Since the reform of IP proceedings in 2014, all appeals from the Austrian Patent Office are to be prosecuted before the Upper Provincial Court in Vienna (OLG Wien) with a further appeal to the ...

The Austrian government is eyeing tougher immigration rules, including asking prospective new residents to learn German before arriving in the country, as is already the case in the Netherlands.

This week, readers sent us comments about whether there is an "Austrian language," extremism and lying by politicians, as well as praise for FactCheck.org. In the FactCheck Mailbag, we feature some of ...

Critics of a new law that forces some immigrants to learn basic German quickly or face possible expulsion are challenging the measure, saying it reinforces the notion that Austria is hostile to ...