Dr iur Christian Schumacher

+43 1 534 37 50178 c.schumacher@schoenherr.eu

Position

Christian Schumacher is a partner at Schoenherr, where he focuses on intellectual property and unfair competition law.

Career

He regularly advises Austrian and international clients on all aspects of intellectual property law, in particular on trademark, copyright and unfair competition law, including domain name disputes. He represents clients in conflicts, both in pre-trial negotiations and in the various types of court and administrative litigation. His area of specialisation also includes media law. He is a regular contributor to the Austrian commercial law journal ecolex and author and co-author of several publications in the trademark, copyright and media law field as well as a lecturer on intellectual property law on the University of Vienna and professional training courses in preparation for the bar exam on AWAK. He received his Master’s degree in law from the University of Vienna in 1994 and his PhD degree in 1999. In 1998 he earned a postgraduate degree (LL.M.) from the New York University, USA.

Languages

German, English, French

Education

University of Vienna, Vienna/Austria (Dr. iur. 1999)
New York University, New York/USA (LL.M. 1998)
University of Vienna, Vienna/Austria (Mag. iur. 1994)
Université Paris II Panthéon-Assas/France (Erasmus 1992)