Dr iur Michael Horak > Binder Grösswang > Vienna, Austria > Lawyer Profile

Dr iur Michael Horak

+43 1 534 80 - 990 horak@bindergroesswang.at View profile

Work Department

Intellectual Property and Information Technology.

Position

Partner,  specialised in supporting businesses and creative entrepreneurs in protecting and defending their trademarks, works and know-how in and out of court.

Career

He began his career as an assistant at the Institute of Criminal Law at the University of Salzburg, worked as an associate and attorney for renowned commercial law firms in Vienna. Since 2019, Michael has been Counsel at Binder Grösswang. He studied at the Universities of Salzburg, La Rochelle (France) and Münster (Germany) (Dr. iur. 2001, Mag. iur. 1999) and completed postgraduate studies (LL.M.) at the London School of Economics. Horak completed all his studies with distinction.

Languages

English, French, German

Memberships

He is a member of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI), the International League of Competition Law (LIDC), the copyright committee of the European Communities Trademark Association (ECTA), the German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (GRUR), the International Trademark Association (INTA) and the Austrian Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (ÖV).

Education

Universities of Salzburg, La Rochelle (France) and Münster (Germany) Dr. iur. 2001, Mag. iur. 1999; postgraduate studies (LL.M.) at the London School of Economics.