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GEISTWERT lectures again at the University of Applied Sciences “Technikum Wien”

January 20th, 2017 |

On 20 January 2017, GEISTWERT-partner Alexander Schnider and Gregor Eigner, CEO of Mi’pu’mi Games, have again lectured at the University of Applied Sciences “Technikum Wien” on the topic “Intellectual Property”.

Lenghts of proceedings: 15 months are enough

By Rainer Schultes | January 11th, 2017 |

Two companies brought actions before the General Court on 23 February 2006, seeking the annulment of a decision adopted by the Commission in a case concerning a cartel. The General Court dismissed those actions by judgments of 16 November 2011. On appeal, the Court of Justice, by judgments of […]

Doctor’s dot

By Rainer Schultes | January 3rd, 2017 |

An English „Doctor of Philosophy“ of „Vision Sciences“ has become familiar with the pitfalls in the Austrian legislation on academic degrees.

§ 88. of the Federal Act on the Organisation of Universities and their Studies (Universities Act 2002 – UG) provides that persons who have been awarded an academic degree […]

Merry X-Mas, everyone

December 24th, 2016 |

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Also in 2017 GEISTWERT will stick together and we will continue to love IP, IT and Life Science …

GEISTWERT and the Futurezone Austrian GOTY: Mi’pu’mi’s “The Lion’s Song”

By Alexander Schnider | November 21st, 2016 |

We are proud to have made some minor legal contributions to and to be featured in the credits section of  the retro point and click adventure “The Lion’s Song: Episode 1” created and developed by Vienna based studio Mi’pu’mi Games which even won the “Futurezone Austrian Game of the […]

News for parallel importers and trademark owners.

By Rainer Schultes | November 13th, 2016 |

The ECJ shed some more light on the parallel importation of pharmaceuticals: Ferring markets a medicinal product under the trade mark Klyx, of which it is the proprietor. Klyx is sold in inter alia in packets containing 1 or 10 pieces.

Orifarm purchased Klyx in Norway in packets of […]