The World Trademark Review 1000 has ranked HAVEL & PARTNERS among the top IP and trademark firms for the fourth time in a row. The specialised team for this area is mentioned in the ranking among the best law firms in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. And at the same time, four of the firm’s IP professionals also succeeded individually in the ranking, being rated among the top professionals in this area in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

In addition to the excellent ranking of the firm’s entire team in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, the World Trademark Review 1000 lists partners Ivan Rámeš and Robert Nešpůrek and senior associate Tereza Hrabáková in its rankings of the best IP and trademark specialists for the Czech Republic. In Slovakia, it ranked partner Štěpán Štarha among the best specialists in this area.

“I am very pleased that our advisory group continues to be ranked as one of the best practices in the Czech Republic and for the first time has also achieved recognition in Slovakia,” said Ivan Rámeš, who was ranked, regarding this year’s results. “Once again, we have been able to demonstrate that our work is of exceptional quality and that we are able to assist our clients in even the most challenging cases, whether it be complex transactional or contractual advice or large IP disputes.”

Intellectual property law has long been one of the firm’s most important specialisations. The team of 15 experienced professionals is one of the largest ever advisory groups with this specialisation in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. It works for global brands, as well as major Czech and Slovak companies and prospective start-ups, for which it provides legal services in connection with the effective protection of intellectual property, ranging from the registration and management of a portfolio of industrial rights anywhere in the world through enforcement to comprehensive strategic advice. In recent years, the number of IP transactions and IP litigation matters has also been growing, which provides an opportunity to engage the dozens of other lawyers who are dedicated to these areas at HAVEL & PARTNERS.