Affiliates

Christian Gassauer-Fleissner and Dominik Göbel head the IP practice at Gassauer-Fleissner Rechtsanwälte, which handles an array of both contentious and non-contentious matters. The firm is particularly active in trade mark litigation, unfair competition and licensing. In addition, it handles trade mark portfolio management and prosecution.

Gassauer-Fleissner is representing Musikverein Wien (concert hall owner) in proceedings to obtain a trade mark registration for a photographic image of its famous organ, after the application was initially rejected by the EUIPO due to a lack of distinctiveness. The firm is also known for its copyright contentious practice steered by Dominik Göbel, who is representing the Austrian Educational Institution in an unfair competition matter and copyright infringement proceedings.