Intellectual Property
Europe Guide 2024 : Austria
Band 4
Contact number
+43 1 245 000About
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.
Chambers Review
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.
Work Highlights
- KWR represented Franke in design infringement proceedings concerning a kitchen accessory against an Austrian chain of furnishing stores.
Strengths
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"The firm has experts in every field of law and they work together perfectly."
"The lawyers respond quickly and thoroughly, often answering the next question before I have even asked it!"
"The team is very responsive and provides clear, timely advice."
"We were in constant exchange and the lawyers were always interested in understanding every detail, no matter how small."
"KWR is fast, competent and incredibly customer oriented."
"The firm has experts in every field of law and they work together perfectly."
"The lawyers respond quickly and thoroughly, often answering the next question before I have even asked it!"
"The team is very responsive and provides clear, timely advice."
"We were in constant exchange and the lawyers were always interested in understanding every detail, no matter how small."
"KWR is fast, competent and incredibly customer oriented."
Notable Practitioners
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 well versed in EU trade mark law and can provide useful and practical guidance on how to navigate tricky matters."
"She thinks outside the box and provides creative solutions to complex problems."
"Barbara Kuchar is fantastic. She gives clear, practical and strategic advice and is clearly passionate about her work."
"Barbara Kuchar met our expectations 100% and exceeded them!"
"Barbara Kuchar is very knowledgeable and able to cut through the most complex of matters."
Ranked Lawyers at
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Austria
Members
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Industries
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