Rainer Schultes

Austria flag Austrian

25+ years of experience

Language:

English, German

Italian

Present Function:

Founding partner of GEISTWERT Rechtsanwälte, a dedicated law firm for IP/IT/technolgy.

Listed at VIAC as an arbitrator from 2017.

General Expertise:

Technical Expertise:

Certifications and/or licenses
Certificate state exam - lawyer, 2004
Certificate - Magister in law (Master in law), 1999
Certificate - engineer, 2017

Professional legal or litigation experience related to the scope of competence of the PMAC

25 years of experience in IP-litigation with a special focus on patent litigation.

Founding partner of one of the leading Austrian IP-law firms, GEISTWERT - involved in most of the Austrian patent litigations, either on the side of plaintiff or on the side of defendant.

Background in mechanical engineering, assisted many clients in the life science industry.

Amoung those cases which became pending at the court are: omeprazole, pantoprazole, esomeprazole, drospirenone, escitalopram, paroxetine, amlodipine-valsartan, bortezomib, copaxone (glatirameracetate), dimethylfumarate, everolimus, ezetimibe/simvastatin, fasinumab, fulvestrante, fingolimod, rivaroxaban, rivastigmine, sitagliptine, tadalafil, valganclovir, isoflavones of red clover and many others.

Other patent disputes concerned for example tank blowing machines, espresso-makers, various medical devices, eg catheters, allergy testers, hay dryers, 2 stroke engines, heat exchange devices, sinter processes, roboter storage systems, head phone speakers, power plants, construction material, railway turnouts, busses, highway toll systems

Professional technical experience related to the scope of competence of the PMAC
legal traineeship at various Austrian courts, 25 years in law firm specilized in patent litigation (half of time to patent law and the other half to other IP-related topics and litigations).

Memberships and/or accreditations
ÖV, Board Member of the Austrian Association for Intellectual Property and Copyright
AIPPI
EPLAW
AIGLI
Arbitration Austria
EPLAW

Practical experience of conducting mediation or conciliation or judicial settlement conferences or out-of-court dispute settlements in disputes related to the scope of competence of the PMAC
25 years of experience in IP-litigation with a special focus on patent litigation.

Founding partner of one of the leading Austrian IP-law firms, GEISTWERT - involved in most of the Austrian patent litigations, either on the side of plaintiff or on the side of defendant.

Background in mechanical engineering, assisted many clients in the life science industry.

Amoung those cases which became pending at the court are: omeprazole, pantoprazole, esomeprazole, drospirenone, escitalopram, paroxetine, amlodipine-valsartan, bortezomib, copaxone (glatirameracetate), dimethylfumarate, everolimus, ezetimibe/simvastatin, fasinumab, fulvestrante, fingolimod, rivaroxaban, rivastigmine, sitagliptine, tadalafil, valganclovir, isoflavones of red clover and many others.

Other patent disputes concerned for example tank blowing machines, espresso-makers, various medical devices, eg catheters, allergy testers, hay dryers, 2 stroke engines, heat exchange devices, sinter processes, roboter storage systems, head phone speakers, power plants, construction material, railway turnouts, busses, highway toll systems