Karin Pomaizlová awarded in WIPR Leaders 2024 ranking
17 July 2024
Karin Pomaizlová
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Chambers Europe 2021
Recommended lawyer – Intellectual property
Karin heads the intellectual property and IT team in the Czech Republic. She specialises in new technologies, including IoT, Industry 4.0, Big Data and AI and has a focus on the healthcare and life sciences, consumer and retail and technology, media and communications sectors.
Her national and international clients trust her to provide perceptive advice on their trademarks and patents, the management of their trademark portfolios, and advertisement regulation.
Karin has extensive experience in IP enforcement and administration, representing clients before the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EU IPO), the Czech Industrial Property Office, the Czech State Office for Drug Control and Czech courts. She is also experienced in IP-licensing (mainly trademarks, software and know-how). Karin has particular knowledge of the regulation of pharmaceuticals and medical devices. She also provides practical advice on compliance issues, data protection and IP infringement in the pharmaceutical and food industries.
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Services and Groups
Advertising & unfair competition
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CV
Since 2015
Partner, Taylor Wessing
2013 – 2015
Partner, B.Legal
2008 – 2012
Self-employed attorney
1998 – 2008
Managing Associate, Linklaters LLP
1995 – 1998
Legal assistant, Seddon Solicitors
2000
Admitted to the bar, Czech Republic
1990 – 1996
Legal studies, Charles University
Career
Since 2015
Partner, Taylor Wessing
2013 – 2015
Partner, B.Legal
2008 – 2012
Self-employed attorney
1998 – 2008
Managing Associate, Linklaters LLP
1995 – 1998
Legal assistant, Seddon Solicitors
Education
2000
Admitted to the bar, Czech Republic
1990 – 1996
Legal studies, Charles University
Publications
Global Guide to Data Breach Notifications, World Law Group, 2016
Trademark Law. Practical Commentary, WoltersKluwer, 2020
Memberships & Associations
Czech Bar Association
Additional languages
English
French
Russian
Awards
Chambers Europe 2021
Featured
Recommended lawyer – Intellectual property
Chambers Europe 2020
Leading individual - Intellectual property - Czech Republic (Band 4): Karin Pomaizlová enters the rankings due to her growing reputation among market commentators. Pomaizlová's clients highlight reliability as one of her strengths: "She makes a very good impression because she is on top of things." She often acts on mandates related to trade marks, including enforcement, infringement cases and registrations, as well as unfair competition proceedings.
Managing Intellectual Property - IP Stars 2019
Trade mark star
World Trade Mark Review WTR1000 Czech Republic 2020
Leading individual (Silver): Karin Pomaizlová makes Taylor Wessing Prague a compelling choice for companies of all shapes and sizes looking for 360-degree brand protection. “Karin is a true leader in the field, her name is synonymous with the practice and one of the most renowned on the market. She is a brilliant lawyer and a seasoned litigator; Karin is a tough adversary but a pleasure to have on the other side. She presents her arguments clearly and is always reasonable and fair when battling it out for her client’s best interests.”
Trade mark star
Leading individual: "...she is well versed in all aspects of brand protection. She never fails to deliver perceptive advice on portfolio development and shows agility in criminal and civil proceedings against infringers."
Trade mark star
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