Dr Ivo Rungg

Dr Ivo Rungg is a partner at Binder Grösswang Rechtsanwälte GmbH in Vienna, where he leads work at the intersection of intellectual property, information technology and digital law. His recognition as recipient of the Corporate INTL Global Awards 2026 — Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year in Austria reflects a career built around the protection, defence and commercial exploitation of intangible assets for businesses operating in and through the Austrian market.

Practice focus

Dr Rungg advises across the full spectrum of intellectual property law, including trademarks, copyright and protected works, alongside advertising law and e-commerce. He is a certified expert in data protection law and works extensively on digital law questions raised by new technologies such as the Internet of Things and cloud computing. His practice also encompasses corporate law and the drafting and negotiation of IT contracts and licensing arrangements, which allows him to move fluently between the transactional and the contentious sides of technology work. This combination is increasingly valuable to clients, particularly start-ups and technology-driven enterprises, for whom brand, software, data and know-how are often the most significant items on the balance sheet.

As a member of Binder Grösswang's Intellectual Property and Information Technology and Digital Law team, Dr Rungg helps clients build coherent strategies that connect the registration and enforcement of rights with day-to-day commercial realities. That means securing trademark and design portfolios, structuring licences, managing the IP and data aspects of corporate transactions, and advising on the compliant use of personal data under the European data protection framework.

Experience and standing

Dr Rungg joined Binder Grösswang in 1999. Before that he worked at a well-established Vienna commercial law firm and at the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg, an experience that informs his understanding of how European Union law shapes intellectual property and technology practice at national level. He holds a doctorate in law (Dr. iur., 1994) together with degrees in law and philosophy from the Universities of Vienna and Innsbruck, and since 2014 he has taught as a lecturer at the Law Faculty of the University of Innsbruck. He works in German, English and Italian.

His professional engagement extends to a number of the leading bodies in the field. He is active within the International Trademark Association (INTA), where he serves on the Data Protection Committee, and is a member of MARQUES, the Austrian association for information technology law, and the German association for the protection of intellectual property and copyright (GRUR). He also chairs and sits on the boards of Austrian private foundations. Independent directories including Chambers Global, Chambers Europe, WTR 1000 and IP Stars have recognised his standing in the market.

Intellectual property in Austria

Austria offers a mature and predictable environment for intellectual property owners. As a member of the European Union, it applies the EU trademark and design systems alongside national rights, and Austrian courts and the Austrian Patent Office provide effective routes for registration, opposition and enforcement. Rights holders benefit from access to the Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court framework, harmonised copyright rules, and the EU data protection regime, all of which demand advisers who can integrate substantive IP knowledge with a firm grasp of technology and privacy law. Practitioners such as Dr Rungg who combine litigation capability, transactional experience and certified data protection expertise are well placed to guide both domestic companies and international groups through this landscape.

Recognition

The Corporate INTL Global Awards identify leading advisers and firms across jurisdictions and practice areas. In naming Dr Ivo Rungg and Binder Grösswang Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year in Austria for 2026, the awards highlight a practice that pairs technical depth in trademarks, copyright, digital law and data protection with the commercial perspective that IP-rich businesses need to protect and grow their most important assets.