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Schoenherr (Schönherr Rechtsanwälte)
SCHOTTENRING 19
1010 VIENNA
Austria

Work Department

Intellectual property & technology practice group

Position

Partner

Career

Christian Schumacher is a partner at Schoenherr, where he focuses on intellectual property and unfair competition law. 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. His area of specialisation also includes personality law (media law). He represents clients in conflicts, both in pre-trial negotiations and in the various types of court and administrative litigation. He is editor in chief of the IP and competition law journal “Österreichische Blätter für Gewerblichen Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht (ÖBl)” 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. He received his Master’s degree in law from the University of Vienna (Mag. iur.) in 1994 and his PhD degree (Dr. iur.) in 1999. In 1998 he earned a postgraduate degree (LL.M.) from the New York University, USA.

Languages

German, English, French

Memberships

Austrian Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property and Copyright, Member of the Board
International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI)
International Trademark Association (INTA), Committee Member
MARQUES, Committee Member

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)

Lawyer Rankings

Austria > Intellectual property

(Leading individuals)

Christian Schumacher – Schoenherr (Schönherr Rechtsanwälte)

The ‘very rigorous’ Schoenherr (Schönherr Rechtsanwälte) team is known for handling the full range of IP mandates, regularly appearing before Austria’s Supreme Court and the ECJ in patent and trade mark infringement disputes, and cases of unfair competition. The practice also provides international IP rights enforcement support, assisting clients with the ongoing management of their IP portfolios. Leading the practice is a three-person team consisting of Michael Woller, whose focus is on patent and trade mark litigation, copyright and unfair competition specialist Christian Schumacher, and Dominik Hofmarcher, whose practice spans non-traditional trade marks within the media, sports and entertainment sectors.