Under the stewardship of IP and data protection specialist Lukas Feiler, Baker McKenzie Rechtsanwälte LLP & Co KG manages the trade mark portfolios of several well known clients and enforces them before the Austrian and European courts. The team is particularly adept at assisting online clients, with Michaela Petsche maintaining a strong digital copyrights practice and advising on IP protections in the life sciences sector. Martina Grama operates a broad practice, assisting clients with matters of unfair competition, trade mark and copyright law.

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  • ‘Lukas Feiler is a great wizard in data protection law. To complement their expertise in IP law, Baker made the smart move of retaining Michaela Petsche for their team, an experienced litigator in patent, trade mark and design matters.’

  • ‘I have mostly worked with Michaela Petsche to great satisfaction. She is smart, thorough and has great expertise. Turnaround times were great, overall a pleasure to work with. Recently, Michaela has developed a strong name in pharma regulatory law in addition to core IP law.’

  • ‘Michaela Petsche is an experienced lawyer with particular expertise in trade mark and unfair competition law. I have found her to be an analytical and diligent lawyer.’

Key clients

  • Google
  • TikTok
  • RE/MAX Europe
  • Unilever
  • Swarovski AG
  • General Motors
  • Mondi Group
  • Maxenergy GmbH

Work highlights

  • Represented Google and TikTok in a challenge to the Communications Platform Act 2021 on the grounds of infringement of the e-Commerce Directive and the country-of-origin principle.
  • Managed and restructured Mondi Group's global trade mark portfolio and advised it on protection strategies.
  • Advised RE/MAX Europe on trade mark, copyright and unfair competition law.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Lukas Feiler

Other key lawyers

Michaela Petsche, Martina Grama, Alexander Hofmann