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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 law 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 law firm frequently acts as local counsel on mandates that have parallel proceedings abroad.

Work Highlights

Provided by Wolf Theiss

  • Wolf Theiss represented Sanofi in court proceedings brought against a competitor in relation to alleged violations of unfair competition law and medicinal product advertising law.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

The Wolf Theiss team is responsive, available and quick to understand the commercial and legal imperatives.

Intellectual Property respondent
Global

The lawyers are available at any time and fulfill all tasks given to our greatest satisfaction, due to their profound experience and comprehensive expertise.

Intellectual Property respondent
Global

Wolf Theiss is very responsive and creative in problem solving.

Intellectual Property respondent
Global

Wolf Theiss has specialists for all legal issues who are very customer-oriented and supportive.

Intellectual Property respondent
Global

We value Wolf Theiss' commercial awareness and understanding of the market.

Intellectual Property respondent
Global

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 doing an excellent job for us. He is especially good and convincing in court.

Georg Kresbach is extremely experienced and pragmatic.

Georg Kresbach knows the law front and back. He is thoughtful in his advice to his clients.

Georg Kresbach is an experienced and business savvy lawyer who is pleasant to work with.

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Adolf Zemann
U
Adolf Zemann
U
Up and Coming

Adolf Zemann operates a broad IP practice, with solid expertise in unfair competition, trade secret and copyright mandates. He is additionally skilled at advising on patent and trade mark infringement and opposition proceedings.

Adolf Zemann not only understands the legal issues but also the technical ones as well.

Adolf Zemann has a good, strategic approach and I really enjoy working with him.

He is able to give accurate, short and concise counsel. We trust his counsel and are able to discuss with him on an extremely high level.

Adolf Zemann offers great cooperation.

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Ranked Lawyers at
Wolf Theiss

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Intellectual Property
Georg Kresbach
2
Georg Kresbach
Head of Intellectual Property
2
Band 2
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Adolf Zemann
U
Adolf Zemann
U
Up and Coming
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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 Bank Group

Flora Food Group

Forbes

Hairdreams

Hologic

Johnston & Johnston / Janssen Cilag

KELAG

Kerry Group

Lego

Mastercard

Meta Platforms (Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp)

OBI

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