CMS, Intellectual Property | Chambers Europe Profile

About

Provided by CMS

Our core practice is enforcement of IP rights and full scope trademark related advisory. We advise our clients regularly on both criminal and civil actions against infringers of trademarks, designs, copyrights and patents rights. We also work with Polish customs on a regular basis in terms of managing clients’ IP rights enforcement programmes. Our team has extensive experience in advising on research and development projects and on the protection of business secrets.

We support our clients in the following main areas:

strategic advice on brands, including assistance with re-branding
civil disputes on infringement of intellectual property rights, including patents, trademarks and disputes concerning unfair competition
criminal proceedings against producers and distributors of counterfeit products
negotiations with infringers of IP rights and coordinating the work of private detectives
managing customs IP protection programmes
training on trademark and patent protection for customs officers and police
registration of industrial property rights and participation in proceedings at the Patent Office/OHIM
trademark prosecution advisory and portfolio management
domain disputes and associated specialist advice
licensing and selling copyrights and other intellectual property rights incl. patents
assistance with transactions where intellectual property is a key asset.

Chambers Review

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Intellectual Property - Poland

Band 3

What the Team is Known For

The CMS team focuses on IP rights enforcement in relation to trade marks and patents, often at a cross-border level, including the EU. The lawyers' practical sector knowledge includes the luxury goods, pharmaceutical, food, technology and e-commerce industries. The firm is also well placed to handle counterfeit investigations as well as registration of trade marks.

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Work Highlights

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CMS assisted eBay with its trade mark enforcement as well as in EU-level opposition cases.

Strengths

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"The team was organised in such a way that all of my requirements and questions were addressed in a timely manner."

Intellectual Property respondent
Europe

"The team is very helpful and responsive."

Intellectual Property respondent
Europe

"The team was organised in such a way that all of my requirements and questions were addressed in a timely manner."

Intellectual Property respondent
Europe

"The team is very helpful and responsive."

Intellectual Property respondent
Europe

Notable Practitioners

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Tomasz Koryzma

Band 2

Tomasz Koryzma is a well-regarded IP practitioner who oversees a broad range of IP rights enforcement, often in relation to patent and trade mark rights. He also operates within the anti-counterfeiting area of IP, regularly advising clients from various industries, such as cosmetics and life sciences.

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