Trade mark, copyright, unfair competition and advertising mandates all fall under the umbrella of Herbst Kinsky Rechtsanwalte GmbH‘s IP practice, which specialises in advising start-ups. With its strong industry focus on the pharmaceutical, biotech and IT sectors, the team works closely with the M&A team to handle IP-heavy transactions, while also taking on cancellation and opposition proceedings. Leading the team is Sonja Hebenstreit, whose ’amazing expertise’ spans licensing and IT issues. Hebenstreit is noted for her extensive experience in advising life sciences clients.
Testimonials
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'Prompt, efficient and qualified turn-arounds of enquiries made, international orientation.'
'Sonja Hebenstreit is my key contact, always able to compose a team suitable for the task at hand.'
'We enjoy working with Herbst Kinsky a lot – they combine in-depth know how with broad experience, and their advice is straight to the point and pragmatic. Very experienced people with a lot of know-how.'
'Outstanding team head Sonja Hebenstreit and her excellent team always provide great advice in intellectual property matters. They understand the needs of the client and support us in a very precise but pragmatic way.'
'The Herbst Kinsky team combines outstanding expertise with a pragmatic approach and quick turnaround times. Sonja Hebenstreit is extremely experienced and easy to work with. The collaboration with her and her team is always a pleasure.'
'Sonja Hebenstreit is a very experienced IP lawyer with amazing expertise and at the same time easy to work with. She concentrates on the right issues and is very effective. A particular stand-out is her expertise in patent and know-how licensing matters.'
'We love to work with Herbst Kinsky because they provide advice straight to the point. They have a lot of experience and expertise in basically all IP matters.'
'Sonja Hebenstreit provides great expertise and experience in IP matters, especially in a life sciences context. She is also an extremely reliable person and very pleasant to work with.'
Key clients
- Alpha Republic GmbH
- Biogena group
- Speedinvest
- Cirse Society
- BRA Trading & Service GmbH
- Funline International
- MARKS & US LAWYERS, MARCAS Y PATENTES S.L.P
- OncoOne
- Helu.io
- Tower 10
- Dotbite
- Vienna Textile Lab
- B.A.C.K. Grafik und Multimedia GmbH
Work highlights
- Advised Alpha Republic GmbH on various unfair competition, trade mark and copyright matters.
- Assisted Vienna Textile Lab with patent and know-how licensing matters.
- Acted for the Cirse Group regarding its trade mark portfolio, including trade mark registration and opposition proceedings.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Sonja Hebenstreit