SBGK > Budapest, Hungary > Firm Profile
SBGK Offices

ANDRÁSSY ÚT 113
1062 BUDAPEST
Hungary
SBGK > The Legal 500 Rankings
Hungary > Intellectual property Tier 1
SBGK houses a market-leading trade mark and patent disputes practice, representing a myriad of household-name brands such as Godiva Belgium, Red Bull and DIESEL in infringement, invalidity and opposition matters. The practice is also highly recommended for its non-contentious expertise in portfolio management, design and copyright and commercial matters. Manging partner Katalin Szamosi is an authority in all areas of IP, having 40 years of experience in this space. She is supported by Peter Lukacsi, an experienced litigator who is also well-versed in licensing and commercial arrangements. Trade mark attorney Gabriella Sasvári is also recommended. Adam Gyorgy is noted for being an expert in industrial designs and trade marks.Practice head(s):
Katalin Szamosi
Other key lawyers:
Péter Lukácsi; Gabriella Sasvári; Ádám György.
Testimonials
‘We worked with Adám György. High quality service, very good contact, great experience in the field.’
‘SBGK is a great local law firm with a wide range of IP-related services and also with a great connection to the international field of law firms. Their online and tech skills have been great and made communication and review much easier. They provide professional services with high quality of legal advice and represent our company with fantastic approach and expertise.’
‘We are working with Katalin Szamosi and Ádám György. Both of them are well-known and established names in the IP circles and their work proves their reputation perfectly.’
Key clients
Aeron Zártkörűen Működő Részvénytársaság
Dám Kft. / Incababy Distribution Gmbh
DIESEL S.p.A.
Flowil International Lighting (Holding) BV
Godiva Belgium B.V./S.R.L.
Madison Rand Promotions SRL
Nanushka International Zrt.
Red Bull GmbH
Sunnei SRL / SNJ Holding Zrt.
Virtuosos Holding Ltd.
Work highlights
- Advising Sunnei, a famous Italian designer clothing and bag company, on the management of the entire trademark and IP portfolio.
- Providing global portfolio management services to Nanushka International, a famous retail brand.
- Represented Godiva Belgium in successfully filing an opposition to the Spanish firm’ application for PURE BEAUTY LADY GODIVA, in which the Hungarian IPO agreed that the name is too similar to Godiva Chocolates.
Hungary > Data privacy and data protection Tier 3
At SBGK, highlights included advising Amrest Hungary on data issues related to its newly introduced telemetry system, as well as assisting a media company with implementing its mobile device policy, known as a BYOD policy. András György advises on GDPR compliance, preparation of internal personal data processing policies and also acts as counsel in audits conducted by the Hungarian Data Protection Authority. Krisztián Osztopáni is ‘a very well-prepared expert in the field of data protection, with very extensive and comprehensive knowledge.’Practice head(s):
András György; Krisztián Osztopáni
Testimonials
‘Mr. Osztopáni is a very well prepared expert in the field of data protection with a very extensive and comprehensive knowledge. His approach is always practical, provides unambiguous, useful legal opinion. He is a great support to the company in ensuring the GDPR compliant operation.’
Key clients
Edenred
Work highlights
- Advised the Edenred Group and its Hungarian subsidiary, Edenred Magyarország Kft, on the local implementation of HRIS by preparing a data protection impact assessment, privacy notice, and other issues, as part of its newly introduced recruitment tool.
SBGK > Firm Profile
Main Contacts
Department | Name | Telephone | |
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Banking | István Bajkai | ||
Banking | Renáta Tószegi | ||
Competition | Katalin Szamosi | ||
Competition | Péter Lukácsi | ||
Consumer protection, advertising and media | Andrea Nagy | ||
Consumer protection, advertising and media | András György | ||
Copyright, art law and cultural property | Enikö Karsay | ||
Copyright, art law and cultural property | Katalin Szamosi | ||
Corporate and M&A | István Bajkai | ||
Corporate and M&A | Máté Borbás | ||
Data protection | Enikö Karsay | ||
Data protection | András György | ||
Designs | Katalin Dónusz | ||
Designs | Péter Lukácsi | ||
E-commerce/IT/telecommunication | Máté Borbás | ||
E-commerce/IT/telecommunication | András György | ||
Franchising and licensing | Katalin Szamosi | ||
Franchising and licensing | Péter Lukácsi | ||
Insolvency/bankruptcy | István Bajkai | ||
Insolvency/bankruptcy | Máté Borbás | ||
Labour and employment | Andrea Nagy | ||
Labour and employment | Renáta Tószegi | ||
Litigation and arbitration | Katalin Szamosi | ||
Litigation and arbitration | István Bajkai | ||
Patents | Zsolt Szentpéteri | ||
Patents | Katalin Dónusz | ||
Pharmaceuticals | Enikö Karsay | ||
Pharmaceuticals | Zsolt Szentpéteri | ||
Public procurement | István Bajkai | ||
Public procurement | Renáta Tószegi | ||
Real estate | István Bajkai | ||
Real estate | Katalin Szamosi | ||
Trade marks | Gabriella Sasvári | ||
Trade marks | Katalin Szamosi |
Lawyer Profiles
Photo | Name | Position | Profile |
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![]() | Adam Gyorgy | Partner, attorney at law | View Profile |
![]() | Katalin Szamosi | President and managing partner | View Profile |
Staff Figures
Number of lawyers : 25Languages
English French German SpanishMemberships
IBA AIJA Unilaw TAGLaw AIPPI INTA FICPI ECTA MARQUES UNION PTMG LES Int. LIDC EPI IAML- Intellectual property
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Data privacy and data protection