Leveraging its international platform while remaining closely plugged into the Polish market, CMS' IP team advises on everything from rights enforcement to trade mark and design portfolio management, as well as collective rights and copyright levies. Steering the practice is Tomasz Koryzma, who is noted for his focus on patent and trade mark enforcement and cross-border anti-counterfeiting work. Alicja Zalewska-Orabona is the go-to for contentious brand matters and global portfolio strategy, while Aleksandra Kuźnicka-Cholewa stands out for representing clients in infringement disputes before the courts.
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- ‘Long-lasting relationship and trust built over these years. Trust built on experience that their advice and active approach in handling the case is reliable.’
- ‘I like their deep knowledge of law (provisions, case law and practice); I like that they are cautious with the entrusted cases (i.e. they always analyse the issue and possible actions from different perspectives, predicting the results of various options in the long time perspective.'
Key clients
- L’Oréal
- Matex Lab Switzerland
Work highlights
Representing HP Development Company L.P. in a critical trade mark infringement litigation against a major regional broker concerning the unauthorised parallel import of IT hardware (unauthorised use of trade marks).
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Practice head
Tomasz Koryzma
Other key lawyers
Aleksandra Kuźnicka-Cholewa; Alicja Zalewska-Orabona; Karina Zielińska-Piątkowska; Maciej Olejnik; Alicja Zalewska-Orabona