International directory
The international directory features some of the leading IP firms from across the globe and is an essential resource for practitioners and brand owners. To ensure that your firm is listed, please contact Group Publisher Gavin Stewart at gstewart@theipmediagroup.com.
Argentina
Berton Moreno & Asociados
Libertador 498 4th floor North
Tel: +541150313534 Fax:
Email: info@bertonmoreno.com.ar
www.bertonmoreno.com.ar
Our law firm was conceived to meet the legal challenges arising from globalisation and new technologies, and designed to provide custom made solutions to the needs of each client. Our experience, creativity and versatility allows us to design and execute the actions and strategies that better suit each case's interests, timings and requirements. Berton Moreno & Asociados rises to the current challenges and needs of companies and organisations using the strength, experience and prestige of our team, and drawing on the Berton Moreno family’s 75 years’ experience in intellectual and industrial property.
Brazil
Vicente Nogueira Advogados
Praça Antônio Prado 33 – 20º andar, São Paulo – SP – CEP 01010-010
Tel: +55 11 3105 0326 Fax: +55 11 3105 7849Email: vna@vnadvogados.com
www.vnadvogados.com
VNA has been providing comprehensive and fully ntegrated assistance on intellectual property rights since 1957. It has extensive experience in searches, filing and prosecution advice, including maintenance and enforcement of IP rights. The firm advises on food and drug law, civil and commercial litigation and unlawful competition practices among other things.
Canada
Bereskin & Parr LLP
40 King Street West, 40th Floor
Toronto, ON Canada M5H 3Y2
Tel: 1 416 364 7311 Fax: 1 416 361 1398
Email: info@bereskinparr.com
www.bereskinparr.com
Bereskin & Parr LLP’s Trademark Practice Group is one of the largest and most experienced in Canada and many of its members are renowned in Canada and internationally for their work. For further information please contact the head of our Trademark Group: Cynthia Rowden, crowden@bereskinparr.com.
Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
Suite 2600160 Elgin Street
Ottawa, Ontario K1P 1C3
Tel: 1 613 233 1781 Fax:
Email:
www.gowlings.com
Gowlings is one of Canada’s preeminent intellectual property law firms. With offices across Canada and in Moscow and London, Gowlings provides a comprehensive range of trademark services throughout North America and globally. From filing, prosecution and portfolio
management to licensing, opposition proceedings and litigation, clients know they can count on Gowlings to manage any trademark issue — at any time.
James Buchan
james.buchan@gowlings.com
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
Suite 1900, 340 Albert Street
Ottawa, Ontario K1R 7Y6
Canada
Tel: +1 613 235 7234 Fax: +1 613 235 2867
Email:
www.osler.com
At Osler, clients are our first priority. Our highly rated intellectual property team is renowned for its depth of knowledge and its diverse strengths in all areas, including clearing, registering, maintaining and enforcing trademark rights, managing domestic and international portfolios for leading corporations, drafting and negotiating licenses and successfully representing clients’ interests before the courts and administrative tribunals. Donna White dwhite@osler.com Ottawa | Toronto | Montréal | Calgary | New York
Smart & Biggar/Fetherstonhaugh
55 Metcalfe Street Suite 900, PO Box 2999 Station D,
Ottawa ON K1P 5Y6
Tel: 1 613 232 2486 Fax: 1 613 232 8440
Email: ottawa@smart-biggar.ca
www.smart-biggar.ca
From publishing Canada’s first text on trademarks and
registering Canada’s first sound mark, to obtaining
precedent-setting damages against counterfeiters,
we enjoy a deep tradition of leadership in trademark
protection, licensing and enforcement. Today, we
provide efficient and expert trademark advice and
service, and we are sought after by the owners of the
world’s most valuable brands.
Philip Lapin
plapin@smart-biggar.ca
Ottawa | Toronto | Montreal | Vancouver
China
Chofn Intellectual Property
A1001 Jiulong Business Center
48 South Zhongguancun Street, Haidian, Beijing
100081, P.R. China
Tel: 86 (010) 6213 9699 Fax: 86 (010) 6213 1230
Email: trademark@chofn.cn
www.chofn.com
Chofn is one of China’s largest comprehensive IP law firms. We currently have five offices, located in Beijing, Chengdu, Shenzhen, Hangzhou and Chongqing. Our policy is to assist with prompt and practical service, and we aspire to make great contributions to the success of our clients.
Keycom Partners, P.C.
Suite 303, Block A, Peony Science and Technology
Building, 2 Huayuan Road, Beijing 100191, China
Tel: 86 (010) 8228 2626 Fax: 86 (010) 8228 2629
Email: info@keycom-ip.com
www.keycom-ip.com
Keycom Partners was founded in 1985 and boasts over sixty people in five offices in mainland China. It provides a comprehensive range of IP services, including trademark clearance searches and registrability opinions free of charge. We commit ourselves to quality work, efficient communication and competitive prices for our clients worldwide. We reciprocate work through long-term business relationships with overseas associates.
Lawjay Partners
818, China World Office 1, 1 Jianguomenwai Dajie
Chaoyang District, Beijing, China
Tel: 86 10 5933 5500 Fax: 86 10 5933 5501
Email: james.luo@lawjay.com.cn
www.lawjay.com.cn
Lawjay Partners, a leading Chinese IP firm, was nominated by Chambers & Partners as ‘Boutique PRC Law Firm of the Year’. With 18 years’ experience, the “highly knowledgeable’, “commercial, responsive and professional” James Luo, managing partner, is wellknown for his work in IP litigation. Clients appreciate his “helpful, practical” and “constructive advice”. (Chambers and Partners).
Costa Rica
E-Proint
Av. 2 y 4, calle 15, n° 260
San José
Tel: 506 2256 4260 Fax: 506 2255 1010
Email: Gbodden@eproint.com
www.eproint.com
E-Proint offers full intellectual property services within the Caribbean and Latin-American region. We are an ambitious, challenging, extremely hard working and dynamic firm dedicated to an ethic of excellence and loyalty to our clients, offering the finest legal advice whilst retaining the flexibility to respond to the individual needs of each client.
Zurcher Lawyers
Plaza Roble, Edificio Los Balcones, 4th Floor
San José, Costa Rica
Tel: +506 2201 3800 Fax: +506 2201 7153
Email: info@zurcherip.com
www.zurcherip.com
The firm’s Intellectual Property Department has extensive experience in the registration and protection of patents, plant varieties, trademarks, trade names and domain names, including: searches; opinions; administrative proceedings and appeals; transfers; licenses; and enforcement of rights. It also has an active copyright practice. The department regularly advises and assists international clients in managing their IP portfolios in business transactions in Costa Rica and Latin America.
El Salvador
Romero Pineda & Asociados
Edificio Avante, Suite 5-01, Blvd. Luis Poma, Santa Elena, Antiguo Cuscatlán, La Libertad, El Salvador
Tel: (503) 25055555 Fax: (503) 25055500
Email: info@romeropineda.com
www.romeropineda.com
We are experts in handling intellectual property administration, management, enforcement and licensing services. Among the portfolio of clients that have entrusted us to protect their rights are some of the world’s largest companies, including The Coca Cola Company, The Walt Disney Company, NBA Properties, Pfizer, Mars, Sony Music Entertainment, Chanel and Avon. Our division has protected around 40,000 trademarks, using high end technology software designed to enable the firm to handle large volume cases. We have the capacity to provide services in the United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central and South America.
Finland
Attorneys at law Borenius Ltd
Yrjönkatu 13 A
00120 Helsinki
Tel: 358 9 615 333 Fax: 358 9 6153 3499
Email: info@borenius.com
www.borenius.com
Our Brands & Franchising team provides solutions for effective protection, administration and monitoring, as well as a full exploration of the commercial value of brands and designs. Our clients include some of the best known Finnish, Nordic and global brands.
Berggren Group
Antinkatu 3 C, 00100 Helsinki, Finland
Tel: +358 10!227 2000 Fax: +358 9 693 3944
Email: email@berggren.fi
www.berggren.eu
Berggren Group is a leading European intellectual property agency, employing nearly 170 experts. Our strengths are our versatility and, particularly, our business-oriented approach, with services covering strategic advice, protection and management, watches, searches, commercialisation of IP and legal services. Our expertise in patents, trademarks, utility models, designs and domain names has been highly respected for more than 75 years.
Procopé & Hornborg Ltd, Attorneys at Law
P.O. Box 1077
Keskuskatu 8
FI-00101 Helsinki
Tel: 358 10 3090 300 Fax: 358 10 3090 333
Email: law.firm@procope.fi
www.procope.fi
Procopé & Hornborg’s Intellectual Property Team ensures that its clients identify, protect and exploit their intellectual property assets as comprehensively and safely as possible. Team’s experts advise on the full range of intellectual property focusing on copyrights, trademarks, patents, industrial and design rights. Team offers trademark services from searches and advice to filing, prosecution, enforcement, litigation, anti-counterfeiting and maintenance.
France
Cabinet Beau de Loménie
158, rue de l’Université
F 75340 Paris Cedex 07
France
Tel: 33 1 44 18 89 00 Fax: 33 1 44 18 04 23
Email: contact@cabinetbeaudelomenie.com
www.cabinetbeaudelomenie.fr
Cabinet Beau de Loménie is one of the largest IP attorney firms in Europe and provides global and custom-made solutions for organizing, optimizing and defending IP rights. Founded in 1930, the firm has offices in Paris, Munich, Duisburg, Lyon, Marseille and Lille. Areas of expertise: all IP rights and notably trademarks; domain names; designs; copyrights; management; valorization and exploitation of IP rights; contracts; audits; and trademark opposition and infringement proceedings.
Granrut Avocats
91 rue du Faubourg Saint Honoré,
75008 Paris
Tel: 33 1 53 43 15 15 Fax: 33 1 53 43 15 00
Email: r.milchior@granrut.com
www.granrut.com
GRANRUT provides strategic advice on trademark protection worldwide and counsels on trademark availability, global trademark strategy, prosecution of trademarks before national and international registries, and the negotiation of commercial agreements such as licensing, franchising and coexistence agreements.We also defend trademark right holders through trademark oppositions, cancellations, domain name arbitrations, anticounterfeiting actions, customs actions, and civil and criminal litigation before the courts.
Germany
Bardehle Pagenberg
Prinzregentenplatz 7, 81679 München
Tel: +49 89 92805 0 Fax: +49 89 92805 444
Email: info@bardehle.de
www.bardehle.com
Bardehle Pagenberg, an IP firm with offices in Germany, France and Spain, represents clients in application proceedings and litigation in patent, trademark, design and unfair competition law, in all procedures before the patent and trademark offices as well as before the courts. Bardehle Pagenberg offers all trademark services, including national and multi-jurisdictional portfolio development, clearance, prosecution, licensing, and litigation through all instances.
Kuhnen & Wacker Intellectual Property Law Firm
Prinz-Ludwig-Strasse 40 A
85354 Freising
Germany
Tel: 49 8161 608 0 Fax: 49 8161 608 100
Email: info@patentfirm.de
www.kuhnen-wacker.com
K&W, one of the leading IP firms in Europe, has been recognized for many years as a specialist in German, European and international IP rights. K&W can add significant value in procuring such rights and in licensing and defending them. Our attorneys can assist in barring counterfeit goods, defend against patent and trademark claims of others, and to enforce IP rights.
Meissner Bolte
Widenmayerstr. 47, 80538 Munich, Germany
Tel: +49 89 2121 860 Fax: +49 89 2121 860
Email: mail@mbp.de
www.mbp.de
Meissner Bolte is a leading German IP law firm, and one of the few to boast an office in Alicante – the seat of OHIM. Our promise is simple: our clients always receive top class, up to date advice on trademark prosecution, litigation and licensing, with our litigation department ensuring that the successful long-term commercial exploitation of trademarks takes centre stage.
Greece
Nikos Prentoulis Lawyers & Consultants
34 Didotou Street, 10680 Athens
Tel: +30 210 36 17 609 Fax: +30 210 36 17 606
Email: mail@prentoulis.gr
http://www.prentoulis.gr
Understanding brands as core business assets, we have developed products and services which encompass the whole of a trademark’s life cycle, commencing from brand development advice, clearance search and advice, ’classic’ prosecution, trademark monitoring, portfolio management, protection and enforcement, and extending to trademark audits and valuations and legal brand positioning.
Vayanos Kostopoulos
37 Stournara Str, 106 82 Athens, Greece
Tel: +30 210 38 08 501 Fax: +30 210 38 16 685
Email: n.lyberis@vklaw.gr
www.vklaw.gr
With more than 110 years of legal expertise Vayanos Kostopoulos is one of the leading law firms with specialisation in the legal field of industrial and intellectual property in Greece and Cyprus. Committed to the needs of our distinguished associates and clients who come from all branches of industry and services, we serve enterprises of all sizes, including individual inventors and creators. Our staff includes European patent attorneys, lawyers, trademark attorneys and litigators, technical advisors and paralegals. Contact person: Dr Nikolaos Lyberis
Iceland
Arnason Faktor
Gudridarstigur 2 – 4, 113 Reykjavik, Iceland
Tel:+354 5400 200 Fax: +354 5400 201
Tel: 354 5400 200 Fax: 354 5400 201
Email: mail@arnasonfaktor.is
www.arnasonfaktor.is
Our trademark practice is one of the largest in Iceland. Collectively, we have decades of experience and work with some of the most successful companies in Iceland, as well as valued international clients. We offer a very broad range of trademark services, including searches, watches and due diligence. For more information, please contact Ms Magnusdottir or Mr Hardarson at mail@arnasonfaktor.is.
India
Amarchand Mangaldas & Suresh A. Shroff and Co.
216, Amarchand Towers, Okhla Industrial Estate,
Phase III, New Delhi -110020
Tel: +91 11 2692 0500 Fax: +91 11 2692 4900
Email: am.delhi@amarchand.com
Amarchand Mangaldas offers the complete spectrum of services and solutions related to the procurement, protection, exploitation and enforcement of intellectual property matters inter alia trademarks, copyright, patents and designs and other allied laws. We regularly assist our clients in drafting specification of goods and services to adequately cover their existing and future business areas, and obtain optimal protection.
Anand and Anand
Plot No. 17a, Sector 16a, Film City,
Noida (UP) – 201301
Tel: 91 120 4059 300 Fax: 91 120 4243 056 – 058
Email: safir@anandandanand.com
www.anandandanand.com
The Trademark department has advised extensively on numerous matters, including Trademark, searches, prosecutions, assignments, oppositions, rectifications, trade dress, co-branding, marketing and distribution agreements, outsourcing of services, IP allocation, brand equity schemes, and licensing agreements.
K & S Partners
109, Sector 44, Gurgaon, 122003 National Capital Region, India
Tel: +91 (124) 4708 777 Fax: +91 (124) 4708 760
Email: postmaster@knspartners.com
www.knspartners.com
K&S Partners is an intellectual property law firm with offices at New Delhi, Gurgaon and Bangalore. Its trademark practice consists of searching for and registering trademarks, domain names, geographical indications (the firm represents, amongst others, Basmati Rice and Darjeeling Tea worldwide), enforcement (including civil and criminal actions and UDRP proceedings), and licensing of such IP rights. Contact: postmaster@knspartners.com
Krishna & Saurastri Associates
New Excelsior Building, 7th Floor, Wallace Street, A.K. Nayak Marg, Fort, Mumbai 400 001 India
Tel: +91 22 2200 6322 Fax: +91 22 2200 6326
Email: info@krishnaandsaurastri.com
www.krishnaandsaurastri.com
Krishna & Saurastri Associates!has a track record that extends over two decades in the sphere of trademark consultancy. Our services span the entire gamut, including trademark registration, advice on innovative and non-conventional trademarks, opposition proceedings,!combating of piracy,!appellate proceedings, defence/prosecution of passing-off, falsification, counterfeiting, infringement and claims, litigation, licensing, inter-party proceedings, franchising, arbitration, domain registration, domain name dispute resolution, due diligence, etc.
Ranjan Narula Associates
Vatika Towers, 10th Floor, Block-B, Sector-54, Gurgaon – 122002, National Capital Region, India
Tel: 91 12 44 65 59 99 Fax: 91 12 44 04 50 47Email: info@indiaiprights.com
www.indiaiprights.com
RNA provides the full range of intellectual property services to the world’s leading IP owners - from IP clearance, risk analysis and prosecution to licensing, litigation and enforcement. Our service is both professional and friendly, while our approach is flexible, creative and results-oriented.
Remfry & Sagar
Remfry House at the Millenium Plaza
Sector 27
Gurgaon 122 009
New Delhi National Capital Region
Tel: 91 124 280 6100 Fax: 91 124 280 6101/91 124 257 2123
Email: remfry-sagar@remfry.com
www.remfry.com
Established in 1827, Remfry & Sagar is an icon on the
Indian IP scene. With over 75 lawyers and 125 support
staff, it is one of the largest IP practices in the country.
The firm advises on all aspects of IP. Its counsel is
sought by a large number of multinational corporations
and its advice often requested by policy framers.
Contact details:
Mr Ashwin Julka
(Managing Partner)
S.S. Rana & Co
317, Lawyers' Chambers, High Court of Delhi, New Delhi 110003
Tel: +91 11 30562000 (10 lines) Fax: +91 11 30562010/91 11 23386201Email: ssrana@ssrana.com
www.ssrana.com
S.S. Rana & Co founded in 1989, is one of India's reputed law firms, specialising in all aspects of intellectual property, business and commercial laws. The firm provides impeccable services to many Fortune 500 companies, as well as numerous reputed international and national corporations, in respect of contentious and non-contentious intellectual property-related matters.
Israel
Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer
5 Shenkar Street
Herzlia 47633
Israel
Tel: +972 9 972 8000 Fax: +972 9 972 8001
Email: main@pczlaw.com
www.pczlaw.co.il
The Trademark Group at PCZL provides comprehensive
and cost-effective trademark services that incorporate
both legal and commercial considerations. The aim of
the Group is to provide excellent services by a team of
top practitioners. The Group is handling big portfolios
for large worldwide companies as well as for many
Israeli based companies.
Contact Person: Dor Cohen Zedek at
dorcz@pczlaw.com
Reinhold Cohn Group
26A Habarzel Street, Tel-Aviv, 6971037
Tel: 972 3 7109333 Fax: 972 3 5606405
Email: info@rcip.co.il
www.rcip.co.il
Reinhold Cohn Group, the largest and earliest established IP firm in
Israel, offers high quality, full trademark services.
Reinhold Cohn & Partners, the prosecution arm of the
firm, offers local and international strategy consulting,
searches and analysis, registration and conducting watches,
while Gilat, Bareket & Co, Attorneys at Law provide
services pertaining to contentious proceedings.
David Gilat, davidg@gilatadv.co.il,
Ronit Barzik-Soffer, robarzik@rcip.co.il
Seligsohn Gabrieli & Co
31 Yavne St. P.O.Box 1426, Tel Aviv 61013, Israel
Tel: 972 3 566 1446 Fax: 972 3 560 8458
Email: mail@sgl.co.il
www.sgl.co.il
Since its establishment more than 70 years ago, Seligsohn Gabrieli & Co. is internationally recognized for its top litigation services of all IP related matters before the Israeli courts and the Patent Design and Trademark Registrar. The firm also provides top prosecution services of Patents, Trademarks, Designs and domain names in Israel and worldwide and related counseling.
Italy
Bugnion S.p.a
Viale Lancetti
17 Milan 20158
Italy
Tel: +39 02 693031 Fax: +39 02 69303505
Email: fordep@bugnion.it
www.bugnion.it
BUGNION SpA is a leading Italian Intellectual Property firm. Founded in 1968 it has now 12 offices in Italy. Bugnion’s main field of expertise is obtaining and managing exclusive rights upon companies’ Intellectual Property (patents, trademark, designs, copyrights). Bugnion and its network provides IP consulting and legal services: buying, selling, disputes, infringements, franchising and merchandising, licensing advices and the like.
IP Law Galli
Via Lamarmora n. 40 20122 Milano
Tel: +39 02 5412 3094/5511 973 Fax: +39 02 5412 4344
Email: galli.mi@iplawgalli.it
www.iplawgalli.it
Headed and founded by Professor Cesare Galli, a leading trademark practitioner and counsel for the Italian Government, as well as editor of a highly reputed commentary on Italian IP, the firm has obtained landmark decisions on trademark protection, acting for major foreign and domestic companies. The firm is deeply involved in online issues and international transactions, including licensing, security, M/A and trademark management strategies.
Perani & Partners SpA
Piazza San Babila, 5, 20122, Milan
Via XX Settembre, 89, 00187, Rome
Tel: +39 02 7631 6161 Fax: +39 02 7631 7619
Email: mail@perani.com
www.perani.com
Perani & Partners is a major Italian consulting firm specialised in intellectual property. The firm provides its clients with all the necessary support for the registration of trademarks, patents, designs and domain names, and assists them worldwide with respect to matters concerning copyright issues, designations of origin, internet and information technology, licensing, transfer of technology and of trade secrets, advertising and economic assessment of intangible assets.
Studio Torta
Via Viotti, 9, 10121 Torino, Italy
Tel: +39 011 561 1320 Fax: +39 011 562 2102Email: info@studiotorta.it
www.studiotorta.com
Studio Torta, established in 1879, is one of the major leading IP firms in Italy. The firm is a full service IP firm and has more than 45 registered Italian and European patent and trademark attorneys, lawyers and assistants, and a total staff of more than 150 people including some Japanese and Chinese assistants.
Latvia
Agency TRIA ROBIT
5 Vilandes Street, off. 2, Riga, LV1010, Latvia
Tel: +371 67320300 Fax: +371 67325600
Email: info@triarobit.com
www.triarobit.com
Drawing on more than 20 years of experience, Agency TRIA ROBIT is one of the leading IP law firms in the region with a team of 13 Latvian, European, Russian and Eurasian patent, trademark and design attorneys, offering to clients a full range of intellectual property services, covering all forms of IPR in the Baltic States, European Union, Russia, East Europe and Central Asia.
Mexico
Basham, Ringe y Correa
Paseo de los Tamarindos 400-A 9th Floor,
Bosques de las Lomas, 05120 Mexico City, Mexico
Tel: +52 55 52 61 04 00 Fax: +52 55 52 61 04 96
Email: basham@basham.com.mx
www.basham.com.mx
Basham, Ringe y Correa is one of the leading full-service law firms in Latin America. Established in Mexico in 1912, Basham draws upon a century of experience assisting its clients in conducting business throughout Mexico and abroad. The firm´s clients include prominent international corporations, many of them on the Fortune 500 List, medium-sized companies, financial institutions and individuals.
Becerril, Coca & Becerril SC
Leibnitz 117 PH1, Col. Anzures, Mexico 11590
Tel: +52 55 5263 8730 Fax: +52 55 5263 8731Email: main@bcb.com.mx
www.bcb.com.mx
At Becerril, Coca & Becerril, SC we are keen to protect the ideas of our clients and to contribute to the development of their businesses. This is why we are committed to offering over 40 years of experience and a highly capable team, together with our unique organizational design, in order to take care of your ideas at every stage of the process.
Olivares & Cia.
Pedro Luis Ogazon No 17; Col San Angel; Deleg A, Obregón; CP 01000 Mexico, DF
Tel: +52 55 53 22 30 00 Fax: +52 55 53 22 30 01Email: olivlaw@olivares.com.mx
www.olivares.com.mx
Olivares & Cia., was established in 1969 with the purpose of providing legal and technical services of excellence in all areas of IP law. Olivares & Cia. provides services to a wide variety of clients that range from individuals to domestic and foreign multinational corporations. Thanks to its continuous work efforts, service standards and trust from its clients, Olivares & Cia. is now recognized throughout the world as one of the leading law firms in Mexico.
Uhthoff Gomez Vega & Uhthoff SC
Hamburgo 260 Col. Juarez
06600 Mexico DF
Mexico
Tel: 52 55 55 33 50 60 Fax: 52 55 52 08 83 87
Email: mailbox@uhthoff.com.mx
www.uhthoff.com.mx
Uhthoff Gomez Vega & Uhthoff SC was founded in 1905 and since then it has been operating in the filing, maintenance and enforcement of IP-related matters. The firm is involved in patents, trademarks, copyrights, licensing and commercial agreements, litigation, domain names and corporate law, both in Mexico and abroad. We are distinguished by our tradition of service.
Netherlands
AKD
Orlyplein 10, 1043 DP Amsterdams
Tel: 31 88 2535915 Fax: 31 88 2536006
Email: hberendschot@akd.nl
www.akd.nl
AKD is a law firm with over 200 attorneys specialising
in a wide range of commercial legal areas. This
includes the practice group for IP & Technology.
We have strong expertise in these fields at national
and international level.
Contacts: pclaassen@akd.nl and hberendschot@akd.nl
Poland
JWP Patent & Trademark Attorneys
Ul. Zurawia 47/49, 00-680 Warszawa, Poland
Tel: +48 22 4360507 Fax: +48 22 4360502
Email: info@jwp.pl
www.jwp.pl
JWP Patent & Trademark Attorneys is one of the leading Polish IP law firms, providing comprehensive business focused assistance in the field of IP protection and litigation in Poland and Europe. JWP assists in all types of trademark case including searches, filings and prosecution before the Polish PTO and OHIM, as well as court and administrative proceedings concerning trademark and Internet domain names infringement, anti-counterfeiting and unfair competition. JWP also offers its services in trademark portfolio management, renewals and recordals.
PATPOL
162J, Nowoursynowska Str, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland
Tel: +48 22 644 9657 Fax: +48 22 644 9600Email: patpol@patpol.com.pl
www.patpol.com.pl
Our professionals specialize in IP protection with a focus on patents, utility models, industrial designs, trademarks, domain names and plant variety protection, litigation, unfair competition, infringements and customs seizures of goods at the EU borders. We provide our clients with complete services before the Polish and European Patent Offices, the World Intellectual Property Organization and the Office of Harmonization in the Internal Market.
Portugal
Garrigues
Av. Eng. Duarte Pacheco, Torre 1, 3.º
1070-101 Lisboa
Portugal
Tel: +351213821200 Fax: +351213821290
Email: ip@garrigues.com
www.garrigues.com
Garrigues is the largest legal advisory services firm in Continental Europe by volume of billings and professionals headcount. Its IP Practice includes all aspects of patent, trademark and copyright law, including counselling, prosecution, enforcement and litigation. With a multidisciplinary and multilingual team made up of 60 highly qualified professionals, the core of them located in the Iberian Peninsula, our Firm enjoys a global reputation, and has the capacity and resources to deliver services anywhere in the world.
Romania
Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen
Bucharest Business Park, 1A Bucuresti-Ploiesti, National Road, Entrance A, 4th Floor, 1st District, 013681, Bucharest, Romania
Tel: +40 21 201 1200 Fax: +40 21 201 1210Email: office@nnkp.ro
www.nndkp.com
NNDKP IP team advises clients on all contentious and non-contentious intellectual property matters including searches, administration, transaction, licensing, prosecution, litigation and enforcement of intellectual property rights in Romania.
Ratza & ratza
Ratza Building, 52-54, A.I. Cuza Blvd, Bucharest 011053, Romania
Tel: +40 21 260 1348 Fax: +40 21 260 1349Email: office@ratza-ratza.com
www.ratza-ratza.com
Ratza & ratza is one of the leading IP firms in Romania, with extensive practice covering trademarks, patents, industrial designs, copyright, domain names, licensing, litigation and enforcement, providing representation before the Patent and Trademark Office, as well as the competent courts of law and authorities, for national and international clients.
Rominvent SA
35, Ermil Pangratti Street, 1st Floor, Sector 1, Bucharest
PO 63, Box 195, Postal Code 011882
Tel: +40 21 231 2515 Fax: +40 21 231 2541
Email: office@rominvent.ro
www.rominvent.ro
ROMINVENT, established in 1953, is one of Romania’s leading and biggest IP Agencies, having a team of highly experienced staff providing a full range of IP services related to filling, maintenance, prosecution and enforcement, searches, anti counterfeiting, unfair competition, litigation & licensing of IP rights, including: patents, trademarks, industrial designs and domain names. ROMINVENT’s patent and trademark attorneys act before the WIPO, EPO ,OHIM and ROPTO.
Vilau & Mitel
143, Calea Grivitei, 1st District, 010741, Bucharest
Tel: 40 21 314 3155/57 Fax: 40 21 314 3160Email: office@vilaumitel.ro
www.vilaumitel.ro
Vilau & Mitel offers full services on intellectual property, from prosecution to enforcement and litigation. With a strong team of experts benefiting from a vast amount of expertise over the last 12 years, we advise on trademark, trade names, patents, designs, copyright, data protection and domain names. Our skills have been recognized through being awarded as Best Law Firm in Intellectual Property for 2007 in Romania. We also received the 2008 Client Choice Award.
Russia
Gorodissky & Partners
B. Spasskaya Str., 25, bldg 3,
Moscow 129090
Email: pat@gorodissky.ru
www.gorodissky.com
Gorodissky & Partners is the largest IP practice in Russia, providing a full range of IP services. Over 130 highly professional patent/trademark attorneys assist clients in obtaining patents for their innovations in practically all fields of science and technology, as well as in designs, trademarks and service marks. Our lawyers provide efficient and cost effective legal services relating to all IP matters, including, enforcement, litigation, mediation, due-diligence, licensing, etc. Gorodissky & Partners has offices in Moscow, St. Petersburg, N. Novgorod, Krasnodar, Samara, Ekaterinburg, Kazan, Perm and Kiev.
Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
11 Gogolevsky Boulevard
119019, Moscow
Tel: 7 495 787 2070 Fax: 7 495 787 2071
Email: david.aylen@gowlings.com
www.gowlings.com
Our award-winning Moscow office focuses on applying western-style solutions to uniquely Russian issues. Whether it’s filing, prosecution, portfolio management or litigation, we combine our legal expertise with superior client service to establish, protect and defend our clients’ brands across all key sectors including technology, consumer products and luxury goods, retail, and oil and gas. David Aylen, Moscow Managing Partner david.aylen@gowlings.com
Spain
Bardehle Pagenberg
Avenida Diagonal 420, 1º1ª, 08037 Barcelona
Tel: +34 93 4 57 61 94 Fax: +34 93 4 57 62 05
Email: info@bardehle.es
www.bardehle.com
Bardehle Pagenberg, an IP firm with offices in Germany, France and Spain, represents clients in application proceedings and litigation in patent, trademark, design and unfair competition law, in all procedures before the patent and trademark offices as well as before the courts. Bardehle Pagenberg offers all trademark services, including national and multi-jurisdictional portfolio development, clearance, prosecution, licensing, and litigation through all instances.
Garrigues
C/ Hermosilla, 3
28001 Madrid
Tel: 34 915 145 200 Fax: 34 913 992 408
Email: ip@garrigues.com
www.garrigues.com
Garrigues is the largest legal advisory services firm in Continental Europe by volume of billings and professionals headcount. Its IP Practice includes all aspects of patent, trademark and copyright law, including counselling, prosecution, enforcement and litigation. With a multidisciplinary and multilingual team made up of 60 highly qualified professionals, the core of them located in the Iberian Peninsula, our Firm enjoys a global reputation, and has the capacity and resources to deliver services anywhere in the world.
Switzerland
Meisser & Partners
Bahnhofstrasse 8
7250 Klosters
Tel: 41 81 410 23 23 Fax: 41 81 410 23 24
Email: mail@swisstm.com
www.swisstm.com
Meisser & Partners, founded in 1979, is a leading Swiss full-service (prosecution and litigation) law firm specialising in international trademark protection and litigation. The 12-strong team of trademark professionals at Meisser & Partners is responsible internationally for a number of well-known brands, amongst others in the fields of finance, tobacco, cosmetics, tourism, technology and names of celebrities.
Taiwan
AIPT Patent, Trademark & Law Office
4F.-3, No.880, Zhongzheng Rd., Zhonghe Dist.,
New Taipei City 235, Taiwan (R.O.C)
Tel: +886 2 2225 0986 Fax: +886 2 2225 2685
Email: actionip@actionip.com
www.actionip.com
Established in 2004, AIPT is a rapidly growing IP and law firm with an equal focus on providing domestic and international clients with complete, total solutions. Our expertise (which spans across high-tech fields), culture of innovation and dedication towards client satisfaction enables us to perform favourably among long-established firms. Our superb quality means that one of our primary sources of clients is referrals.
Deep & Far Attorneys-at-Law
13 Fl., 27 Sec. 3, Chung San N. Rd., Taipei 104, Taiwan
Tel: 886 2 25856688 Fax: 886 2 5989900
Email: email@deepnfar.com.tw
www.deepnfar.com.tw
Although trademark activities are not always highly technical, it is never worth pursuing the lowest cost option. Deep & Far attorneys-at-law, although not the largest firm in Taiwan, never compromises in offering the highest levels of qualified service. Contacts: C. F. Tsai/Ming-Yen Lin.
Tanzania
FB Attorneys
8th Floor Amani Place, Ohio Street,
PO Box 19813, Dar es Salaam
Tel: +255 222135994/5 Fax: +255 222135996
Email: info@fbattorneys.com
www.fbattorneys.com
At FB Attorneys we seek to maximize the return from the Intellectual Property (IP) assets for the benefit of our clients. We have managed all forms of disputes relating to trade marks, passing off, copyright, database rights, and design rights including trademark licensing. Our professionals have the expertise to help protect and further your business interests. Our swiftness in dealing with IP matters, excellent communication skills, cost effectiveness and exceptional service makes us an ideal choice for all your IP-related work.
Thailand
Chavalit & Associates Limited
183 Rajanakarn Building 20th Floor, South Sathorn Road, Yannawa, Sathorn, Bangkok, Thailand 10120
Tel: 662 676 6667/662 676 6668 Fax: 662 676 6188/662 676 6189Email: chavalitlaw@chavalitlaw.com
www.chavalitlaw.com
C&A is one of the leading IP law firm in Thailand that provides a full range of legal services in the areas of intellectual property, telecommunication, and e-commerce. We have extensive experience in trademark and patent prosecution, layout-designs of integrated circuit applications and litigation. Owing to our strong litigation and anti-counterfeit team, the clients can rest assured that their rights and interests are well protected.
Ukraine
Gorodissky & Partners
25, V. Chornovola str., office 3
Kiev 01135
Email: office@gorodissky.ua
www.gorodissky.ua
Gorodissky & Partners, one of the largest IP practices in Ukraine, provides a full range of IP services. Our highly professional patent/trademark attorneys assist clients in obtaining patents for their innovations in practically all fields of science and technology, as well as in designs, trademarks and service marks. Our lawyers provide efficient and cost effective services relating to all IP matters, including enforcement, litigation, mediation, licensing, etc.
United Kingdom
Burges Salmon LLP
One Glass Wharf, Avon Street, Bristol BS2 0ZX,United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0) 117 939 2000 Fax: +44 (0) 117 902 4400
Email: email@burges-salmon.com
http://www.burges-salmon.com/
Burges Salmon’s intellectual property lawyers have a
formidable level of expertise, advising on:
• exploitation, ownership and protection of trademarks -
including managing trademark portfolios for clients in over
40 countries; and
• trademark litigation, domain name disputes, trademark
oppositions and Company Names Tribunal disputes.
Contact: Jeremy Dickerson, partner –
jeremy.dickerson@burges-salmon.com; +44 (0) 117 902 2728.
Edwards Wildman Palmer UK LLP
Dashwood, 69 Old Broad Street, London, EC2M 1QS, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 20 7583 4055 Fax: +44 20 7353 7377
Email: jolsen@edwardswildman.com
www.edwardswildman.com
Edwards Wildman is a full-service law firm with 650 attorneys across 14 offices in the US, UK and Asia. Our International Trademark & Copyright Protection group has 40 attorneys and professionals that represent major consumer brand portfolios in protection, clearance, enforcement, litigation, licensing and anti-counterfeiting in world markets and online. Decades of brand strategy and counseling provide clients the freedom and security to grow their business.
Nabarro LLP
Lacon House, 84 Theobald's Road, London
WC1X 8RW, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 20 7524 6000 Fax: +44 20 7524 6524
Email: info@nabarro.com
www.nabarro.com
Nabarro LLP's practice has a reputation for sound judgement in trademark conflicts and diligence, proactivity and innovation in opposition work. It is recognised for helping clients to develop and implement thoughtful strategies for the protection, exploitation and enforcement of trademarks. Much of our work has an international flavour and we have particular expertise in handling well-known and famous trademarks.
SJ Berwin
10 Queen Street Place, London, EC4R 1BE
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 207 111 2222 Fax: +44 207 111 2000
Email: london@sjberwin.com
www.sjberwin.com
SJ Berwin’s brands, domain names and designs practice provides a fully integrated service, advising on the clearance and registration of new marks and designs, through to their protection, exploitation and enforcement through the courts.
United States
Burns & Levinson LLP
125 Summer Street
Boston, MA 02110
United States
Tel: +1 617 345 3000 Fax: +1 617 345 3299
Email: mschonfeld@burnslev.com
www.burnslev.com
Burns & Levinson’s state-of-the-art intellectual property practice is committed to securing, protecting and enforcing our clients’ rights in trademarks, copyrights, patents and trade secrets. From managing national anti-counterfeiting campaigns to stopping local infringers, we do it artfully, on time and under budget. Practical and positive results have earned us a reputation as a premier IP firm in many industry sectors.
Duane Morris LLP
1540 Broadway
New York, NY 10036-4086
United States
Tel: +1 212 692 1027 Fax: +1 212 202 6014
Email: GPGulia@duanemorris.com
www.duanemorris.com
Duane Morris attorneys counsel clients who are seeking to obtain or enforce trademark rights. Our trademark professionals regularly perform clearance searches and provide clients with registrability opinions. Duane Morris was ranked as the 5th most active trademark litigation firm among US firms. Duane Morris was also ranked number 10 in 2008 in terms of number of US trademark applications filed.
Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
750 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10022, United States
Tel: +1 212 308 4411 Fax: +1 212 308 4844
Email: mscungio@edwardswildman.com
www.edwardswildman.com
Edwards Wildman is a full-service law firm with 650 attorneys across 14 offices in the US, UK and Asia. Our International Trademark & Copyright Protection group has 40 attorneys and professionals that represent major consumer brand portfolios in protection, clearance, enforcement, litigation, licensing and anti-counterfeiting in world markets and online. Decades of brand strategy and counseling provide clients the freedom and security to grow their business.
Venezuela
Bolet & Terrero
Av. Francisco de Miranda. Edif. Cavendes. Piso 12.
Los Palos Grandes. Chacao. Caracas
Venezuela
Tel: +58 (212) 283 94 44 Fax: +58 (212) 284 16 40
Email: bolyter@bolyter.com
www.bolyter.com
Bolet & Terrero is one of the oldest law firms in Venezuela and has been dedicated to intellectual property activities since 1915. From its foundation the firm has consistently handled the registration and protection of its client’s patents, trademarks, copyright and domains names in Venezuela, including counselling, prosecution, portfolio management, licensing, arbitration, litigation, unfair competition and anti-counterfeiting activity.
