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Intellectual property
Leading individuals
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- Mónika Horváth Horváth & Partners DLA Piper
- Dora Petrányi CMS Cameron McKenna LLP
- Andrea Simándi Simándi Bird & Bird
Danubia is a leading presence in the Hungarian IP market, with over 30 dedicated IP lawyers handling the full range of work. Managing partner and European patent lawyer Mihály Lantos is an expert in trade marks and designs.
SBG & K Patent and Law Offices is a top choice for multinational companies looking for IP advice and has a wide-ranging practice, with a team that includes engineers and patent specialists as well as lawyers.
Simándi Bird & Bird continues to have one of the leading practices in the market. ‘Responsible, proactive and professional’, the team is headed by ‘one of the best foreign IP lawyers’, the ‘excellent’ Andrea Simandi. It advised pharmaceutical company TEVA on a complex cross-border matter, and also acted for Deutsche Post. Star associate Bálint Halász is recommended.
CMS Cameron McKenna LLP has won some major new clients, including DuPont and Samsung Electronic. Day-to-day advice and the pledging of IP rights have been particular areas of focus for the ‘excellent’ Dora Petrányi, who is noted for her ‘first-rate communication skills’ and heads the firm’s IP/TMT practice.
Name partner Zoltán Hegymegi-Barakonyi leads the IP team at Kajtár Takács Hegymegi-Barakonyi Baker & McKenzie. Highlights included trade mark work for a major US manufacturer as well as drafting agreements for a well-known international pharmaceuticals company.
Ivan Bartal heads Oppenheim’s IP practice, which advised METRO AG on several data protection matters, and has also been involved in several contentious matters for Mars. Other areas of work include licence agreements and website-related matters.
Bogsch & Partners provides patent and trade mark advice as well as regularly acting in high-profile privacy cases. It regularly appears in cases at the Hungarian Patent Office.
The nine-strong IP and technology practice at Horváth & Partners DLA Piper is praised for its ‘good response times and knowledge of the market’, and is led by Mónika Horváth, who is noted for her ‘broad knowledge’. Recent work includes advice on Hungarian data protection requirements for a large US family entertainment and media company, and the team also advised Warner Bros and the Albany Molecular Research Institute.
Lakatos, Köves and Partners’ IP practice, led by Péter Lakatos, acted for clients such as Sony Ericsson and Hugo Boss. It also advised media giant Endemol on how best to protect its distinctive formatting.
István Réczicza is the lead partner in the four-fee-earner IP team at Réczicza White & Case LLP, which provides ‘first-class advice’ and is noted for its ‘timely responses and teamwork’. It advised HBO Hungary on customisation matters, and United Way on trade mark issues.
Szecskay Attorneys at Law has an active trade mark and patent litigation practice.