory investigations.

Chambers Review

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Intellectual Property - Austria

3
Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Wolf Theiss is a well-reputed firm with a key IP practice, assisting domestic and international clients, including technology, pharmaceutical and media companies, as well as medical product manufacturers. The practice regularly advises on patent, copyright, unfair competition and trade mark mandates. Wolf Theiss shows particular strength in contentious issues, including infringement, cancellation and opposition proceedings before Austrian courts and the Austrian Patent Office. The firm frequently acts as local counsel on mandates that have parallel proceedings abroad.

Work Highlights

Provided by Wolf Theiss

  • Wolf Theiss represented Effer in patent infringement proceedings against Palfinger concerning crane technology.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

"The team has excellent knowledge across different areas of IP."

Intellectual Property respondent
Europe

"Wolf Theiss offers outstanding responsiveness and service."

Intellectual Property respondent
Europe

"The lawyers give risk analysis well. We pose a lot of questions and the replies are structured with clear advice."

Intellectual Property respondent
Europe

"The team responds to questions within excellent timeframes and is extremely personable."

Intellectual Property respondent
Europe

"Wolf Theiss has an excellent ability to liaise with co-defendants and handle cross-border issues."

Intellectual Property respondent
Europe

Notable Practitioners

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Georg Kresbach
2
Georg Kresbach
Head of Intellectual Property
2
Band 2
Georg Kresbach handles a variety of IP mandates from copyright infringement to trade mark applications and patent enforcements. His practice also covers trade secret and unfair competition matters. He is a visible player across all national and European court levels and often represents clients from the technology, pharmaceutical and media sectors.
"Georg Kresbach is responsive, quick, very pragmatic and gets you results without too much legalese and too much smoke around it. It is clear-cut advice and it gives you suggestions on which route to take."
"Georg Kresbach is a convincing advocate in court."
"Georg Kresbach has handled our case with excellent skill and precision."
"He knows who to ask, how to spread the work so it is done quickly and by the right person and has a good grasp of commercial issues so there is no 'overlawyering'."
"His strengths are his great experience, his pragmatic approach and his way of handling clients. He is very serious in his work and also very reachable and available."
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Georg Kresbach
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Georg Kresbach
Head of Intellectual Property
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Members

Provided by Wolf Theiss

Georg Kresbach

Georg Kresbach

Head of Department

Maren Jergolla-Wagner

Paulina Pomorski

Phillip Wrabetz

Roland Marko

Roland Vesenmayer

Clients

Provided by Wolf Theiss

Amazon

Amgen

Apple

Austrian Post

Cineplexx / Constantin Film

Colgate Palmolive

Crocs

Disney

Eckes-Granini

Erste Group Bank

Flora Food Group

Forbes

Google

Hairdreams

Hologic

Johnston & Johnston / Janssen Cilag

KELAG

Kerry Group

Lego

Mastercard

Meta Platforms (Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp)

OBI

Samsung

Sanofi-Aventis

Spotify

Steyr Sport

Temu

Twitter/X

Vakif Bank

Vienna Insurance Group (VIG)

Zimmer Biomet

Industries

Provided by Wolf Theiss

Automotive

Cosmetics

E-Commerce

Education

Energy

Fashion

Financial Services

Food & Beverages

Healthcare

Life Sciences

Luxury Brands

Media

Medical Devices

Pharmaceuticals

Retail

Technology

Telecommunications