act Randa Havel Legal’s IP offering includes advising on copyright protection, patent and industrial design rights, and domain names. The team has a solid track record in representing clients before the Industrial Property Office, and is perhaps best known for acting for public sector entities in mandates. Tomáš Rydvan heads the practice, with particular strength in advising on IP protection matters relating to licenses, hardware, and software.

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  • 'The team is close-knit and works with exceptional synergy. Their responses are fast and accurate, and their approach to litigation is strategic and business oriented. It was a real pleasure working with them.'

Key clients

  • KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
  • Seznam.cz, a.s.
  • Institute of Clinical and Experimental Medicine
  • JCDecaux (RENCAR)
  • City of Prague
  • Tulipa Třebešín s.r.o.
  • KYOCERA Document Solutions Czech, s.r.o.

Work highlights

  • Providing ongoing assistance to the Capital City of Prague in relation to the preparation of a complete draft contract for research, development and implementation of the telematics assets in Prague.
  • Acting as counsel to the Capital City of Prague on all aspects of the administration for the tender procedure.
  • Representing Advertising ONE in ongoing court proceedings against LMC, in relation to an alleged breach of IP rights.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Tomáš Rydvan