Ranked in 3 Practice Areas
2

Band 2

Healthcare & Life Sciences

Austria

4 Years Ranked

2

Band 2

Intellectual Property

Austria

18 Years Ranked

3

Band 3

TMT: Information Technology

Austria

19 Years Ranked

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Provided by Georg Kresbach

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Practice Areas

Georg Kresbach has over 30 years of experience in IP law (trademarks, patents, designs, copyrights). He also specialises in technology and digital law (new media and internet law, software agreements and IT outsourcing) and unfair competition. In addition, he regularly advises companies in the life sciences sector.

Career

Georg has been Partner at Wolf Theiss since 1996 and heads the firm-wide IP & TMT team.

Professional Memberships

Vienna Bar Association, International Bar Association, INTA, AIPPI, ECTA, Marques, LES, Austrian Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (ÖV) and LIDC.

Publications

Georg Kresbach is the author of numerous publications on IP law, internet law, digitalisation, and pharmaceutical law.

His selected publications include: "Commentary on the EU AI Act", book contributor; "The legal guide to digitalisation", book contributor; "Copyright aspects of non-fungible tokens" article; "Austrian patent and utility model law" commentary; "Trade secret protection - scope and limits" article. "International patent Litigation, Developing an Effective Strategy", 2nd edition, author of the Austrian chapter; "Fighting back against technology thieves", article; and "Patent protection in gene technology" book author.

Personal

University of Graz, University of Vienna, (Dr.iur. 1993 with honours).

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Healthcare & Life Sciences - Austria

2
Band 2
Individual Editorial

Georg Kresbach offers many years of experience in life sciences mandates and is able to assist with a variety of matters. In addition to handling the regulatory and IP aspects of M&A deals, he covers corporate and commercial issues around entering the Austrian market, as well as product regulation, compliance and liability. He is also well-versed in patent litigation. His clients include international pharmaceutical companies and Austrian medical device manufacturers.


Intellectual Property - Austria

2
Band 2
Individual Editorial
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.

TMT: Information Technology - Austria

3
Band 3
Individual Editorial
Georg Kresbach advises large technology multinationals on a range of IT questions, including commercial, regulatory and compliance issues connected to streaming services and social media platforms. He provides additional counsel on legislation such as the Communication Platforms Act. His client base also includes telecom companies.

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