‘Bernhard Heinzl and Andreas Seling are our main lawyers when it comes to IP topics. What makes working with them great is that I can align with them on short notice. Additionally it’s great to receive pragmatic answers which are also comprehensible not only from a legal but also from a commercial perspective.’

‘I can always rely on their timely feedback and constant availability which makes working with both of them even easier.’

‘Outstanding legal expertise, excellent understanding of the practical implications, fast response times.’

‘Dr. Andreas Seling: Excellent lawyer who keeps the whole picture in mind when giving advice.’

‘Best team in Austria (and among the leading in Europe) for innovative, tech-driven IP cases. They have outstanding reputation as it comes to cross-border cases with IT, data protection, telecoms or new tech (AI, blockchain). The team is always available and quick to respond. They have an incredible working spirit. The team is diverse. They have such a unique spirit – it is a huge pleasure working with them.’

‘They are all incredible. I worked a lot with Axel Anderl, Alexandra Ciarnau and Andreas Seling. They all have the same spirit meaning short reaction times, no lengthy memos but clear and precise answers and suggestions how to do what. Axel is particularly strong in negotiations – in and out of court. He is like a bulldog when required. At the same time he is a swift thinker and extremely charismatic. Alexandra is extremely diligent and busy, well connected in the new tech scene. Andreas is very strong in court proceedings and trademark issues.’

‘The team has a very deep knowledge of IP and are the key players in this sector in Austria. You will receive excellent answers on very short notice. They are very passionate about solving your problems. Very innovative: they have established the Digital Industries Group as a one stop shop at the firm.’

‘Axel Anderl is head of the team. His spirit and style are both unique. Of course, he has excellent IP knowledge. But besides, and that makes him outstanding, he does not hide behind lengthy clauses but brings the issue to the point. He is an excellent negotiator, respected by the market. Andreas Seling has very profound and practical knowledge of IP and vast experience. I like his calm handling of the most annoying problems. Alexandra Ciarnau is also excellent.’

‘The team is highly professional. There is always a contact person even if the leading attorney is not available.’

‘Dr. Christian Schumacher is the attorney in trademark and unfair competition matters. He always has perfect ideas to move into a new field of arguments for a specific case, and he obtains the corresponding decisions from the High Court in Austria. Dr. Schumacher can always be reached on the phone for discussing difficult matters.’

‘We have been working with Ivo Rungg for a couple of years now. He is our main legal contact at Binder Grösswang which is a highly reputable law firm in Austria and we are also working with his team of around ten lawyers and paralegals.’

‘I am happy to recommend Ivo Rungg at BINDER GRÖSSWANG Rechtsanwälte GmbH.’

‘Let me characterize Ivo in short: He is a very bright and focused attorney and a tough negotiator, very analytical with an excellent sense for the IP needs of our company. He works very efficient and also strategically thinking. Furthermore, I appreciate Ivo as a highly competent and dedicated legal professional.’

‘Hellmut Buchroithner: very practical and professional approach, accessible.’

‘Very experienced lawyers in the field of Intellectual Property law with a very good knowledge of the market. Very reliable in keeping to timelines and excellent availability even for very short notice requests.’

‘I would especially like to mention Dr. Staber and Mr. Lederer. Both are experts in their field and deliver excellent advice and results.’

‘I see the strength of the team in its practical and client specific legal advice. Having a longstanding relationship with the firm has allowed to the team to understand what is important to our company and the firm’s advice is accordingly tailored.’

‘Maren Jergolla of the firm’s Austrian practice has been our day-to-day contact for over 14 years. Maren is not only exceptionally sharp, in-depth when needed but also very to the point and solution driven.’

‘They show genuine interest in our matters and add their personal comments and reflections, which I appreciate. They always have a quick turn-around on questions and new events and show that they care about us.’

‘I value that that both Mr. Kresbach and his team, show genuine interest and actively listen to what we would like to achieve. We always have an open discussion about pros and cons of alternatives, and this transparency is very much appreciated.’

‘Brauneis has an excellent IP team led by Martin Reinisch. They have leading edge knowledge, partiularly in the field of trade marks, copyright and designs.’

‘I mainly work with Martin Reinisch. He has leading edge knowledge, knows the files he works on well and is inventive in his approach. He has a good eye for business interests.’

‘The BKP team is friendly, straight to the point and very professional in each and every communication. When receiving instructions, it is always very clear what the client needs, and at the same time, when sending instructions to BKP I always know that the client is in safe hands.’

‘I have worked with Martin Reinisch: friendly, straight to the point and very professional in each and every communication.’

‘Martin Reinisch – diligent, innovative thinker’

‘Communication with this law office is fast and reliable, and they provide the best service.’

‘Martin Reinisch is very communicative, making new suggestions and proposing new procedures to resolve contentious issues.’

‘Top notch advice on all soft IP matters.’

‘Claudia is a reliable and competent partner in the Austrian IP sector. I always enjoy working with her. She is competent, fast and efficient. Her practice covers the entire field of intellectual property law with a focus on trademark, copyright and competition law as well as information technology. Claudia also has specific expertise and litigation experience in patent disputes.’

‘The team at GRAF ISOLA is particularly strong in trademark litigation matters. I admire their ability to focus on the clients’ needs and to get quickly familiar with the facts of the matter.’

‘Claudia Csaky is an experienced lawyer with a solid knowledge of trademark law. She always understands clients’ needs and is a pleasant person to work with.’

‘The team is led by Barbara Kuchar, who is very knowledgeable with a great business sense and very reliable and responsive.’

‘Barbara Kuchar is very knowledgeable, she has a great business sense, is very reliable and responsive. It is a pleasure to work with her.’

‘KWR has a very business-driven and practical approach. Asking them for advice actually gives you advice, instead of just giving the many options available, without a clear and business-driven recommendation.’

‘Barbara Kuchar is responsive, provides business-driven advice and is a pleasure to work with.’

‘The KWR IP team is always a great choice – irrespective if we talk about prosecution or enforcement matters!’

‘Barbara Kuchar is a known individual in the market! She is very diligent, smart and responsive. I like involving her for all sorts of IP matters for our big clients!’

‘CERHA HEMPEL’S IP practice provides excellent legal advice in any field of IP and unfair competition law.’

‘The team provides precise legal advice also on non-contentious IP matters such as copyright, trademark and patent licensing agreements. While the practice might not be the largest in the market, its members deliver high-quality products with a remarkable responsiveness. Apart from their legal work the team’s ability to understand the clients‘ businesses to offer pragmatic solutions is noteworthy.’

‘Kind and welcoming. Flexible, easy to talk to, easy to work with and committed. Different teams (IP, employment, corporate) worked very well together and coordinated very effectively.’

‘We had the pleasure to work with Irmgard Nemec who handled all our IP challenges. Working with her was a seamless experience. She was always flexible, kind and well-prepared. Her legal advice and communication was clear and concise and the execution efficient and reliable.’

‘Andreas Zellhofer is one of the top lawyers in this field.’

‘Working with Andreas Zellhofer and Helmut Liebel is always a pleasure. They work extremely quickly and thoroughly. They manage to solve complex problems for their clients even under extreme time pressure. In addition to IP law, they also have an extremely broad knowledge of unfair competition law and antitrust law.’

‘Short decision pathways, therefore very efficient but nevertheless successful.’

‘The EH Team is extremely strong and very powerful. They find a solution for every challenge, no matter how complex. The advice is excellent and we feel extremely well looked after. Furthermore, the EH Team is a highly efficient, impressively diligent, and dynamic corporate law firm. They set their own bar for client relations and legal advice.’

‘Our main contact is Andreas Zellhofer. He has been looking after us for more than two years now and, together with his team, takes care of all legal issues, especially in the areas of competition law, contract and distribution law, intellectual property, but also IT and data protection law. We are in de facto daily exchange with him. He not only has excellent expertise, but is also a superior strategist and negotiator. His track record is truly impressive – whether it’s implementing Group-wide projects, tough contract negotiations or difficult court cases. I am impressed by his experience and assertiveness, which has often given us the decisive advantage. We feel very well advised and represented by his entire team.’

‘Helmut Liebel is a very experienced and knowledgeable lawyer who frequently assists us in trademark matters and IT and data protection issues.’

‘Andreas Zellhofer, very reliable.’

‘Sonja Hebenstreit is a true expert and she and her team delivers best quality at a good price. She is goal orientated, pragmatic yet with an eye for the detail and very pleasant to work with.’

Sonja has a vast experience in her field and I haven’t come across one topic where she could not provide really good advice.’

‘The firm handles all trademark matters of my clients in Austria. They are quick, very efficient and offer very good value for the price.’

‘Sonja Hebenstreit is my main contact and always available to help.’

‘Responsiveness and high quality advice always rendered on short notice. They understand the issues on basis of very short descriptions and communicate efficiently. The team is also very involved in working with the BioLawEurope network comprising 14 lifescience boutiques across the EEA, CH and UK. In general the international, but European culture based, profile is appreciated.’

‘My contact is Ms. Sonja Hebenstreit, who is an excellent professional. We have never considered replacing her and her office during the term in which we have co-operated.’

‘ Fast and solid responses to my questions, almost always with third party texts and references.’

´TaylorWessing keeps the balance between legal costs and gains and proactively suggests if a legal matter is worth the effort’

‘Mr. Martin Prohaska-Marchried stands out with his deep knowledge of the field, his network of lawyers in CEE, his strong supporting team and his personal integrity.’

‘In IP, we regularly rely on the advice of Martin Prohaska-Marchried. He knows us and our firm really well as we have been working together for such a long time. He has a very pragmatic view of things which very often leads to quick solutions rather than lengthy processes – something we appreciate very much.’

‘Very client-focused, good understanding of the problem and out-of-the-box thinking. We highly appreciate the personal and prompt response. We use Taylor Wessing for legal advice regarding various matters. They always provide services to our utmost satisfaction.’

‘Trademarks are a very important asset of our association. We, therefore, place great value on high expertise. Martin Prohaska-Marchried is exceptionally sharp-minded, very committed with a profound knowledge in local as well as international trademark law and offers practical solutions (thinking out of the box). It is a pleasure working with him.’

‘Taylor Wessing Vienna is a leading expert in IP and unfair competition in Austria. We have always been satisfied with the quality of their services, value for money and prompt reaction to all requests. The client is always treated with the highest level of professionalism.’

‘Dr. Martin Prohaska-Marchried, very competent lawyer with a huge experience and knowledge in IP.’

‘I would like to state that we have been working with Anwalte Burger for many years and we are very pleased with this cooperation in every sense. They have a very experienced team and most importantly they are very helpful in all matters.’

‘DR CLEMENS OFNER is our main contact in the company. He is very experienced in IP litigation and IP prosecution matters.’

‘Very experienced team. Great combination of legal and IP experts.’

‘Great experts. Very customer oriented. Very positive experience with: Hannes Burger, Katharina Casals Ide.’

‘Excellent collaboration, they are experts in their field.’

‘People are always friendly and supportive. They try to find the most suitable solution for every matter.’

‘Very reactive and competent.’

‘Huge know how / explain legal issues with not legal wording / very competent.’

‘Very professional, friendly, reliable and fast in replying. Give helpful answers to complex questions and always hinting to issues that need to be taken into consideration.’

‘I worked with Veronika Appl. Her legal advice is very profound, she always makes sure to ask the right questions and helps us find the best way of setting up contracts and regulations. It is a pleasure to work with her as she is extremely reliable, professional, friendly and fast in replying to follow-up questions.’

‘Our team has great experience with the IP team of DLA Piper Weiss-Tessbach. This law firm and in particular, the IP team, is our official trademark representative and their work stands for high quality, professionalism, and success.’

‘As a part of the one of the biggest law firms worldwide and with a wide range of partner law firms on national level, DLA Piper Weiss-Tessbach can ensure lots of advantages when it comes to registration, claims, opposition or licencing of international trademarks, e.g. researches on international level or handling successfully complex cross-jurisdictional procedures. The billing through electronic invoices with detailed description of hourly-based services is transparent enough. We get a substantial NGO discount that serves high efficiency in a cost-performance ratio. The flexibility in contacting our legal advisors – in person, via call or through digital conference call tools – as well as the prompt feedback makes the collaboration very satisfactory.’

‘The DLA Piper IP team distinguishes itself from other competitors through the combination of legal excellence, initiative, responsiveness and exercised accountability. It’s the main reason for us to rely on their competent support and collaborate with them for IP related topics nearly on an exclusive basis.’

‘Our main advisor is Dr. Veronika Appl. Her work stands out for high engagement, extensive knowledge in corporate identity, agility and effectiveness. We value her friendliness and understanding, too.’

‘I think a highlight to be mentioned is that Sascha Jung and his team is known in Austria as one of the most experienced attorneys for the filming/media sector. For our IP agendas we need a lawyer that understands both, IP in general and the filming sector in particular. Strengths and key capabilities: vast knowledge on international copyright matters in the film/media sectors.’

‘Sascha Jung: he is definitely a key player in advising the Austrian media/film sector. He combines vast copyright knowledge with extensive experience in handling international (IP related) cases.’

‘Sascha Jung is very smart, 100 % reliable and strongly committed. He is always available and incredibly competent. We are glad to work with Sascha Jung and his top-tier team that he is leading.’

‘The people – the personal and very intuitive handling of all inquiries and requests makes Jank Weiler unique.’

‘Sascha Jung is not only a great person but also highly profession and quick in handling all my inquires – especially international issues.’

‘The team is warm hearted and hard challenging.’

‘Our man of trust is Sascha Jung. He is not only a market expert, who knows everything about film and media industry, he is also aware of future developments and has one eye on the present and the second on perspectives. This makes him the ideal partner for high quality contracts.’

‘Sascha Jung acts as our SPOC for IP/IT, TMT and Privacy. He is an absolute legal expert in IP/IT contract negotiations, IT outsourcing projects and cloud service contracts. We are working with Sascha Jung now for many years and we can’t think of getting better legal support from any other law firm. Sascha Jung build up a young, talented and committed IP/IT, Privacy team with notable and trustworthy lawyers.’