Who Are the Best Design Firms in Austria? (2026)
IPRATE analysed 328 firms across 23,589 EU (EUIPO) design filings in Austria; 98 firms met the evidence thresholds and are ranked below (Top Rated is the top quarter, every other firm is Rated). Based on official EUIPO, EPO and national IP office records. Ratings are never sold or sponsored.
Comparing design firms in Austria
This table compares EU (EUIPO) filing records for the country shown. Start with the rating tier, then compare annual filing volume, outcomes and confidence on each firm profile. Compare like-for-like practices and periods: a high success rate on a small record is different evidence from the same rate across a large portfolio.
Compare experience with the product categories relevant to your designs, then discuss filing strategy and portfolio management. Use the published record to build a shortlist and confirm the fit with the firm. Filing outcomes describe the measured work; they do not establish litigation experience or predict the outcome of your case.
| # | Firm | City | Tier | Vol/yr | Success | Speed | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KLIMENT P. DIPL.ING., HENHAPEL B. DIPL.ING. | Wien | Top Rated | 21.636364 | 100% | N/A | 46% |
| 2 | Andreas Krendl | Schlierbach | Top Rated | 4.565217 | 100% | N/A | 61% |
| 3 | Konrad Nagl | Wels | Top Rated | 8.333333 | 100% | N/A | N/A |
| 4 | SONN | Wien | Top Rated | 48.695652 | 100% | N/A | 53% |
| 5 | Michael Schmidt | Mödling | Top Rated | 55 | 100% | N/A | N/A |
| 6 | Stolitzka A. MAG., Rechtsanwalt | Vienna | Top Rated | 76.555556 | 100% | N/A | 17% |
| 7 | Wirnsberger & Lerchbaum | Leoben | Top Rated | 16.952381 | 100% | N/A | 26% |
| 8 | Straberger Christopher DR. | Wels | Top Rated | 2 | 100% | N/A | 66% |
| 9 | BABELUK M. DIPL. ING. MAG. | Wien | Top Rated | 25.782609 | 100% | N/A | 49% |
| 10 | ANWÄLTE BURGER UND PARTNER RECHTSANWALT | Windischgarsten | Top Rated | 63.217391 | 100% | N/A | 30% |
| 11 | Burgstaller & Partner | Linz | Top Rated | 20.73913 | 100% | N/A | 37% |
| 12 | Schwarz & Partner | Wien | Top Rated | 26.956522 | 100% | N/A | 30% |
| 13 | Claudia Lechner | Pill | Top Rated | 301 | 100% | N/A | 5% |
| 14 | HASLINGER / NAGELE | Linz | Top Rated | 12.086957 | 100% | N/A | 23% |
| 15 | Dr. Isabella Hödl LL.M. | Vienna | Top Rated | 1.65 | 100% | N/A | 36% |
| 16 | DR. MÜLLNER DIPL.-ING. KATSCHINKA OG, PATENTANWALTSKANZLEI | Wien | Top Rated | 14 | 100% | N/A | 38% |
| 17 | Friedrich Jell | Linz | Top Rated | 11.521739 | 100% | N/A | 40% |
| 18 | GEISTWERT - KLETZER MESSNER MOSING SCHNIDER SCHULTES | Vienna | Top Rated | 13 | 100% | N/A | 96% |
| 19 | Marina Gerik | Ebenfurth | Top Rated | 4.714286 | 100% | N/A | 48% |
| 20 | Franz-Martin Dr. Orou LL.M. | Wien | Top Rated | 4.826087 | 100% | N/A | 29% |
| 21 | Dr. Johannes Klezl-Norberg | Hinterbrühl | Top Rated | 3.636364 | 100% | N/A | 47% |
| 22 | Klaus Fankhauser | Pill | Top Rated | 66.666667 | 100% | N/A | 3% |
| 23 | Janice Chiu | Ebenfurth | Top Rated | 13 | 100% | N/A | N/A |
| 24 | LL.M. (CIZEK | IP) | Vienna | Top Rated | 1.076923 | 100% | N/A | 93% |
| 25 | Weiser Voith Gugler | Wien | Top Rated | 8.190476 | 100% | N/A | 66% |
| 26 | Dr. Philipp Oberndorfer | Wels | Rated | 1.636364 | 100% | N/A | 6% |
| 27 | Dipl. Ing. Werner Barger, Dr. Eberhard Piso, Dipl. Ing. Dr. techn. Peter Israiloff | Wien | Rated | 53 | 100% | N/A | 4% |
| 28 | Patentanwaltskanzlei Matschnig & Forsthuber | Wien | Rated | 17.956522 | 100% | N/A | 40% |
| 29 | Hübscher & Partner | Linz | Rated | 67.695652 | 100% | N/A | 25% |
| 30 | Maria Jose Ivorra Navarro | Wien | Rated | 1.454545 | 100% | N/A | 0% |
| 31 | Gibler & Poth | Wien | Rated | 11.695652 | 100% | N/A | 28% |
| 32 | Werner Kofelenz | Reutte | Rated | 29 | 100% | N/A | 100% |
| 33 | DR. PFEIFER, DR. KECKEIS, DR. FIEL, DR. SCHEIDBACH OEG | Feldkirch | Rated | 26.166667 | 100% | N/A | 3% |
| 34 | Markus Leeb | Gnesau | Rated | 7.8 | 100% | N/A | 62% |
| 35 | CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz Rechtsanwälte GmbH z. Hd. Herrn Rechtsanwalt Dr. Egon Engin-Deniz | Wien | Rated | 3.55 | 100% | N/A | 74% |
| 36 | Dr. Clemens Thiele LL.M. | Salzburg | Rated | 17.52381 | 98% | N/A | 48% |
| 37 | BINDER GRÖSSWANG | Wien | Rated | 1.826087 | 100% | N/A | 29% |
| 38 | DDr. Dr. Bernhard Tonninger | Wien | Rated | 0.882353 | 100% | N/A | 0% |
| 39 | E|N|W|C NATLACEN WALDERDORFF CANCOLA | Wien | Rated | 2.1875 | 100% | N/A | 49% |
| 40 | Peham Alois DIPL.ING. | Wien | Rated | 8.333333 | 100% | N/A | 0% |
| 41 | Torggler & Hofmann | Innsbruck | Rated | 146 | 100% | N/A | 49% |
| 42 | Puchberger & Partner | Wien | Rated | 24.869565 | 98% | N/A | 40% |
| 43 | ZUMTOBEL KRONBERGER | Salzburg | Rated | 19.272727 | 99% | N/A | 21% |
| 44 | DORDA | Vienna | Rated | 9.545455 | 100% | N/A | 100% |
| 45 | Bernd Zangger | Vienna | Rated | 2.9 | 100% | N/A | 100% |
| 46 | Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Hannes Pucher | Graz | Rated | 3.785714 | 100% | N/A | 100% |
| 47 | WILDHACK H. DIPL.ING. DR., JELLINEK G. DIPL.ING. DR. | Wien | Rated | 41 | 100% | N/A | 25% |
| 48 | Sigrid Gramsel | Ebenfurth | Rated | 12.916667 | 100% | N/A | 12% |
| 49 | Hübscher Helmut DIPL.ING. | Linz | Rated | 6.75 | 100% | N/A | 0% |
| 50 | DIPL.ING. WILHELM CASATI, DIPL. ING. PETER ITZE | Wien | Rated | 5 | 100% | N/A | 0% |
| 51 | Schoeller Pilz | Graz | Rated | 3 | 100% | N/A | N/A |
| 52 | Günther Hochreiter | Wels | Rated | 5.4 | 100% | N/A | N/A |
| 53 | Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Gerda Redl | Wien | Rated | 6 | 100% | N/A | 6% |
| 54 | Mag. Thomas Riedler | Linz | Rated | 12 | 100% | N/A | 100% |
| 55 | Beer & Partner | Wien | Rated | 14.772727 | 100% | N/A | 16% |
| 56 | Dr. Roger Reyman | Salzburg | Rated | 11 | 100% | N/A | 100% |
| 57 | WAITZ | Linz | Rated | 8.5 | 100% | N/A | N/A |
| 58 | Ciresa Meinhard DDR. | Wien | Rated | 0.8125 | 100% | N/A | 63% |
| 59 | Albert Hainbucher | Neukirchen b. L. | Rated | 7 | 100% | N/A | 0% |
| 60 | Dipl.Ing. Mag. Andreas O. Rippel | Wien | Rated | 3.666667 | 100% | N/A | 24% |
| 61 | Mag. Barbara Luger, LL.M. | Wien | Rated | 7.5 | 100% | N/A | 0% |
| 62 | Dr. Robert Weik | Wien | Rated | 10 | 100% | N/A | N/A |
| 63 | KONZETT KOHLHAUPT FOLIE | Bludenz | Rated | 2.647059 | 100% | N/A | 84% |
| 64 | WILTSCHEK PLASSER | Vienna | Rated | 1.6 | 100% | N/A | 46% |
| 65 | Mag. Hanno Stromberger | Villach | Rated | 39.666667 | 99% | N/A | 0% |
| 66 | HÄUPL & ELLMEYER KG, PATENTANWALTSKANZLEI | Wien | Rated | 5.826087 | 100% | N/A | 22% |
| 67 | LPA Law In der Maur & Partner | Vienna | Rated | 1.333333 | 100% | N/A | 100% |
| 68 | BOLLER LANGHAMMER SCHUBERT | Wien | Rated | 11 | 100% | N/A | 0% |
| 69 | SPIESSBERGER TRAXLER BART | Altmünster | Rated | 5 | 100% | N/A | N/A |
| 70 | HASCH & PARTNER ANWALTSGESELLSCHAFT | Linz | Rated | 2.285714 | 100% | N/A | 28% |
| 71 | Rest Borsky Hofbauer Rechtsanwält:innen | Vienna | Rated | 10 | 100% | N/A | 100% |
| 72 | PUTTINGER VOGL | Ried im Innkreis | Rated | 7 | 100% | N/A | 2% |
| 73 | Mag. Klaus Rinner | Linz | Rated | 10 | 100% | N/A | 0% |
| 74 | Katharina Dr. Schmid | Wien | Rated | 3.894737 | 100% | N/A | 31% |
| 75 | Christoph Kiederer | Wörgl | Rated | 4.333333 | 100% | N/A | N/A |
| 76 | Katharina Ehrenfried-Wandaller | Klagenfurt am Wörthersee | Rated | 4.5 | 100% | N/A | 0% |
| 77 | Andreas Dipl. Ing. Dr. techn. Weiser | Vienna | Rated | 1.857143 | 100% | N/A | 0% |
| 78 | HARISCH & PARTNER | Salzburg | Rated | 3.8 | 100% | N/A | N/A |
| 79 | BRAND | Wien | Rated | 20 | 95% | N/A | 0% |
| 80 | HULE BACHMAYR-HEYDA NORDBERG | Wien | Rated | 5.833333 | 100% | N/A | 17% |
| 81 | Freshfields | Vienna | Rated | 35.333333 | 99% | N/A | 0% |
| 82 | Dr. Oliver Felfernig | Wien | Rated | 2.727273 | 100% | N/A | 44% |
| 83 | Julie Vinazzer-Hofbauer LL.M. | Wien | Rated | 1.176471 | 100% | N/A | 58% |
| 84 | Dr. Sascha Salomonowitz | Wien | Rated | 1.25 | 100% | N/A | 100% |
| 85 | DLA Piper Weiss-Tessbach | Vienna | Rated | 4.5 | 100% | N/A | 0% |
| 86 | Armin Herlitz | Unterpremstätten | Rated | 3.181818 | 100% | N/A | 40% |
| 87 | GASSAUER-FLEISSNER | Vienna | Rated | 1.157895 | 100% | N/A | 17% |
| 88 | MMAG. Dr. Manfred Schnetzer | Dornbirn | Rated | 2.6 | 100% | N/A | 0% |
| 89 | Dr. Gernot Klocker | Dornbirn | Rated | 2.75 | 100% | N/A | 0% |
| 90 | BRAUNEIS | Vienna | Rated | 1.666667 | 100% | N/A | 61% |
| 91 | Josef Hechenberger | Wels | Rated | 2.428571 | 100% | N/A | N/A |
| 92 | DR. LINDMAYR DR. BAUER DR. SECKLEHNER | Windischgarsten | Rated | 3.6 | 100% | N/A | 0% |
| 93 | KORN | Vienna | Rated | 1.222222 | 100% | N/A | 88% |
| 94 | Dr. Guido Donath LL.M. | Innsbruck | Rated | 2.545455 | 100% | N/A | 23% |
| 95 | DR. Stefan Warbek | Innsbruck | Rated | 1.4 | 100% | N/A | 7% |
| 96 | Haffner und Keschmann | Wien | Rated | 3.153846 | 98% | N/A | 0% |
| 97 | Baker McKenzie Rechtsanwälte LLP & Co | Vienna | Rated | 1.625 | 100% | N/A | 23% |
| 98 | Andreas Oskar Rippel | Vienna | Rated | 2.666667 | 88% | N/A | 34% |
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