HÜBSCHER & PARTNER PATENTANWÄLTE - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Patent Attorney - European Patent Attorney - Professional Representative before the EUIPO
Bernhard Kadner joined Hübscher & Partner in 2017 as an Austrian patent attorney trainee. He has been a European Patent Attorney since 2021, and in 2024, he was also admitted as an Austrian patent attorney and as a representative before the EUIPO. He advises clients on a wide range of patent, trademark, and design matters, as well as in IP monitoring. He will further strengthen the firm as a partner and managing director in 2025.
Through his studies in plastics engineering at JKU Linz, Bernhard developed an interdisciplinary mindset that enables him to analyze and address complex technical and scientific issues in a holistic context. This education laid the foundation for his later career as a patent attorney, as the broad curriculum of plastics engineering provided him with extensive knowledge in various technical disciplines, such as process engineering, mechanical engineering, mechatronics, materials science, and polymer chemistry. He was able to further expand and deepen this knowledge in the course of his professional practice, together with additional knowledge gained in the field of sports and medical technology, as well as food technology.
In addition to his technical expertise, Bernhard has a strong passion for both the precise and creative use of language-an interest that has fascinated him since childhood. This passion was also evident during his high school years, when he chose Latin as one of his final examination subjects. His talent for language played a significant role in his decision to pursue a career as a patent attorney-a profession that allows him to combine technical expertise with linguistic precision. The family man likes to recharge his batteries by going on bike rides, hiking or playing the guitar.
Job Titles:
- Patent Attorney - European Patent Attorney - Professional Representative before the EUIPO
After passing the qualifying examination before the European Patent Office in 2022, Fabian Haiböck successfully passed the examination to become an Austrian Patent Attorney in 2024 and joins the partnership at Hübscher und Partner as Managing Director in 2025.
In addition to drafting patent applications and guiding our clients through the entire patent grant procedure, his core area of expertise includes opposition and appeal proceedings before the Austrian Patent Office and the European Patent Office, including the associated oral proceedings. While preparing for his final exams, he placed a strong focus on trademark law and design law and has since been a driving force for discussions in this area within the firm. In order to maintain and expand his knowledge, he works together with Gerd Hübscher and a cross-firm team to prepare knowledge about IP law in a multimedia format, for example in the podcast series "Der ip courses Podcast".
His studies focus on process engineering and biotechnology. His highly interdisciplinary training in connection with process engineering in particular gives him a solid basis for a wide variety of technological fields, which makes it easier for him to familiarize himself quickly with specialist topics and which is why he has been able to expand his expertise and his client base in the course of his work as a patent attorney, particularly in electromobility, mechanical processing methods, space technology and environmental technology. His personal interests in sports and music also make him a welcome point of contact for any inventions in connection with sporting and creative fields.
Fabian Haiböck attaches great importance to long-term cooperation with his clients, which is why he particularly supports start-ups with disruptive ideas.
The appeal of my job lies in the variety of inventions. Every day I have the opportunity to deal with innovations from a wide variety of technological backgrounds. I want to convey this enthusiasm for my profession to my clients. I will gladly try to help you protect your ideas and successfully realize them in the long term.
Job Titles:
- Patent Attorney - European Patent Attorney - Professional Representative before the EUIPO - Court - Certified Expert - Board Member of the Austrian Patent Attorneys' Association
Dipl.-Ing. Dr. techn. Gerd Hübscher
Patent Attorney - European Patent Attorney - European Patent Litigator - Professional Representative before the EUIPO - member of the Legal Committee of the Austrian Patent Attorneys' Association
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Job Titles:
- Patent Attorney - European Patent Attorney - European Patent Litigator - Professional Representative before the EUIPO
Job Titles:
- Austrian Patent Attorney Candidate
Andreas Habersack has been working as an Austrian patent attorney trainee in our firm since 2024. His interdisciplinary studies in the field of medical technology, as well as research stays at the Technical University of Munich and the ETH Zurich in Switzerland, have enabled him to develop a comprehensive, interdisciplinary way of thinking and working. This allows him to understand and analyze complex technical and scientific topics in a holistic way.
Andreas was able to further deepen his in-depth technical knowledge in the fields of physics, mechanics, computer science and electrical engineering through his many years of research and doctoral work. He has expanded his expertise in these areas by specializing in the medical technology fields of rehabilitation technology, biomechanics, prosthetics, orthotics, imaging techniques, software and simulations, and by regularly giving scientific talks at international conferences.
His personal interest in legal issues, coupled with his in-depth technical training, motivated him to start training as a patent attorney at Hübscher & Partner. He is supported by the experience and expertise of our team, enabling him to provide clients with the best possible support in technical and strategic matters.
Job Titles:
- Austrian Patent Attorney Candidate
After completing his degree in chemistry in 2022, Laurin Pollesböck joined Hübscher & Partner in 2023 as a patent attorney trainee. He was able to consolidate his basic knowledge of chemistry through many years of teaching at the University of Vienna, while specialising in organic synthesis chemistry, pharmaceutical drug development and computer-aided quantum chemistry during his studies. His personal interest in innovation, especially in the field of climate change, has led him to train as a patent attorney, where he is actively supported by his experienced colleagues at Hübscher & Partner.