In 2023, CWB Group, PETOŠEVIĆ Group, and Hahn & Hahn merged to create CWB, a multi-regional IP firm. CWB now operates as a single entity, managing the intellectual property portfolios of leading clients across the Middle East, Africa, Central and Eastern Europe, and Central Asia. This merger resulted in a super-regional firm with extensive coverage across these regions.
Notable practitioners: Dimitar Batakliev, Atanas Grigorov, Kliment Markov.
Partner Dimitar Batakliev oversees the team.
2025
"Pro-active counselling based on our more general mission statement (what the client wanted to accomplish rather than specific instructions), with the right sense of urgency."
"They handle enquiries with professionalism and clarity, ensuring that we receive timely and well-informed advice."
Case studies show the firm assisted a consumer product company in copyright matters related to an advertising campaign. Kliment Markov is the key practitioner to watch.
Case studies show that the firm advised a client active in sanitary product consumables in responding to allegations of patent infringement.
Case studies demonstrate that the firm represented a multinational technology firm in opposing the trademark application filed by an opposing party before the EUIPO.