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Egon Engin-Deniz

Partner

CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz
Rechtsanwälte GmbH
Gauermanngasse 2
1010 Vienna
Austria
Languages German, English
Intellectual Property

Egon Engin-Deniz is an IP lawyer and leading expert in the fields of Life Sciences & Healthcare and TMC - Technology, Media & Telecommunications. He heads the Intellectual Property and Media Department of CMS in Vienna.

Engin-Deniz has a high level of expertise in contentious and non-contentious trademark, domain and patent law, copyright law including access control law, distribution law and unfair competition law. His team specialises in prosecuting product piracy and examining parallel imports. He is also a recognised expert in handling cross-border litigation and in the field of licensing. 

Consistent with the substantial litigious activity, companies are also advised and represented strategically on naming, portfolio management and trademark, patent and licensing strategy (“cradle to grave”).

Together with his team, Engin-Deniz represents renowned international and Austrian companies from various industrial sectors with a focus on the pharmaceutical and medical products industry, agroscience, biotechnology, media companies as well as companies in the IT and consumer goods industries.

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"Egon Engin-Deniz is extremely friendly, competent, precise and fast. He is characterised by his special level of professionalism and his ability to respond precisely to the interests of the client."

Chambers Europe, 2024

"[...] known on the market to deliver exceptionally well-rounded advice and has excellent strategic knowledge."

WTR1000, 2024

"Egon Engin-Deniz knows the law and jurisprudence in an excellent way."

Chambers Europe, 2024

„Egon Engin-Deniz is extremely friendly, competent, precise and fast. He is characterised by his special level of professionalism and his ability to respond precisely to the interests of the client.“

Client feedback, Chambers Global 2024

"He has as lot of experience and is powerful and effective."

Chambers Europe, 2023

"He is a great professional with a strong drive to solve the problem and to win!"

Chambers Europe, 2024

Relevant experience

  • Falco Private Trust, copyright process and strategic advice
  • Advising a major plant protection products company on patent and trademark litigation as well as product piracy
  • Advising the largest pay-TV group 
  • Copyright negotiations for a major telecommunications and IP-TV operator
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Memberships & Roles

  • Austrian Bar Association
  • Delegate International Trademark Association (INTA)
  • Delegate European Communities Trade Mark Association (ECTA)
  • Member MARQUES Cyberspace Team (European Brand Owners Association)
  • Executive Member of the Board of the Vienna Bar Association and the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office in Austria
  • Member of the Programming Committee of the IT Law Day at the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration
  • 2009-2014 Head and Practice Head IP of the Pan-European CMS IP Group
  • Until 2008 State Commissioner for the Austrian collecting societies OeSTIG and LSG
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Awards & Rankings

  • Who's Who Legal in the category IP Trademarks 2021
  • Best Lawyers Ranking 2020, Handelsblatt ranks Egon Engin-Deniz among the best lawyers in the field of intellectual property law
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Publications

Books:

  • Distribution & Marketing of Drugs3 (Thomson Reuters 2018), together with Patricia Kaindl and Gabriela Staber.
  • MSCHG: Markenschutzgesetz und weitere kennzeichenrechtliche Bestimmungen3 (Verlag Österreich 2017).

Book contributions:

  • Engin-Deniz in Hasselblatt (ed.), Community Trade Mark Regulation2 Art. 82-84 (C. H. Beck, 2018).
  • Engin-Deniz in Hasselblatt (ed), Community Design Regulation2 Art. 59-61 (C. H. Beck, 2018).
  • Offences in industrial property cases, copyright and fair trading law, in Kert/Kodek (eds), Das große Handbuch Wirtschaftsstrafrecht (Manz, 2016).
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Lectures list

  • Markenrecht in der Verfahrenspraxis, Lecture, Juridicum, University of Vienna (ongoing since 2011).
  • Lizenzverträge am Beispiel des MSchG, guest lecture in the course Praktische Vertragsgestaltung im Unternehmens- und Gesellschaftsrecht, Univ.-Prof. Dr. Reich-Rohrwig, University of Vienna (ongoing since 2006).
  • Speaker at national and international conferences in the fields of trademark, patent and copyright law.
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Education

  • 1990 Dr. iur., Law, University of Vienna
  • 1988 Mag. iur, Law, University of Vienna
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Life Sciences & Healthcare

Egon Engin-Deniz is a Life Sciences & Healthcare lawyer and leading expert in the fields of Intellectual Property and TMC - Technology, Media & Telecommunications.

Engin-Deniz has a high level of expertise in pharmaceutical, medical device and blood safety law, contentious and non-contentious trademark, domain and patent and protection certificate law, copyright law including access control law, distribution and unfair competition law. His team specialises in prosecuting product piracy and examining parallel imports and drug labelling. He is also a recognised expert in handling transnational disputes and in the field of licensing.

Synonymous with the very pronounced litigious activity, companies are also advised and represented strategically on naming, portfolio management, as well as trademark, patent and licensing strategy ("cradle to grave"). 

Together with his team, he represents renowned international and Austrian companies with a focus on the pharmaceutical and medical products industry, agroscience and biotechnology.

more less

"Egon Engin-Deniz knows the law and jurisprudence in an excellent way."

Chambers Europe, 2024

"[...] known on the market to deliver exceptionally well-rounded advice and has excellent strategic knowledge."

WTR1000, 2024

"Egon Engin-Deniz is extremely friendly, competent, precise and fast. He is characterised by his special level of professionalism and his ability to respond precisely to the interests of the client."

Chambers Europe, 2024

„Egon Engin-Deniz is extremely friendly, competent, precise and fast. He is characterised by his special level of professionalism and his ability to respond precisely to the interests of the client.“

Client feedback, Chambers Global 2024

"Egon Engin-Deniz is excellent and very persuasive in court litigation matters. He is able to lead and coordinate cross-border litigation ranging from prosecutions to anti-counterfeiting work."

The Legal 500, 2023

"He is a great professional with a strong drive to solve the problem and to win!"

Chambers Europe, 2024

Relevant experience

  • Falco Private Trust, copyright process and strategic advice
  • Advising a major plant protection products company on patent and trademark litigation as well as product piracy
  • Advising the largest pay-TV group 
  • Copyright negotiations for a major telecommunications and IP-TV operator
more less

Memberships & Roles

  • Austrian Bar Association
  • Delegate International Trademark Association (INTA)
  • Delegate European Communities Trade Mark Association (ECTA)
  • Member MARQUES Cyberspace Team (European Brand Owners Association)
  • Executive Member of the Board of the Vienna Bar Association and the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office in Austria
  • Member of the Programming Committee of the IT Law Day at the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration
  • 2009-2014 Head and Practice Head IP of the Pan-European CMS IP Group
  • Until 2008 State Commissioner for the Austrian collecting societies OeSTIG and LSG
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Awards & Rankings

  • Who's Who Legal in the category IP Trademarks 2021
  • Best Lawyers Ranking 2020, Handelsblatt ranks Egon Engin-Deniz among the best lawyers in the field of intellectual property law
more less

Publications

Books:

  • Distribution & Marketing of Drugs3 (Thomson Reuters 2018), together with Patricia Kaindl and Gabriela Staber.
  • MSCHG: Markenschutzgesetz und weitere kennzeichenrechtliche Bestimmungen3 (Verlag Österreich 2017).

Book contributions:

  • Engin-Deniz in Hasselblatt (ed.), Community Trade Mark Regulation2 Art. 82-84 (C. H. Beck, 2018).
  • Engin-Deniz in Hasselblatt (ed), Community Design Regulation2 Art. 59-61 (C. H. Beck, 2018).
  • Offences in industrial property cases, copyright and fair trading law, in Kert/Kodek (eds), Das große Handbuch Wirtschaftsstrafrecht (Manz, 2016).
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Lectures list

  • Markenrecht in der Verfahrenspraxis, Lecture, Juridicum, University of Vienna (ongoing since 2011).
  • Lizenzverträge am Beispiel des MSchG, guest lecture in the course Praktische Vertragsgestaltung im Unternehmens- und Gesellschaftsrecht, Univ.-Prof. Dr. Reich-Rohrwig, University of Vienna (ongoing since 2006).
  • Speaker at national and international conferences in the fields of trademark, patent and copyright law.
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Education

  • 1990 Dr. iur., Law, University of Vienna
  • 1988 Mag. iur, Law, University of Vienna
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TMC - Technology, Media & Communications

Egon Engin-Deniz is a lawyer for TMC - Technology, Media & Telecommunications and a leading expert in the fields of intellectual property and life sciences & healthcare

Engin-Deniz has a high level of expertise in contentious and non-contentious trademark, domain and patent law, copyright law including access control law, distribution and fair trading law as well as regulatory media law. His team specialises in the prosecution of product and signal piracy and the examination of parallel imports. He is also a recognised expert in handling cross-border litigation and in the field of licensing.

Consistent with the substantial litigious activity, companies are also advised and represented strategically on naming, portfolio management, as well as trademark, patent and licensing strategy ("cradle to grave").

Together with his team, he represents well-known international and Austrian companies from various industry sectors with a focus on media companies, rights agencies and companies in the IT industry.

more less

"Egon Engin-Deniz is extremely friendly, competent, precise and fast. He is characterised by his special level of professionalism and his ability to respond precisely to the interests of the client."

Chambers Europe, 2024

"He is a great professional with a strong drive to solve the problem and to win!"

Chambers Europe, 2024

"[...] known on the market to deliver exceptionally well-rounded advice and has excellent strategic knowledge."

WTR1000, 2024

„Egon Engin-Deniz is extremely friendly, competent, precise and fast. He is characterised by his special level of professionalism and his ability to respond precisely to the interests of the client.“

Client feedback, Chambers Global 2024

"Egon Engin-Deniz knows the law and jurisprudence in an excellent way."

Chambers Europe, 2024

"Egon Engin-Deniz is excellent and very persuasive in court litigation matters. He is able to lead and coordinate cross-border litigation ranging from prosecutions to anti-counterfeiting work."

The Legal 500, 2023

Relevant experience

  • Falco Private Trust, copyright process and strategic advice
  • Advising a major plant protection products company on patent and trademark litigation as well as product piracy
  • Advising the largest pay-TV group 
  • Copyright negotiations for a major telecommunications and IP-TV operator
more less

Memberships & Roles

  • Austrian Bar Association
  • Delegate International Trademark Association (INTA)
  • Delegate European Communities Trade Mark Association (ECTA)
  • Member MARQUES Cyberspace Team (European Brand Owners Association)
  • Executive Member of the Board of the Vienna Bar Association and the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office in Austria
  • Member of the Programming Committee of the IT Law Day at the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration
  • 2009-2014 Head and Practice Head IP of the Pan-European CMS IP Group
  • Until 2008 State Commissioner for the Austrian collecting societies OeSTIG and LSG
more less

Awards & Rankings

  • Who's Who Legal in the category IP Trademarks 2021
  • Best Lawyers Ranking 2020, Handelsblatt ranks Egon Engin-Deniz among the best lawyers in the field of intellectual property law
more less

Publications

Books:

  • Distribution & Marketing of Drugs3 (Thomson Reuters 2018), together with Patricia Kaindl and Gabriela Staber.
  • MSCHG: Markenschutzgesetz und weitere kennzeichenrechtliche Bestimmungen3 (Verlag Österreich 2017).

Book contributions:

  • Engin-Deniz in Hasselblatt (ed.), Community Trade Mark Regulation2 Art. 82-84 (C. H. Beck, 2018).
  • Engin-Deniz in Hasselblatt (ed), Community Design Regulation2 Art. 59-61 (C. H. Beck, 2018).
  • Offences in industrial property cases, copyright and fair trading law, in Kert/Kodek (eds), Das große Handbuch Wirtschaftsstrafrecht (Manz, 2016).
more less

Lectures list

  • Markenrecht in der Verfahrenspraxis, Lecture, Juridicum, University of Vienna (ongoing since 2011).
  • Lizenzverträge am Beispiel des MSchG, guest lecture in the course Praktische Vertragsgestaltung im Unternehmens- und Gesellschaftsrecht, Univ.-Prof. Dr. Reich-Rohrwig, University of Vienna (ongoing since 2006).
  • Speaker at national and international conferences in the fields of trademark, patent and copyright law.
more less

Education

  • 1990 Dr. iur., Law, University of Vienna
  • 1988 Mag. iur, Law, University of Vienna
more less

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