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Zivko Mijatovic & Partners

Est 1939
Number of professional staff: 80

Established in Yugoslavia as a general practice law firm, specializing in intellectual property and commercial law. In recent years, the firm has succeeded to establish offices in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia & Montenegro, Kosovo and Slovenia.

Zivko Mijatovic & Partners offers a full range of intellectual property services in the areas of patents, designs, copyright and trademarks. Their extensive portfolio of IP services includes: filing and prosecution of IP rights, search and watching service, IP portfolio management, handling of conflicts: advice and representation in infringement and enforcement matters, and providing expert advice and legal assistance in the matters of counterfeit and piracy. The offices’ primary goal is to protect the various intellectual property rights including trade/service marks, patents, designs, copyright law and unfair competition in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe.

www.zm-p.com

Phone: +381 11 2084 156
Fax: +381 11 2084 166

Mail to:
P.O. Box 526
11000 Belgrade
Serbia & Montenegro

Courier to:
Takovska 58
11000 Belgrade
Serbia & Montenegro

Shelston IP

Est 1847
Number of professional staff: 50

One of the largest and most respected firms in Australia with offices in Sydney, Brisbane and Newcastle. Practitioners work in cohesive teams, covering all major industry sectors and technology specializations.

The firm's services range from filing and prosecuting patent applications through to assignments, licensing, searching and watching, infringement and validity advice, and portfolio management. Shelston IP also provides renewals services, due diligence, oppositions, litigation support and commercialization advice.

www.shelstonip.com

Phone: +61 2 9777 1111
Fax: +61 2 9241 4666

Mail/Courier to:
Level 21, 60 Margaret Street
Sydney, NSW 2000
Australia

Sonn & Partner

Est 1851
Number of professional staff: 50

Sonn & Partner have been ranked the top IP firm in Austria for nine consecutive years by Managing Intellectual Property magazine. With more than 50 collaborators, including Austrian and European patent and trademark attorneys, Sonn & Partner provides a full service from litigation to filing and prosecuting applications. The Firm also provides highly qualified translation in all technical areas from and into German for filing in Germany, Switzerland and Austria.

The firm’s services include patent drafting, filing and prosecution, as well as translation and validation of European patents, and deposition of micro-organisms under the Budapest Treaty. License agreements, secrecy agreements, evaluation of IP situations including ownership ascertainment is also offered alongside: watching, drafting of technical descriptions and drawings, portfolio screening and management of IP portfolios. Form administration, bankruptcy cases and the valuation of IP rights also form part of the firm’s full service.

www.sonn.at

Phone: +43 1 512 84 05
Fax: +43 1 512 98 05

Mail/Courier to:
Riemergasse 14
A-1010 Vienna
Austria

Allied Patents B V

Est 2004
Number of professional staff: 5

Formed by Belgian and Dutch patent attorneys, Allied Patents directs its service to patent prosecution and litigation. The firm also assists clients with advice relating to intellectual property rights, such as patents, trademarks and designs and are instrumental in the whole process from obtaining these rights; drafting applications, prosecution up to grant, and litigation to conflict resolution services.

www.alliedpatents.com

Phone: +030 273 60 30
Fax: +030 273 60 31

Mail to:
P.O. Box 13136
NL-3507 LC Utrecht
The Netherlands

Courier to:
Het Hoogeland
Museumlaan 2
3581 HK Utrecht
The Netherlands

Zivko Mijatovic & Partners

Est 1939
Number of professional staff: 80

Established in Yugoslavia as a general practice law firm, specializing in intellectual property and commercial law. In recent years, the firm has succeeded to establish offices in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia & Montenegro, Kosovo and Slovenia.

Zivko Mijatovic & Partners offers a full range of intellectual property services in the areas of patents, designs, copyright and trademarks. Their extensive portfolio of IP services includes: filing and prosecution of IP rights, search and watching service, IP portfolio management, handling of conflicts: advice and representation in infringement and enforcement matters, and providing expert advice and legal assistance in the matters of counterfeit and piracy. The offices’ primary goal is to protect the various intellectual property rights including trade/service marks, patents, designs, copyright law and unfair competition in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe.

www.zm-p.com

Phone: +381 11 2084 156
Fax: +381 11 2084 166

Mail to:
P.O. Box 526
11000 Belgrade
Serbia & Montenegro

Courier to:
Takovska 58
11000 Belgrade
Serbia & Montenegro

David do Nascimento Advogados Associados

Est 1970
Number of professional staff: 17

This firm has become one of the country’s most respected IP specialists. Providing services to both domestic and foreign applicants and legal entities in Brazil and abroad, the Firm’s high level of specialization includes: novelty and infringement searches, preparation of new applications, filing and prosecution, as well as payments of annuity fees. The surveillance and preparation of technical opinions, and filing of specific lawsuits provided in the Brazilian Industrial Property Act also forms part of the Firm’s portfolio of IP services.

www.daviddonascimento.com.br

Phone: +55 11 3372 3766
Fax: +55 11 3372 3767

Mail/Courier to:
Av Paulista, 1294 / 16°
Cerqueira Cesar
São Paulo, SP - Brazil
01310-915

Bojinov & Bojinov

Est 1994

Bojinov & Bojinov is a leading IP firm specializing in the protection and enforcement of all forms of IP in Bulgaria. The firm’s areas of IP specialism include: trademarks, patents, copyrights, distribution contracts, licensing, mergers and acquisitions and changes in ownership.

The firm is engaged in all aspects of patent practice and litigation and has pending matters before the Bulgarian Patent Office, as well as in many other countries, including the European Patent Office.

www.ptmbojinov.com

Phone: +00359 2 986 2974
Fax: +00359 2 981 4206

Mail/Courier to:
38 Alabin Str.
1000 Sofia
Bulgaria

Borden Ladner Gervais

Est 2001
Number of professional staff: 100

Borden Ladner Gervais is one of Canada’s leading IP practices, with offices in Calgary, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver and Waterloo. The firm’s IP group specializes in providing advice on the development, protection, exploitation and use of IP. The firm's patent services span from patent searching, through to prosecution and filing. They are currently responsible for over 47,000 patent applications and patents, and over 37,000 trademark applications and registrations. Each of the IP Group’s professionals has scientific and/or legal background. Many also have advanced scientific degrees, engineering degrees, advanced graduate degrees and PhDs.

www.blgcanada.com

Phone: +1 613 237 5160
Fax: +1 613 787 3558

Mail/Courier to:
World Exchange Plaza
100 Queen Street
Suite 1100
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
K1P 1J9

AFD China

Est 2002
Number of professional staff: 76

A large firm with a broad multidisciplinary background. Many of AFD’s attorneys were also previously China Patent Office patent examiners. The firm’s services range from advice on strategic patent issues, searching and watching, opinions on the patentability of inventions, and the validity and infringement of patents. AFD also offers services including: patent applications, invalidation proceedings, the preparation of patent licenses, conducting pledge registrations, recording patents with China Customs, and representing clients in border protection before Customs.

The firm is experienced in litigation and defending patent infringement claims, as well as patent maintenance including; annuity reminding services and advice on other patent related legal matters.

www.afdip.com

Phone: +86 10 8273 0790
Fax: +86 10 8273 0820

Mail/Courier to:
Technology Fortune Center Suite B 305A
8 Xue Qing Rd, Haidian District
Beijing 100085
PR China

Gómez Pinzón

Est 2003
Number of professional staff: 42

A full-service law firm and one of the largest commercial law firms in Colombia, with offices in Bogota and Medellín. Practice areas include assistance on legal aspects related to patents, utility models and industrial designs. The firm’s portfolio of services includes drafting, filing and prosecuting patent documents, development of strategies to protect intellectual creations, management of worldwide patent portfolios and international counselling to enable elaboration of patents in matters requiring high level of specialization. The firm also specializes in foreign financing and business law, including international transactions promoted both from and towards Colombia.

www.gomezpinzon.com

Phone: +57 1 319 2900
Fax: +57 1 321 0295

Mail/Courier to:
Calle 67 No. 7-35 Of. 1204
Edificio Caracol
Colombia

Zivko Mijatovic & Partners

Est 1939
Number of professional staff: 80

Established in Yugoslavia as a general practice law firm, specializing in intellectual property and commercial law. In recent years, the firm has succeeded to establish offices in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia & Montenegro, Kosovo and Slovenia.

Zivko Mijatovic & Partners offers a full range of intellectual property services in the areas of patents, designs, copyright and trademarks. Their extensive portfolio of IP services includes: filing and prosecution of IP rights, search and watching service, IP portfolio management, handling of conflicts: advice and representation in infringement and enforcement matters, and providing expert advice and legal assistance in the matters of counterfeit and piracy. The offices’ primary goal is to protect the various intellectual property rights including trade/service marks, patents, designs, copyright law and unfair competition in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe.

www.zm-p.com

Phone: +381 11 2084 156
Fax: +381 11 2084 166

Mail to:
P.O. Box 526
11000 Belgrade
Serbia & Montenegro

Courier to:
Takovska 58
11000 Belgrade
Serbia & Montenegro

Dr K Chrysostomides & Co

Est 1981
Number of professional staff: 21

Dr K Chrysostomides & Co is one of the largest law Firms in Cyprus. It is the only Cypriot member of Lex Mundi, the world's leading association of independent law firms and is one of the Lex Mundi's founding members.

The firm’s areas of expertise include, corporate law, taxation, banking, secured financing, securities, real estate, litigation and arbitration, private and public international law, as well as a particularly strong intellectual and industrial property law department. It provides a full range of services in this field, including the prosecution and registration of trademarks and service marks both in the Cyprus Trade Marks Registry and at OHIM, the registration of industrial designs and general advice on a wide range of copyright and allied rights. The firm also has extensive experience in the drafting and reviewing of licensing, franchising and other IP agreements and has been acting for over 20 years on behalf of companies in connection with the registration, maintenance and enforcement of their Cyprus national patents, the validation of their European or PCT patents in Cyprus and obtaining SPCs, as well as the provision of general legal advice on Cyprus Patent Law.

www.chrysostomides.com.cy

Phone: +357 22 777000
Fax: +357 22 779939

Mail to:
P.O. Box 22119
1517 Nicosia
Cyprus

Courier to:
1 Lampousas Street
1095 Nicosia
Cyprus

Všetečka Zelený Švorčík Kalenský and Partners

Est 1990
Number of professional staff: 50+

This firm is one of the largest and well-established IP prosecution firms in Czech Republic. Many of the firm’s patent attorneys have long-standing experience as former patent examiners as well as a significant background in IP enforcement, including anti-counterfeiting and domain name disputes.

Their portfolio of services includes; the prosecution of patent applications in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and before the European Patent Office and International Bureau WIPO, drafting patent applications and replying to examiners’ official actions. The firm also files requests for nullity as well as requests for declaratory action on patent infringement.

www.sak-alo.cz

Phone: +420 224 941 833
Fax: +420 224 943 092

Mail/Courier to:
Hálkova 2
120 00 Praha 2
Czech Republic

Patrade A/S

Est 1995
Number of professional staff: 40

This firm is one of the Danish consultants within the area of intellectual property. Patrade A/S has extensive experience with international protection of IP rights as well as a well-established cooperation with reputable patent and trademark agencies worldwide. The firm’s professional staff has many years of experience and has worked closely with corporations, scientists and centers of technology.

Besides assisting with the drafting, filing and maintenance of patent, utility model, trademark and design applications nationally and internationally, Patrade A/S also assists with the examination stage of the applications as well as with opposition and infringement proceedings.

www.patrade.dk

Phone: +45 7020 3770

Mail/Courier to:
Fredens Torv 3A
DK-8000 Aarhus C
Denmark

Kaosaar & Co.

Est 1992
Number of professional staff: 13

Kaosaar & Co is one of the oldest patent agencies in Estonia, specializing in intellectual property. This law firm is an active member of several international organizations such as INTA, AIPPI and currently manages patents, utility models, industrial design, geographical indications, and unfair competition on behalf of its diverse client base.

www.kaosaar.ee

Phone: +372 7 383 051
Fax: +372 7 383 055

Mail/Courier to:
Tähe 94
50107 Tartu
Estonia

Papula Nevinpat

Est 1975
Number of professional staff: 100+

The firm is one of Finland’s biggest patent and trademark agencies, offering a complete service in patent applications in Finland, across the Baltic states and Commonwealth Independent States (CIS) countries. Its head office is based in Helsinki with nine offices across Finland, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.

www.papula-nevinpat.com

Phone: +358 9 348 0060
Fax: +358 9 348 00630

Mail to:
POB 981
FI-00101 Helsinki
Finland

Courier to:
Mechelininkatu 1 a
00180 Helsinki
Finland

Kilburn & Strode

Est 1906
Number of professional staff: 50

Rated as one of the ‘Top Ten’ patent attorney firms in the UK, Kilburn & Strode’s attorneys have extensive experience in acting for companies of all sizes & stages – from start-up, to publicly listed, to globally recognized.

The Firm offers a complete range of patent, trademark and design services and recognizes that each client’s requirements are different. Teams have been set up for different industry practice areas, but Kilburn & Strode’s particular strength is their ability to work on cross-disciplinary inventions. The teams are: Life Sciences, Chemistry, Engineering, IT, Electronics and Physics.

www.kstrode.co.uk

Phone: +44 20 7539 4200
Fax: +44 20 7539 4299

Mail/Courier to:
20 Red Lion Street
London WC1R 4PJ
United Kingdom

Papula Nevinpat

Est 1975
Number of professional staff: 100+

The firm is one of Finland’s biggest patent and trademark agencies, offering a complete service in patent applications in Finland, across the Baltic states and Commonwealth Independent States (CIS) countries. Its head office is based in Helsinki with nine offices across Finland, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.

www.papula-nevinpat.com

Phone: +358 9 348 0060
Fax: +358 9 348 00630

Mail to:
POB 981
FI-00101 Helsinki
Finland

Courier to:
Mechelininkatu 1 a
00180 Helsinki
Finland

Papula Nevinpat

Est 1975
Number of professional staff: 100+

The firm is one of Finland’s biggest patent and trademark agencies, offering a complete service in patent applications in Finland, across the Baltic states and Commonwealth Independent States (CIS) countries. Its head office is based in Helsinki with nine offices across Finland, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.

www.papula-nevinpat.com

Phone: +358 9 348 0060
Fax: +358 9 348 00630

Mail to:
POB 981
FI-00101 Helsinki
Finland

Courier to:
Mechelininkatu 1 a
00180 Helsinki
Finland

Fleuchaus & Gallo

Est 1967
Number of professional staff: 9

This IP firm is extremely experienced in conducting searches, drafting and prosecuting national and international patent and utility model applications in most technical fields. Fleuchaus & Gallo’s services include lodging and prosecuting oppositions and filing and prosecuting appeals. It also also offers services such as the maintenance of patents and utility models and the monitoring of competitors’ rights.

www.fleuchaus.de

Phone: +49 89 79078690
Fax: +49 89 74949393

Mail/Courier to:
Sollner Str. 36
D-81479 München
Germany

Malamis & Malamis

Malamis & Malamis provides large-firm expertise, with small-firm service and attention. They serve clients all across Greece and in foreign countries. They are a law firm focused exclusively on patent, trademark, and copyright law. The firm’s unique expertise relies on in its in-depth understanding of the technologies they work with due to experience in a wide variety of intellectual property matters.

pmalamis@malamis.gr

Phone: +30 210 3629855
Fax: +30 210 3647994

Mail/Courier to:
52 Skoufa Str.
10672
Greece

S B G & K

Est 1896
Number of professional staff: 32+

This firm was created by the first patent attorney in Hungary and is the oldest firm in the country. S B G & K. oversees international affairs with regards to intellectual property, legal and litigation services especially in the legal issues arising in connection with the accession to the European Union.

www.sbgk.hu

Phone: +361 461 1000
Fax: +361 461 1099

Mail to:
1369 Budapest, Pf. 360
H-1062 Budapest
Hungary

Courier to:
1062 Andrássy út 113.
H-1062 Budapest
Hungary

Kan & Krishme

Number of professional staff: 13

One of the few Patent Law firms in India which is actively involved in drafting and filing patent applications for Indian companies all over the world. The firm’s head office is in New Delhi with associated offices in Bhutan, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and the Maldives.

Kan & Krishme offers a complete patent service from drafting and filing of claims in India and abroad, to prosecuting applications and maintaining patents for full term. The firm also provides a renewal reminders service, assignment deeds, filing oppositions, rendering advice, watching, investigating infringements and filing actions for infringement and revocation of patents as well as conducting searches.

www.kankrishme.com

Phone: +91 11 45570275
Fax: +91 11 42334002

Mail/Courier to:
B-483, KNK House, Meera Bagh,
Paschim Vihar, New Delhi-110063
India

George Widjojo & Partners

Est 1933
Number of professional staff: 6

One of the oldest firms in the country, George Widjojo & Partner’s services include; counselling on the patentability of inventions, preparation and prosecution of patent applications, in Indonesia and other countries. The firm provides professional advice and litigation services on cases that involve issues of validity and infringement of patents.

www.widjojolaw.com

Phone: +62 21 691 2226
Fax: +62 21 692 3648

Mail to:
P.O. Box 2102
JKT 10021
Indonesia

Courier to:
Jalan Kali Besar Barat No. 5
Jakarta Kota – 11230
Indonesia

F R Kelly & Co

Est 1927
Number of professional staff: 80

With offices in Dublin and Belfast, F R Kelly & Co is one of the leading IP firms in Ireland. The firm is committed to professional legal excellence and the partners and professionals of F R Kelly & Co have a substantial experience in all areas in IP, including: trademarks, design, copyright, and licensing. The firm also covers a broad spectrum of technological patent applications while providing cost effective and professional service.

www.frkelly.com

Phone: +353 1 231 4848
Fax: +353 1 614 4756

Mail/Courier to:
27 Clyde Road
Dublin 4
Ireland

Eitan-Mehulal Law Group

Est 2005
Number of professional staff: 52

A large law firm with experts in multiple practices and industries including IP. They provide a service for provisional patent applications, patent mining, international IP litigation and trade secrets. The firm handles all the disciplines of IP including patents, trademarks, trade secrets, copyright and designs. They also help clients to build defensive and offensive strategies in these areas, thereby assisting in increasing the value of IP assets. The firm’s services include prosecution (from registration to completion), contentious relations, commercialization, evaluation of the value of IP and support in trading of portfolios. They also assist in the implementation of IP policies and procedures.

www.eitanmehulal.com

Phone: +972 9 972 6000
Fax: +972 9 972 6001

Mail to:
PO Box 2081
Herzlia 46120
Israel

Courier to:
10 Abba Eban Blvd.
Herzlia 46120
Israel

Reinhold Cohn & Partners

Est. 1934
Number of Professional staff: 58

The Reinhold Cohn Group is the largest, earliest established intellectual property firm in Israel. The group is comprised of Reinhold Cohn & Partners, Patent Attorneys (established 1934) and Gilat, Bareket & Co., Attorneys at Law (established 1995). The Group is a full-service intellectual property firm with expertise in all areas of intellectual property: patent, trademark, design, copyright, and plant breeders' rights.

They cover an extensive range of IP services: drafting and prosecuting patent applications in Israel and abroad, licensing, managing IP portfolios, providing opinions on IP issues, advice on patent, trademark, design infringement and validity, litigation and enforcement of IP rights. The group also provides renewal services, due diligence and oppositions and IP strategies consulting.

www.rcip.co.il

Phone: +972 3 7109333
Fax: +972 3 5606405

Mail to:
P.O. Box 13239
61131 Tel-Aviv
Israel

Courier to:
26A Habarzel Street, Ramat Hachayil
69710 Tel-Aviv
Israel

Fiammenghi-Fiammenghi

Est 1937
Number of professional staff: 35+

The firm was established in 1937, and has been running by Avv. Carlo Fiammenghi since 1966. Fiammenghi—Fiammenghi is well known for its services in preparing and translating biological patent applications, dealing with litigation, counterfeit cases, and license agreements. The firm has three offices: one in Rome, a branch in Naples and the third in Lugano, Switzerland. The firm is also experienced in a variety of patent areas and has a particularly strong specialism in pharmaceutical and biological patents.

www.fiammenghi-fiammenghi.com

Phone: + 39 6 48 240 94
Fax: + 39 6 47 460 67

Mail/Courier to:
Via delle Quattro Fontane 31
00184 Roma
Italy

Kashiwabara International Patent Bureau

Est 1993
Number of professional staff: 11

This firm provides the highest standard of customized and personalized IP services both nationally and internationally. Clients range from entrepreneurs to multinational corporations in a variety of areas. The firm’s range of knowledge and experience is supported by sophisticated technical systems. The firm offers a comprehensive service in patents covering not only securing but also protecting and defending IP rights.

Kashiwabara’s portfolio of services includes: drafting and prosecuting national and international patent applications, translations where needed, prosecuting oppositions against domestic and foreign patents, prosecuting appeals, maintenance and assignments of patent rights, prior art searching, monitoring competitors’ patents and patent applications and obtaining utility model registration and protection.

www.kipb.net

Phone: +81 3 3479 7225
Fax: +81 3 3479 7226

Mail/Courier to:
Machida Building B1F
2-11-15 Kita-Aoyama, Minato- Ku
Tokyo 107-0061
Japan

SunYoung International Patent & Law Firm

Est 1999
Number of professional staff: 45

SunYoung’s main principle is to provide its clients with the highest quality legal advice. The firm’s services are designed to maximize the benefit of protection available and to resolve disputes and issues in a cost effective and practical manner.

It also advises on protection and enforcement of IP rights in a number of specialist fields and have linguistic capabilities in several languages. The firm provides a full service from filing to finding partners as a means to invite technology transfer.

www.sunyoung.com

Phone: +82 (2) 3468 5000
Fax: +82 (2) 3468 5001

Mail/Courier to:
6th Fl., Hyun Juk Bldg.
832-41 Yeoksam-dong
Gangnam-gu, Seoul 135-080
Republic of Korea

Foral Patent

Est 1991
Number of professional staff: 5

Patent Law Office Foral specializes in the field of intellectual property, including consulting services, preventive measures against any infringement of intellectual property, and investigation of violations. The firm’s attorneys are members of the Latvian association of patent attorneys and Latvia's group of AIPPI (International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property). Their portfolio of IP services includes; legal advice, preparing and filing prosecution, litigation, licensing and transfer rights, and industrial property valuation.

Foral’s experts are regularly deliver academic lectures and publish articles on issues related to intellectual property. They also co-operate with state and public institutions on the protection of intellectual property rights.

www.foral.lv

Phone: +371 67223450
Fax: +371 67820107

Mail to:
Raina boulevard 19
LV-1159, Riga
Latvia

Courier to:
Kaleju 14/16, Suite 7
LV-1159, Riga
Latvia

METIDA Law firm of Reda Zaboliene

Est. 1991
Number of Professional staff: 6

Metida Law Firm of Reda Zaboliene is one of the leading law firms in Lithuania. Recognized by the European law guide and the Managing Intellectual Property as the best and influential firms, Metida has endless amounts of expertise in all intellectual property fields: intellectual property: patent prosecution, patent contentious, trademark prosecution and trademark/ copyright contentious. They also provide services in corporate, commercial, real estate, and contract.

www.metida.lt

Phone: +370 5 249 0830
Fax: +370 5 249 0833

Mail/Courier to:
Business center VERTAS
Gyneju str. 16, LT-01109 Vilnius
Lithuania

Zivko Mijatovic & Partners

Est 1939
Number of professional staff: 80

Established in Yugoslavia as a general practice law firm, specializing in intellectual property and commercial law. In recent years, the firm has succeeded to establish offices in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia & Montenegro, Kosovo and Slovenia.

Zivko Mijatovic & Partners offers a full range of intellectual property services in the areas of patents, designs, copyright and trademarks. Their extensive portfolio of IP services includes: filing and prosecution of IP rights, search and watching service, IP portfolio management, handling of conflicts: advice and representation in infringement and enforcement matters, and providing expert advice and legal assistance in the matters of counterfeit and piracy. The offices’ primary goal is to protect the various intellectual property rights including trade/service marks, patents, designs, copyright law and unfair competition in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe.

www.zm-p.com

Phone: +381 11 2084 156
Fax: +381 11 2084 166

Mail to:
P.O. Box 526
11000 Belgrade
Serbia & Montenegro

Courier to:
Takovska 58
11000 Belgrade
Serbia & Montenegro

Advanz Fidelis

Est 2000
Number of professional staff: 20

Advanz Fidelis is an IP specialist corporation, based in Kuala Lumpur. The corporation offers a broad range of IP services, thus forming an integrated IP services centre. Services include: IP Search and registration services, IP development and IP management, IP asset representation and dispute resolution for patents, trademarks, industrial design and copyright.

Advanz Fidelis’ consultants are fully equipped to handle all aspects of IP, using the best of their experiences and knowledge gained through their numerous years in the field of IP to meet and exceed the expectation of every client. Clients range from big multinational companies to small start-up businesses spanning various industries, and all consultants are well-versed in the intricacies of intellectual property protection and management for each and every type of clientele.

www.advanz.com.my

Phone: +60 3 7957 1472
Fax: +60 3 7958 5030

Mail to:
P.O. Box 11589
50750 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia

Courier to:
Suite 609, Block D
Phileo Damansara 1
No. 9, Jalan 16/11
46 350 Petaling Jaya
Selangor Darul Ehsan
Malaysia

Mijares, Angoitia, Cortes y Fuentes

Est 1994
Number of professional staff: 99

Mijares, Angoitia, Cortes y Fuentes is a large team of highly qualified professionals working with clients in the public sector, corporate industry, service and finance. They also hold the prestigious title of 'IFLR Mexican Law Firm Of The Year' for both 2006 and 2008, which acknowledges the most relevant law firms and deals each year. The firm’s IP service offerings include the filing of distinctive signs, inventions and copyrights, as well as licenses, franchises, assignments and all types of transactions concerning IP rights. They also practice in the areas of aviation law, energy, banking, tax and litigation.

www.macf.com.mx

Phone: +52 55 5201 7400
Fax: +52 55 5520 1065

Mail/Courier to:
Montes Urales 505, 3rd Floor
Lomas de Chapultepec 11000
Mexico

Allied Patents B V

Est 2004
Number of professional staff: 5

Formed by Belgian and Dutch patent attorneys, Allied Patents directs its service to patent prosecution and litigation. The firm also assists clients with advice relating to intellectual property rights, such as patents, trademarks and designs and are instrumental in the whole process from obtaining these rights; drafting applications, prosecution up to grant, and litigation to conflict resolution services.

www.alliedpatents.com

Phone: +030 273 60 30
Fax: +030 273 60 31

Mail to:
P.O. Box 13136
NL-3507 LC Utrecht
The Netherlands

Courier to:
Het Hoogeland
Museumlaan 2
3581 HK Utrecht
The Netherlands

PIPERS

Est 1982
Number of professional staff: 20

PIPERS is a specialist IP firm with five offices across New Zealand, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, and Great Britain. The firm offers superior client commitment with 24-hour, 7-day week internet reception. Their attorneys are highly skilled across many technical areas and work in collaboration with clients to generate more revenue from innovation and to increase competitive advantage. PIPERS has a wide range of clients from large international companies to smaller start-ups. A complete service is offered including: patent drafting, filing, provisional applications and licensing and franchising patents.

www.piperpat.com

Phone: +64 4 569 3578
Fax: +64 4 569 2929

Mail to:
PO Box 30495
Lower Hutt 5010
New Zealand

Courier to:
Floor 1, 29 Waterloo Road
Lower Hutt 5010
New Zealand

Protector Intellectual Property Consultants AS

Est 1987
Number of professional staff: 11

The firm was started by group of experienced patent attorneys and currently employs approximately 10% of qualified patent and trademark attorneys in Norway. Work is carried out in Norwegian, English and German.

The firm assists foreign and domestic clients in inventions, industrial design, trademarks and Plant Breeders Rights in Norway and abroad. It also offers a full patent service including: filing, claims, drawings and fee payment.

www.protector.biz

Phone: +47 22 95 74 40
Fax: +47 22 95 74 50

Mail to:
P.O.Box 5074 Majorstua
0301 Oslo
Norway

Courier to:
Pilestredet 73
0354 Oslo
Norway

Law Firm of E.B. Astudillo & Associates

Est 1984
Number of professional staff: 20

The Law Firm of E.B. Astudillo & Associates is one of the largest patent practice firms in the Philippines. The firm represents and prosecutes patent cases for a host of major multinational companies and has been consistently ranked as the top patent filer with the most number of patents granted each year.

E.B. Astudillo & Associates conducts searches and renders expert opinion on patentability, patent availability, patent validity & enforceability and infringement issues. They draft, prepare and prosecute patent applications and obtain hundreds of quality patents for their clients. Through the firm's extensive annuity services, they maintain patent and industrial designs for thousands of patent holders. With their examining experiences and understanding of the rules & regulations of the Philippines Intellectual Property office, they remain as one of the top patent law firms in the country.

www.astudillolaw.com

Phone: +632 816 2915
Fax: +632 818 1742

Mail to:
PO Box 2188
Makati Central Post Office
Makati City, Metro Manila
Philippines 1261

Courier to:
Citibank Center, 10th Floor
8741 Paseo De Roxas
Makati City, Metro Manila
Philippines 1200

Sulima, Grabowska, & Sierzputowska

Est 1995
Number of professional staff: 31

Sulima, Grabowska, & Sierzputowska is extremely experienced the validation of European patents in Poland. The firm is well known for its professional representation before the EPO and the OHIM. The firm is also skilled in the filing and prosecution of patent application, utility model applications, geographical indication application, and integrated circuit applications.

www.sulima.com.pl

Phone: +48 22 234 63 29
Fax: +48 22 234 63 35

Mail to:
P.O. Box No. 6
00-956 Warszawa 10
Poland

Courier to:
ul. Waryńskiego 1
00-645 Warszawa
Poland

Herrero & Asociados

Est 1982
Number of professional staff: 117

Herrero & Asociados is considered to be one of Spain's leading patent firms both by number of European Patent and PCT applications and on account of its highly specialized practitioners. The firm’s Partners, all experienced IP practitioners, specializing in a variety of industry fields.

The firm started with a sole office in Madrid, which remains the head office, but has since opened offices in Bilbao, Sevilla, Barcelona, Valencia, Reus, Gijón, Alicante, Murcia, Santiago and Lisboa.

www.herreroasociados.es

Phone: +34 91 522 74 20
Fax: +34 91 522 62 49

Mail/Courier to:
Alcalá, 35
28014 Madrid
Spain

Oproiu

Est 1995
Number of professional staff: 18

Over the past six years, this firm has been consistently voted by Managing Intellectual Property magazine (MIP), as one of the leading Romanian patent and trademark firms.
Oproiu provides services in legal opinions in respect to a possible infringement of patents by third parties; the validation European Patents; litigation related to industrial property, including infringement and unfair competition. The firm also offers advices and services relating to portfolio administration, managing the enforcement of IP rights, drafting, filing and prosecuting Romanian patent applications as well as drafting, filing and prosecuting European patent applications and international (PCT) applications.

www.oproiu.ro

Phone: + 40 21 260 2833
Fax: +40 21 260 2835

Mail to:
P.O.Box 2-229
Bucharest 1
Romania

Courier to:
Str. Popa Savu No. 42
Suite 1, Sector 1
Romania

Papula Nevinpat

Est 1975
Number of professional staff: 100+

The firm is one of Finland’s biggest patent and trademark agencies, offering a complete service in patent applications in Finland, across the Baltic states and Commonwealth Independent States (CIS) countries. Its head office is based in Helsinki with nine offices across Finland, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.

www.papula-nevinpat.com

Phone: +358 9 348 0060
Fax: +358 9 348 00630

Mail to:
POB 981
FI-00101 Helsinki
Finland

Courier to:
Mechelininkatu 1 a
00180 Helsinki
Finland

Zivko Mijatovic & Partners

Est 1939
Number of professional staff: 80

Established in Yugoslavia as a general practice law firm, specializing in intellectual property and commercial law. In recent years, the firm has succeeded to establish offices in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia & Montenegro, Kosovo and Slovenia.

Zivko Mijatovic & Partners offers a full range of intellectual property services in the areas of patents, designs, copyright and trademarks. Their extensive portfolio of IP services includes: filing and prosecution of IP rights, search and watching service, IP portfolio management, handling of conflicts: advice and representation in infringement and enforcement matters, and providing expert advice and legal assistance in the matters of counterfeit and piracy. The offices’ primary goal is to protect the various intellectual property rights including trade/service marks, patents, designs, copyright law and unfair competition in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe.

www.zm-p.com

Phone: +381 11 2084 156
Fax: +381 11 2084 166

Mail to:
P.O. Box 526
11000 Belgrade
Serbia & Montenegro

Courier to:
Takovska 58
11000 Belgrade
Serbia & Montenegro

One Legal LLC

Est 2005
Number of professional staff: 5+

This firm specializes in the sectors of IP and technology, corporate and banking. Their IP practice is consistently ranked as one of the top 10 IP practices in Singapore and Director Regina Quek is recommended by Euromoney Legal Media Group’s Experts Guide as a leading trademark and patent lawyer for the years 2002-2007. The firm also employs a number internationally acknowledged experts.

One Legal’s service is designed to maximize IP protection, defense and commercialization strategies. The firm offers IP searching, registration and protection as well as management and maintenance of IP portfolios. Enforcement and dispute resolution filing and licensing are also undertaken.

www.onelegal.sg

Phone: +65 6720 6788
Fax: +65 6720 7998

Mail/Courier to:
5 Shenton Way
#02-02 UIC Building
Singapore 068808

Vsetecka, Zeleny, Svorcik, Kalensky & Partners

Est 1990
Number of professional staff: 50+

Vsetecka is one of the largest and well-established IP prosecution firms in Czech Republic. Many of the Firm’s patent attorneys have long-standing experience as former patent examiners as well as a significant background in IP enforcement, including anti-counterfeiting and domain name disputes.

Their portfolio of services includes; the prosecution of patent applications in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and before the European Patent Office and International Bureau WIPO, drafting patent applications and replying to examiners’ official actions. The Firm also files requests for nullity as well as requests for declaratory action on patent infringement.

www.sak-alo.cz

Phone: +420 224 941 833
Fax: +420 224 943 092

Mail/Courier to:
Hálkova 2
120 00 Praha 2
Czech Republic

Zivko Mijatovic & Partners

Est 1939
Number of professional staff: 80

Established in Yugoslavia as a general practice law firm, specializing in intellectual property and commercial law. In recent years, the firm has succeeded to establish offices in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia & Montenegro, Kosovo and Slovenia.

Zivko Mijatovic & Partners offers a full range of intellectual property services in the areas of patents, designs, copyright and trademarks. Their extensive portfolio of IP services includes: filing and prosecution of IP rights, search and watching service, IP portfolio management, handling of conflicts: advice and representation in infringement and enforcement matters, and providing expert advice and legal assistance in the matters of counterfeit and piracy. The offices’ primary goal is to protect the various intellectual property rights including trade/service marks, patents, designs, copyright law and unfair competition in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe.

www.zm-p.com

Phone: +381 11 2084 156
Fax: +381 11 2084 166

Mail to:
P.O. Box 526
11000 Belgrade
Serbia & Montenegro

Courier to:
Takovska 58
11000 Belgrade
Serbia & Montenegro

Bowman Gilfillan

Est 2005
Number of professional staff: 5+

A Large Corporate Law firm with over 500 employees, Bowman Gilfillan has offices in Jo’berg, Cape Town and London. Widely respected and recognized for its professionalism and for providing legal services of a high quality, the Firm is noted as one of the premier law firms in South Africa, specializing in intellectual property, corporate law, employment law, litigation and dispute resolution.

Patent services provided include; searching, advising on patentability, drafting validity, infringement opinions, filing and prosecution of patent and design applications. Both foreign and local requirements are taken care of as well as effecting necessary amendments where there is non-compliance.

www.bowman.co.za

Phone: +27 11 669 9000
Fax: +27 11 669 9001

Mail to:
PO Box 785812
Sandton 2146
South Africa

Courier to:
165 West Street
Sandton
Johannesburg
South Africa

Herrero & Asociados

Est 1982
Number of professional staff: 117

Herrero & Asociados is considered to be one of Spain's leading patent firms both by number of European Patent and PCT applications and on account of its highly specialized practitioners. The firm’s Partners, all experienced IP practitioners, specializing in a variety of industry fields.

The firm started with a sole office in Madrid, which remains the head office, but has since opened offices in Bilbao, Sevilla, Barcelona, Valencia, Reus, Gijón, Alicante, Murcia, Santiago and Lisboa.

www.herreroasociados.es

Phone: +34 91 522 74 20
Fax: +34 91 522 62 49

Mail/Courier to:
Alcalá, 35
28014 Madrid
Spain

Patentbyran Wallengren AB

Est 1979
Number of professional staff: 7

For more than two decades, Patentbyrån Wallengren has thus been assisting clients with their intellectual property, concentrating mainly on patent, design and trademark law. Besides the normal preparation and filing of applications to the relevant authorities, the firm’s portfolio of services also includes drafting of pertinent agreements and litigation in intellectual property law disputes, both in Sweden and abroad.

www.wallengren.se

Phone: +46370 69 24 00
Fax: +46370 69 24 09

Mail to:
Lasarettsgatan 17
S-331 21 Värnamo
Sweden

Courier to:
BOX 116
S-331 21 Värnamo
Sweden

Fiammenghi-Fiammenghi

Est 1937
Number of professional staff: 35+

The firm was established in 1937, and has been running by Avv. Carlo Fiammenghi since 1966. Fiammenghi—Fiammenghi is well known for its services in preparing and translating biological patent applications, dealing with litigation, counterfeit cases, and license agreements. The firm has three offices: one in Rome, a branch in Naples and the third in Lugano, Switzerland. The firm is also experienced in a variety of patent areas and has a particularly strong specialism in pharmaceutical and biological patents.

www.fiammenghi-fiammenghi.com

Phone: + 39 6 48 240 94
Fax: + 39 6 47 460 67

Mail/Courier to:
Via delle Quattro Fontane 31
00184 Roma
Italy

Dis Patent

Number of Professional staff: 23

Dis Patent Ltd. is an intellectual property law firm offering their clients with precise and thorough legal advice on patents, trademarks, copyrights, and litigation related to these fields. In addition to preparing and prosecuting patent and trademark applications, their firm provides legal consultations, litigation services, and patentability opinions.

www.dispatent.com.tr

Phone: +90 216 545 57 00
Fax: +90 216 545 57 07

Mail/Courier to:
Acıbadem Gömeç Sok Akgün İş Merkezi No: 37
Kadıköy, Istanbul
Turkey

Papula Nevinpat

Est 1975
Number of professional staff: 100+

The firm is one of Finland’s biggest patent and trademark agencies, offering a complete service in patent applications in Finland, across the Baltic states and Commonwealth Independent States (CIS) countries. Its head office is based in Helsinki with nine offices across Finland, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.

www.papula-nevinpat.com

Phone: +358 9 348 0060
Fax: +358 9 348 00630

Mail to:
POB 981
FI-00101 Helsinki
Finland

Courier to:
Mechelininkatu 1 a
00180 Helsinki
Finland

Kilburn & Strode

Est 1906
Number of professional staff: 50

Rated as one of the ‘Top Ten’ patent attorney firms in the UK, Kilburn & Strode’s attorneys have extensive experience in acting for companies of all sizes & stages – from start-up, to publicly listed, to globally recognized.

The Firm offers a complete range of patent, trademark and design services and recognizes that each client’s requirements are different. Teams have been set up for different industry practice areas, but Kilburn & Strode’s particular strength is their ability to work on cross-disciplinary inventions. The teams are: Life Sciences, Chemistry, Engineering, IT, Electronics and Physics.

www.kstrode.co.uk

Phone: +44 20 7539 4200
Fax: +44 20 7539 4299

Mail/Courier to:
20 Red Lion Street
London WC1R 4PJ
United Kingdom

Brooks Kushman

Est 1983
Number of professional staff: 78

Founded in 1983 by five IP attorneys, Brooks Kushman has grown ten-fold, gaining a reputation both nationally and internationally as a leader in cutting-edge, timely, and cost-effective IP counsel. The firm is recognized as a 'Go-To Law Firm' by leading trade publications and its patent prosecution department strives to obtain the maximum rights for each invention and provides a complete range of trademark and copyright services. The litigation department has an impressive record of success both in gaining judgments for clients and in representing defendants in litigation. In November 2007, the US Court of Appeals affirmed a US$140 million judgment for a plaintiff represented by the firm.

In addition to traditional IP services, the firm provides advice on the management of patent and trademark portfolios; formulating a strategy for the profitable licensing of assets; developing joint venture agreements and technology transfers; creating non-disclosure agreements; surveying the existing patent landscape and providing opinions; and engineering design-around products to avoid existing patents.

www.brookskushman.com

Phone: +1 248 358 4400
Fax: +1 248 358 3351

Mail/Courier to:
1000 Town Center
Twenty-Second Floor
Southfield, Michigan 48075
USA

Vision & Associates

Est 1999
Number of professional staff: 85

Being one of the largest full-service law firms in Vietnam, Vision & Associates is well versed in local laws as well as international professional standards. Out of total of 85 professionals working in two offices in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh city, the firm’s specialist Intellectual Property Practice Group has 45 attorneys and associates, which deal with all aspects of industrial property rights, copyrights, plant variety rights, and domain names in Vietnam. Each of IP Practice Group’s attorneys and associates has an intensive scientific and/or legal background.

The firm’s services range from filing and prosecution of applications for patents, trademarks & designs, to assignments, licensing, infringement and validity advice as well as availability searches & watching, and renewals. The firm also specilizes in Legal Service as well as Investment & Management Consulting.

www.vision-associates.com

Phone: +84 4 934 0629
Fax: +84 4 934 0631

Mail/Courier to:
Unit 308-310, 3 rd Fl.
Hanoi Towers
49 Hai Ba Trung St.
Hoan Kiem, Hanoi
Vietnam