Distinguished by its ‘deep understanding of the operations of global organisations’, Kochanski & Partners is a popular choice among clients in the pharmaceutical, media and FMCG sectors. The group is well-regarded for its work in the defence of trade marks and patents, notably trade mark infringement cases and advertising litigation. Piotr Kochański and Karolina Marciniszyn are both responsible for co-leading the practice. Kochański specialises in IP transfers, financing and protection. Marciniszyn excels in IP litigation before the common and administrative and the PPO. Tomasz Szambelan is also a key name in the team.
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Testimonials
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‘Kochański & Partners is an excellent national law firm with a strong foothold in the local Polish market, yet with an outstanding international network and a wonderful IP team. The firm impresses in particular with its incredibly swift, outstandingly expert handling of cases and the trustworthy way in which it deals with our clientele at all times.’
‘Karolina Marciniszyn is among the best IP lawyers in Poland. She is utterly experienced, has a huge amount of knowledge and great strategic skills, works in a targeted and clear manner, is impressively responsive and so is evidently the first port of call for IP issues in Poland for us.’
‘Excellent customer service with a deep understanding of the operations of global organisations.’
‘A good all-round service providing efficient advice in a timely manner.’
‘Excellent responsiveness and clear concise commercial advice.’
‘A good and well-qualified legal company. We liked to cooperate with them.’
‘Karolina Marciniszyn helped us more than we could expect.’
Key clients
- Polish Nuclear Power Plants (Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe)
- Krynica Vitamin S.A.
- Cyclomedia B.V.
- MODUE
- Pamapol S.A.
- Taegu Tec
- Hasco Lek
- Hasco TM
- Ringier Axel Springer Poland
- Coca-Cola HBC Polska
Work highlights
Advising and successfully defending the Hasco TM in a litigation case regarding the invalidation of trade marks brought by Swiss Pharma International across four proceedings.
Advising and representing Ringier Axel Springer Poland in numerous court cases and before the Polish Patent Office, including in trade mark and domain name disputes.
Advising Cyclomedia on an IP transaction comprising security assessment of IP rights.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Piotr Kochański; Karolina Marciniszyn
Other key lawyers
Tomasz Szambelan; Krzysztof Zięba