Dr Martin Prohaska-Marchried > Taylor Wessing enwc Rechtsanwälte GmbH > Vienna, Austria > Lawyer Profile

Taylor Wessing enwc Rechtsanwälte GmbH
SCHWARZENBERGPLATZ 7
1030 VIENNA
Austria

Work Department

IP

Position

Martin Prohaska-Marchried is a partner and Head of the IP team at Taylor Wessing Vienna. In his more than 15 years of experience he has been focusing on contentious and non-contentious IP. Among his main areas of focus are trade marks & designs, copyright law and advertising law. Martin regularly advises clients – who come from the food industry, telecoms and welding technology, among others – in clearance risks, protection strategies, enforcement and commercial exploitation of trade marks & designs. In addition, he takes care of all legal aspects regarding the clearing of promotions.

Career

Martin joined e|n|w|c Attorneys at Law (now Taylor Wessing CEE) as an associate in 1996 and has been a partner since 2004.

Languages

German, English

Memberships

Martin is a member of the Vienna Bar Association as well as the “International Trade Mark Association‘s European Commitee on Non- Traditional Trade Marks“.

Education

1987-1993: University of Vienna, faculty of law / 1994-1995: doctorate studies (conferral of doctorate degree) at the University of Vienna

Lawyer Rankings

Austria > Intellectual property

Taylor Wessing enwc Rechtsanwälte GmbH augmented its patents practice with the April 2023 arrival of Schwarz Schönherr Rechtsanwälte OEG‘s Thomas Adocker, who adds significant experience in patent litigation before the Viennese division of the UPC. Adocker joins a team that is well versed in managing international trade mark portfolios and handling prosecutions. The practice is headed by Martin Prohaska-Marchried, who also leads the firm’s CEE-wide IP team, regularly assisting clients with trade mark and copyright issues, with her particular area of expertise being copyright levies.