"Michael definitely has the breadth and depth of experience we require. I really appreciate his ability to understand and advise on technical issues."
Michael Woller Partner
legal service
ip & unfair commercial practices, unfair competition, technology & digitalisation, start-up services
admitted to the bar
2011
with schoenherr since
2008
education
University of Vienna, Vienna/Austria (Dr. iur. 2010, Mag. iur. 2006)
Danube University Krems, Krems/Austria (LL.M. 2009, MBA 2009)
University of Alicante, Alicante/Spain (Magister Lvcentinvs Community Trademark Special Module 2009)
teaching positions
University of Vienna, Vienna/Austria (since 2016)
imh, Vienna/Austria (since 2014)
Danube University Krems, Krems/Austria (since 2013)
working experience
European center for e-commerce and internet law (E-Center), Vienna/Austria (2004-2007)
Austrian marketing department of an international IT company, Vienna/Austria (2001-2007)
memberships
International Trademark Association (INTA)
International Technology Law Association (ITechLaw)
Judicial Board of the Austrian Association of the Branded Goods Industry
languages
German, English
academic and other publications
- EV zur Durchsetzung von Immaterialgüterrechten: Ist § 394 EO unionsrechtswidrig?
- Dominanz eines einzelnen Buchstabens in einer Marke
- IP Arbitration on the Rise
- Praxishandbuch Cloud Computing
- Gift im Markenprodukt
- Contribution to Czernich/Deixler-Hübner/Schauer (ed.), Handbuch Schiedsrecht, Manz 2018 (section on IP arbitration and domain disputes).
- Permanent contributor to the Austrian law journal ecolex (overseeing the IP case law section)
- Contribution to Kucsko/Handig (ed.), urheber.recht (2nd edition), Manz 2017 (section on database protection)
- Contribution to Kucsko/Schumacher (ed.), marken.schutz (2nd edition), Manz 2013 (section on opposition proceedings)
- Contribution to Feiler/Raschhofer (ed.), Innovation und Rechtspraxis, Praxisschrift für Wolfgang Zankl, wuv 2009
- Various publications on IP, Domain names and unfair competition and procedural law in law journals
- On a regular basis case comments on intellectual property, newTechnologies and unfair competition in Austrian law journal ecolex
schoenherr publications
newsletters
- Status of Intellectual Property Offices in CEE
- to the point: technology & digitalisation l June 2020
- to the point: technology & digitalisation l April 2020
- IP Right Enforcement in the EU: CJEU Reduces Claimant's Liability Risk when Seeking Preliminary Injunctions
- Influencer Marketing – Austrian Advertising Council Adopts Specific Rules
- Österreich: Selbstlernende Systeme: Wem gehört’s – wer hat Schuld?
- Amendments to Austrian Trademark Law
"Always be flexible and prepared to think around the corner in order to achieve the best results."
Michael Woller
Partner
Schottenring 19
A-1010 Vienna
Austria
T: +43 1 534 37 50308
M: +43 664 80060 3308
m.woller@schoenherr.eu
