Georg Kresbach
Global Guide 2024
Band 2 : Intellectual Property
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About
Provided by Georg Kresbach
Practice Areas
Georg Kresbach has over 25 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).
Publications
Georg Kresbach is the author of numerous publications on patent, trade secrets, trademark protection, copyright, internet law and digitalisation, and pharmaceutical law.
His selected publications include: "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).
Chambers Review
Global
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.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"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."
"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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