Constantin Kletzer was named an IP Star 2021 for Patents and Trademarks

Max Mosing was named an IP Star 2021 for Trademarks

Alexander Schnider was named an IP Star 2021 for Trademarks and Copyrights

Rainer Schultes was named an IP Star 2021 for Patents and Trademarks

Comment: In the seven years since it was founded, Geistwert has not only managed to include its fancy name as part of the firm’s name in the company register, but has also established itself as one of the market-leading firms in trademark and competition law. […]

The five partners of the Vienna boutique have become strong challengers to the market leaders. Competitors highlight the team’s large presence in IP litigation. A recent highlight was the representation of Red Bull against Bullsone, which led to a substantial extension of trademark rights and a Union-wide injunction. Another example is the representation of the Russian optics producer Krasnogorsky Zavod against Lomografische AG to enforce an arbitration award obtained and a counterclaim under unfair competition law. Partner Messner most recently acted internationally as chair of the arbitration tribunal in Milan in an international trade mark infringement case involving a luxury fashion brand.

The law firm scored a success on its own account with a landmark decision before the Supreme Court, which allowed it to register its fancy name Geistwert as a law firm in the company register. […] The firm plays in the top league especially in pharmaceutical lawsuits and represents, for example, Genentech and Hoffmann La Roche against Sandoz in the international dispute over the cancer drug Rituximab. The team is also involved in several SPC proceedings. Recently, it has also been involved in major international proceedings through its good contacts with leading patent teams in Germany and the UK.

Since its foundation, the partner-centred approach and close cooperation between the partners have been trademarks of the firm. Whether this concept will bear fruit in the long term or slow down the dynamic development so far remains to be seen. Geistwert has so far used the time that other firms invest in promoting young talent to develop IT solutions for their clients.

Strengths: Consistent focus on IP issues with a partner-centric approach; infringement litigation around pharma patents.

Practice areas: Extensive advice on trademark, design and competition law. Focus on patent infringement litigation in the pharmaceutical and mechanical engineering sectors. Also advises the tourism and automotive sectors. Also trademark administration (almost 900 trademarks).

Often recommended: Max Mosing

Often recommended: Alexander Schnider (“knows the games industry like no other lawyer in Austria”, client).

Often recommended: Constantin Kletzer (“first choice in copyright law in terms of expertise”, competitor); in patent law, partners Constantin Kletzer and […] have earned an excellent reputation for their litigation work.

Leading names in IP: Rainer Schultes for patent law.

Often recommended: Rainer Schultes; in patent law, partners […] and Rainer Schultes have earned an excellent reputation for their litigation representation.

Often recommended: Juliane Messner

Trailblazer GEISTWERT is hailed as “a ground-breaking firm that has changed the face of the market. There is no other comparable set-up, where five innovative partners are all stars in the IP field”. “The firm works on a partner level, which gives clients utmost confidence in its super-clear results. Its response times are ultra-quick and its entrepreneurship allows the team to fully see and understand each company’s commercial goals.”

Contentious firepower is provided in abundance by Alexander Schnider, […]. A “master strategist and logical thinker”, Schnider is “the ace up your sleeve when you need legal advice that is crucial to your business operations. The great thing about Alex is that there are no problems for him – only solutions. He sees right through the white noise and cuts to heart of any issue”.

The “top-tier” Schultes has “profound knowledge of case law and very good technical understanding, and is extremely well prepared for each case – he dives straight to the point and never strays away from the subject matter”.

Contentious firepower is provided in abundance by […] Constantin Kletzer. Kletzer is also highly recommended: “Quick, sharp and efficient, he is a top choice.”

Commercialisation specialist Juliane Messner “is an outstanding negotiator, an extraordinary practitioner and a great team player. Her business knowledge is incredible and she provides advice that hits core issues in a quick turnaround time”.