CEE/CIS - Poland

Bird & Bird Szepietowski i wspólnicy sp. k.

More informationMore information

Providing a range of IP services, the dedicated practice at Bird & Bird Szepietowski i wspólnicy sp. k. assists clients with hard and soft IP matters, as well as brand management. Core sectors of expertise include electronics, life sciences, aviation, telecoms, media, sports and FMCG. The team is jointly led by Marta Koremba, Piotr Dynowski and Paweł Lipski. Koremba is a key name for IP litigation, Dynowski handles transactional IP work, such as technology licensing deals and R&D projects, and Lipski’s main focus area is digital transformation projects.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘All members of the team perfectly understand the needs of businesses - extremely rare among IP legal teams, but extremely valuable!’

  • ‘Marta Koremba - the best IP lawyer one could ever wish for! Business-oriented, goal-focused, always offering made-to-measure solutions.  Katarzyna Bieliszczuk - great orientation to detail while keeping in mind the global goal of the client.’

  • ‘I very much appreciate the great merit but also business commitment of Mateusz Żuk. Despite a difficult dispute, he brings calm and his knowledge allows us to achieve the goal.’

  • 'Strong team in IP litigation.'

  • 'Piotr Dynowski provides comprehensive advice with excellent knowledge of the sector.'

Key clients

  • Stock Polska Sp. z o.o.
  • The Procter & Gamble Group
  • FS File Solutions
  • Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe Sp. z o.o.
  • Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
  • Molecular Worldwide Sp. z o.o.
  • Barlinek S.A.
  • Max Co., Ltd.
  • Legia Warszawa S.A.

Work highlights

  • Representing Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited in patent litigation against distributors of medical equipment manufactured by Chinese companies.
  • Representing major global medical technology company Edwards Lifesciences in the Polish part of a multijurisdictional patent enforcement against Indian manufacturer Meril Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd., its German subsidiary Meril GmbH and its local distributors, who are offering imitations of the client’s prosthetic heart valves and delivery systems.
  • Representing FS File Solutions in two disputes brought by rights holders: the Association of Filmmakers (before the Supreme Court) and Wolters Kluwer and other publishing houses (before the Warsaw Circuit Court).

Lawyers

Leading individuals

Marta Koremba

Bird & Bird LLP

Marta Koremba is a Partner and a co-head of the IP practice and head of the Brand Management and Life Sciences practices at Bird & Bird Warsaw office.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Marta Koremba, Piotr Dynowski, Paweł Lipski

Other key lawyers

Katarzyna Bieliszczuk, Mateusz Żuk, Karina Balcer-Kopka, Mateusz Dubek