CMS delivers comprehensive IP services across copyrights, trade marks, and industrial property rights, with expertise in software and motion picture industries. Active in sectors such as pharmaceuticals, tech, media and entertainment, the team specialises in cross-border IP assignments and high-profile litigation. Renowned for its global trade mark portfolio management and niche expertise in collective management, CMS also leads in entertainment industry-related IP advisory. With a growing film practice, CMS is positioned as a leader in international IP advisory, delivering sector-specific and strategic solutions. Practice head Dóra Petrányi, as well as Ágnes Sólyom and Katalin Horváth bring deep expertise across TMT, life sciences, software, and copyright matters, including contentious and non-contentious work. Eszter Csapó complements the team with her focus on software licensing and telecoms.
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‘The team of CMS is wel-staffed and work with high professionalism, including partners and juniors. The wide range of their practice and their deep knowledge in this field is unique to us. We always turn to them in case of the cases when our regulator is involved.’
‘Katalin Horváth is a partner with exceptional professionalism, punctuality, accuracy, extremely hard work and the ability to handle all our issues to this high professional standard. It is this kind of exemplary legal practice that also defines the attitude of the talented young colleagues who work with her.’
Key clients
- Microsoft Hungary
- Magyar Telekom (Deutsche Telekom subsidiary)
Work highlights
Advising Rosinter on trade mark issues relating to the client's TGIF franchise rights.
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Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
Dóra Petrányi
Other key lawyers
Ágnes Sólyom; Katalin Horváth: Eszter Csapó; Miklós Boros; Gábor Bertók