Europe
Practice Areas
Ivan Rámeš is a partner at HAVEL & PARTNERS focusing on intellectual property, technology law and e-commerce. He advises on the full spectrum of IP strategy, protection and enforcement in the Czech Republic and internationally, with particular experience in industrial property rights, copyright, anti-counterfeiting, customs aspects of IP protection, parallel imports and exhaustion of rights.
He is also widely recognised for his work in e-commerce, where he combines IP advice with consumer protection, marketing law and personal data issues, including administrative proceedings before regulators. Ivan regularly assists with copyright and domain name disputes, unfair competition and IP-related litigation, and is also active in franchising matters for multinational and domestic networks.
His practice further includes advising start-ups, investors and venture capital clients on IP aspects of investments and technology-driven businesses. Combining strong IP, technology and commercial expertise, he is well placed to support both innovative businesses and established companies on strategically important and cross-border matters.
Professional Memberships
Czech Bar Association
INTA (International Trademark Association)
ECTA (European Communities Trade Mark Association)
AIPPI (International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property)
Publications
Regular lecturer and author on IP and technology matters.
Founder of the HAVEL & PARTNERS blog (havelpartners.blog).
Co-author of publications on patent and consumer law developments.
Personal
Ivan Rámeš has been repeatedly recognised by leading legal directories, including Chambers Europe, where he has been ranked as an individual practitioner in Intellectual Property in the Czech Republic since 2020, IP Stars, where he has been recognised as a Trade Mark Star since 2020, the WTR 1000, in which he has been continuously ranked, and the IAM Patent 1000, where he is included among the recommended individuals for the Czech Republic.
Experience
Advises on IP strategy, industrial property enforcement, copyright and anti-counterfeiting matters.
Represents clients in e-commerce, consumer protection and regulatory proceedings.
Assists with franchising, domain disputes, unfair competition and technology-related commercial issues.
Advises start-ups, investors and VC clients on IP aspects of investments and technology businesses.
Languages Spoken
Czech
English
Education
Masaryk University, Faculty of Law, Brno
Mgr. (Master of Laws)
2007