Havel & Partners

HAVEL & PARTNERS, with offices in Prague, Brno, Pilsen, Olomouc, Ostrava (Czech Republic), Bratislava (Slovakia) and a new representative office in Frankfurt (Germany), has a team of 350 lawyers, tax advisors and patent attorneys, approximately 200 associates and a total of 500 employees, and is the largest independent law firm in Central Europe.

This has allowed us to build the largest intellectual property team with unparalleled specialization and experience in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. 25 specialized IP lawyers offer an unbeatable degree of specialization in individual fields, with detailed knowledge of the market and the latest trends.

We advise the largest multinational corporations, established family-owned businesses and individuals; in a number of cases we have set the policy for the protection and monetization of intellectual property in start-ups, helping them to succeed and grow.

HAVEL & PARTNERS provides a complete service in the area of patent protection in all technical fields, validation of European patents, supplementary protection certificates, utility models and designs.
HAVEL & PARTNERS has also created a fully dedicated IP litigation team, specialized in all types of IP litigation before national and international courts and arbitration tribunals.

HAVEL & PARTNERS also has experts dedicated to IP transactions and technology transfer on a global scale, using various structures and vehicles, as well as designing licensing and other exploitation of internal or acquired IP. We are also very active in the venture capital and start-up world.

We are proud of our expertise and share our know-how on many occasions through our own training initiative, HAVEL & PARTNERS Academy, or by organizing workshops for students at universities, for start-ups or for the scientific community to increase their IP awareness.

Key IP Areas

Copyright & related rights, Designs, Intellectual property (contentious), Intellectual property (prosecution), IP transactions, Patent, Patent (contentious), Patent (prosecution), Trade mark, Trade mark (contentious), Trade mark (prosecution)

Key Sector Expertise

Agriculture, Automotive, Defence, E-commerce, Film, Gaming, ICT & software, Industrials, Life sciences, Logistics, Mechanical, Media, Real estate, Retail, Telecommunication, Transport

UN Global Compact
In 2022, HAVEL & PARTNERS became the first law firm in the Czech Republic and Slovakia to join the United Nations Global Compact, a leading UN initiative promoting sustainability, equality, and anti-corruption. Since then, we have annually submitted a Communication on Progress to reaffirm our commitment.

EcoVadis
At the end of 2024, we were awarded a bronze medal by EcoVadis, a respected global rating agency that assesses companies’ sustainability and ESG practices. This independent recognition confirms our position as a trustworthy and responsible business partner.

NextWomen:
HAVEL & PARTNERS has been continuously developing the NextŽeny project, which focuses on supporting women’s potential, including entrepreneurship, investing, and networking. Related studies and surveys have also explored the growing trend of wealth shifting into the hands of women in the Czech context.

Meet the team

Managing partner biography

Matters & news

LinkedIn

• Titanium Business Complex, Nové sady 996/25, Brno, 60200, Czech Republic, +420 545 423 420, office@havelpartners.cz
• Zuckermandel Centre, Žižkova 7803/9, Bratislava, 811 02, Slovakia, +421 232 113 900, office@havelpartners.sk
• Tower One, Brüsseler Straße 1-3, Frankfurt am Main, 60327, Germany, office@havelpartners.de