Mag iur Barbara Kuchar > KWR Karasek Wietrzyk Rechtsanwälte GmbH > Vienna, Austria > Lawyer Profile
KWR Karasek Wietrzyk Rechtsanwälte GmbH Offices
FLEISCHMARKT 1
1010
VIENNA
Austria
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Mag iur Barbara Kuchar
Work Department
Intellectual Property Law (trademarks, designs, patents and copyright), Unfair Competition, Advertising Law, IT and Software Contract Law, E-commerce and General Terms and Conditions, Protection of Trade Secrets, Franchise and Licensing Law, Data Protection, Litigation in these areas
Position
Partner
Career
Barbara Kuchar has more than 25 years of experience in intellectual property law, IT law and complex litigation. She was a partner in two prestigious Austrian commercial law firms before taking over as head of the IP department at KWR in 2015. In the course of her career, she also gained experience abroad, as a location manager in Budapest and at one of the largest commercial law firms in Dublin.
Languages
German, English, French, Italian
Memberships
Member of the Austrian Association for the Protection of Industrial Property and Copyright, GRUR, DGRI, INTA (current: Commercialization of Brands Committee, former Chair of Unfair Competition Committees 2020-2022), PTMG, ECTA, LES
Education
Universität Wien (Mag.iur. 1991), Bar exam with honours (1997)
Lawyer Rankings
Austria > Intellectual property
(Leading individuals)KWR Karasek Wietrzyk Rechtsanwälte GmbH handles a range of contentious and non-contentious IP matters, with a growing trade mark portfolio management practice complimenting its litigious patent, copyright and trade mark capabilities. The team represents clients both bringing and defending infringement claims, and is also well versed in handling the IP aspects of M&A transactions and licensing deals. Practice head Barbara Kuchar provides ‘insightful, clear and practical advice’ on the full spectrum of IP matters and unfair competition issues.
Austria > Data privacy and data protection
KWR Karasek Wietrzyk Rechtsanwälte GmbH strengthened its data protection practice with the December 2022 arrival of Beatrice Blümel from the Austrian data protection authority, who heads the firm’s new technology and digitalisation group and assists clients in the event of data breaches. The team advises on trade secrets and e-privacy matters, handling ongoing IT projects and GDPR compliance. The team is jointly led by Anna Mertinz, who has extensive experience at the intersection of data protection and employment law, and Barbara Kuchar, who represents clients in the wake of data breaches and is also noted for her work on trade secrets.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals Austria > Intellectual property
- Data privacy and data protection Austria
- Intellectual property Austria