GEISTWERT ranked in Managing Intellectual Property IP Stars Handbook Patents 2017

The Managing Intellectual Property IP Stars Handbook Patents 2017 Ranking is in (in hardcopy):

“Geistwert is a firm of IP/IT and TMT specialists based in Vienna. Recently, the firm has received attention for its involvement in patent disputes, revocation and infringement actions, particularly in the life sciences and IT sectors. Constantin Kletzer, Juliane Messner, Max Mosing, Alexander Schnider and Rainer Schultes have established themselves in the market as the „firm to watch in patent litigation“. One peer says: „At the moment, everything is pretty much the same except for them. They are a bunch of young people with a lot of talent and market experience.“ The IP and IT boutique offers services including due diligences, licensing, strategy advice and legal representation. Over the past year, the firm has represented clients before the Austrian Patent Office in revocation actions, patent infringement litigation, cross-border litigation as well as criminal patent actions. Practitioners at the firm are well-versed in matters related to pharmaceuticals, telecoms, life sciences, software and consumer goods.”