Barbara Kuchar has more than 25 years of experience in intellectual property law, IT law and complex litigation. She was a partner in two prestigious Austrian commercial law firms before taking over as head of the IP department at KWR in 2015. In the course of her career, she also gained experience abroad, as a location manager in Budapest and at one of the largest commercial law firms in Dublin.

References

• Barbara Kuchar is recognised as a leading expert in the field of intellectual property by numerous legal directories.
• Barbara Kuchar has an excellent global network in her field and works on an ongoing basis as part of international teams for many of the world's best-known trademark owners.
• The work of KWR partner Barbara Kuchar and her team is described in the current JUVE ranking as "competent, fast, and uncomplicated", "technically very well versed" and "...meticulous and of outstanding quality".
• In the trend Ranking 2023, Barbara Kuchar is named as a leading expert in the fields of trademark, copyright and patent law as well as in competition law.
• ‘Barbara Kuchar represented us in a very complicated dispute. In addition to extensive specialist knowledge, we were particularly impressed by the tactical approach and the extreme accuracy of our legal team.’ (Legal 500 2023)
• "Barbara Kuchar is fantastic. She gives clear, practical and strategic advice and is clearly passionate about her work.", "Barbara Kuchar met our expectations 100% and exceeded them!" and "Barbara Kuchar is very knowledgeable and able to cut through the most complex of matters." (Chambers & Partners 2024)

Functions and other activities

• Member of the Austrian Association for the Protection of Industrial Property and Copyright, Women in Sports Law, GRUR, DGRI, INTA (current: Commercialization of Brands Committee, former Chair of Unfair Competition Committees 2020-2022), PTMG, ECTA, LES
• Barbara Kuchar regularly publishes on current topics in professional media and speaks at national and international conferences.
  
  List of publications by Barbara Kuchar