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Austrian IP boutique ABP Anwälte Burger & Partner is recommended for IP disputes. The firm is also experienced in handling trade mark filing and prosecution work.  

Notable patent practitioners: Thomas Riesenhuber and lawyers like Katarina Casals Ide and Clemens Ofner.  

Notable practitioners: Hannes Burger and Eike Schaper.  

Hannes Burger is the managing partner.

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"The firm stands out for its quick responses, hands-on approach, and great understanding of the industry."

Alexander Hofmann

"Responsive, hands-on approach, in-depth knowledge of trademark law."

Puchberger & Partner specialises in IP protection and portfolio management work. The firm’s patent attorneys cover technical fields such as mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, software, chemistry, and telecommunications. They also have formidable experience in patent litigation support work. 

Notable patent practitioners: Peter Puchberger, Andreas Gehring and Georg Puchberger.

Chemistry patent specialist Peter Puchberger heads the practice.

Taylor Wessing's IP practice in Austria is recommended for contentious and non-contentious IP work including trade mark filing.

Notable IP practitioner: Thomas Adocker.

Anwälte Burger und Partner
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From the first idea to the worldwide assertion of rights including the personal assistance on the ground: ABP Attorneys Burger and Partner offers comprehensive support in the field of IP.

Companies all over the world benefit from the concentration of our know-how in the special field of IP, regardless of whether matters in the USA, Europe, Russia or the Asian region such as China or Japan are included.

ABP has a large, synchronized and experienced team of attorneys at law, searchers and technical engineers as well as a professional network of lawyers in all countries of the world.

We are a motivated team communicating by means of state-of-the-art media.

ABP protects success.

Network Memberships
AIPPI, ECTA, INTA, MARQUES

Puchberger & Partner
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Puchberger & Partner is a Vienna-based firm of patent attorneys. They are recognized as a leading Austrian firm for patent and trademark prosecution. They regularly file patents and trademarks at the Austrian Patent Office, the European Patent Office, and the EUIPO.
The firm is also active in handling IP disputes, particularly patent and trademark litigation at the Austrian Patent Office and the Commercial court of Vienna. There, they regularly represent clients in patent and trademark cancellation and infringement suits.

They also offer due diligence support, such as Freedom-to-Operate analyses and extensive patent search services. They have in-house prior-art search capabilities in the field of mechanical engineering, electronics, chemistry, and pharmaceutics, which are highly recommended by clients.

They further offer consulting regarding IP contracts such as license agreements, IP assignments, and recordals at the Austrian Patent Office, the EUIPO and WIPO.
Puchberger’s professionals are members of INTA, AIPPI, FICPI and ECTA and regularly attend the respective meetings.

Georg Puchberger is particularly active in the Austrian section of FICPI; Andreas Gehring is a member of the EPI Professional Education Committee, as well as a member of the Trademark Offices Committee of INTA and the IP Office Practice Committee at AIPPI. Andreas and Georg have both received the European Patent Litigators Certificate; Andreas also serves as a lecturer for CEIPI Strasbourg. Both Andreas and Georg have published sections in textbooks on Austrian Patent Law and practice at the Austrian Patent Office.

In client interviews, Puchberger’s attorneys are described as "extremely knowledgeable, thoughtful and serious", "always on top and up to date", and "always willing to go the extra mile".

Baker McKenzie
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With extensive global reach and deep local expertise, we offer an unparalleled
blend of skills to help our clients navigate the complexities and seize the
opportunities of doing business in Singapore and across the Asia Pacific region. Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow, a joint law venture between Baker McKenzie and
Wong & Leow LLC, stands at the forefront of legal excellence.

We have the capabilities to offer comprehensive advice on both domestic
Singapore law and intricate cross-border issues, ensuring our clients receive
holistic and seamless legal support. As the preferred counsel for numerous
companies leveraging Singapore as a strategic hub for their regional operations,
our lawyers excel in managing multijurisdictional transactions and mitigating
cross-border risks with precision.

Our Singapore office is seamlessly integrated into a global network,
providing on-the-ground expertise across ASEAN countries and access to
Baker McKenzie’s expansive international network. This unique positioning
enables us to adeptly support the diverse domestic and international needs
of our clients, delivering tailored solutions that drive success in a dynamic
global market.

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  • Sponsored by Sonn & Partner
    Ten years ago the Austrian Supreme Court decided a case concerning Mazda and a tuning company. The tuning company had offered its chip tuning parts for a range of cars. It also named on its website the car types for which it offered these chips. For that it used the cars' word marks and the figurative marks (logos).
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    The general limitation period for juridical actions in Austria is 30 years. However, particular laws can stipulate shorter or longer limitation periods. For example, for claims in patent infringement cases, the limitation period is generally three years. This period begins from the time when knowledge of the infringement and the infringing person is obtained.
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    An example of an international trade mark that Austria considered for registration is Access the Inaccessible for goods and services all connected to mountaineering, climbing and work at height. This English language word mark had, among others, a designation for the UK and for Austria. In the UK, the trade mark was finally registered in spite of some difficulties. The Austrian Patent Office and the appellate court did not find it relevant that the mark was approved in the UK. Registration in a foreign country, even in a country where the relevant language is the official language spoken by the whole population, can never be binding for Austria. The reasons behind this are not only formal legal reasons (for example, territoriality), but also that the English authorities examine the trade mark from the viewpoint of English consumers while the Austrian authorities examine the same trade mark from the point of view of Austrian consumers. These perspectives might well be different since the understanding of the meaning of the foreign words might not be identical to that in a foreign country.
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