Ms Hana Heroldova > Kocián Šolc Balaštík > Prague, Czech Republic > Lawyer Profile
Kocián Šolc Balaštík Offices
PRAGUE 1
JUNGMANNOVA 745/24
110 00
Czech Republic
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Ms Hana Heroldova
Work Department
Competition, Pharmaceutical, Litigation, IP, Media, E-Commerce
Position
Counsel
Career
Hana Heroldová is counsel at Kocián Šolc Balaštík, with a strong focus on intellectual property law, civil and commercial contracts, litigation, consumer protection, media and advertising, pharmaceutical law, and criminal liability of entrepreneurs. She brings decades of experience representing major Czech and international clients across regulated industries, creative sectors, and media.
Hana regularly represents Mattoni in trademark disputes, licensing matters, unfair competition cases, and goodwill protection. She has acted for Krátký film and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty in complex licensing and copyright-related contracts, often with cross-border elements, and advises Seznam.cz on liability issues in digital and VOD content.
She also represents the National Theatre in licensing negotiations and disputes with local and foreign authors and performers, and advises Nike and Bauer in both civil and criminal proceedings related to trademark infringement. Hana has extensive experience with media and publishing clients such as Economia, advising on content liability, personality rights, and source confidentiality.
In the pharmaceutical sector, she advises Astellas Pharma, AstraZeneca, and Lundbeck on matters including clinical trial data protection, advertising, patent-related claims, pricing, and distribution models. Her broader litigation and advisory work includes representation of Ernst & Young, UniCredit Bank, Citibank, Patria, Komerční banka, E Invest, and CMS in general liability matters.
Hana has been a practising advocate since 1994. She earned her law degrees (Mgr., JUDr.) from the Faculty of Law at Charles University in Prague.
Languages
English
Memberships
Czech Bar Association
Lawyer Rankings
Czech Republic > Intellectual property
At Kocián Šolc Balaštík
, the IP team is well-placed to advise on a broad range of matters, including copyright, software and e-commerce protection, advertising and unfair competition issues, and regulatory matters. The group continues to assist with disputes relating to the unauthorised use of protected real estate projects, as well as handling issues concerning the introduction of AI in the automotive industry. The practice is widely recognised for its track record in representing clients before the European Intellectual Property Office. Sylvie Sobolová, who fields expertise in trade mark litigation and online copyright issues, co-heads the practice with Drahomír Tomašuk, who advises on the IP elements of M&A deals. Hana Heroldová brings experience in assisting with the IP aspects of cases in the pharmaceutical sector, while Petra Mirovská acts on trade secrets disputes and e-commerce protection work.