ird & Bird’s international Intellectual Property team were thrilled to have been announced winners across nine categories at the European Managing IP Awards ceremony in London.
Managing IP stated that Bird & Bird was the most successful firm of the night, taking home:
- Europe Trademark Firm of the Year
- UK Patent Disputes Firm of the Year
- UK Trademark Disputes Firm of the Year
- Czech Republic Firm of the Year
- Italy Trademark Prosecution Firm of the Year
- Netherlands Trademark Disputes Firm of the Year
- Spain Patent Disputes Firm of the Year
- Spain Impact Case of the Year
Viatris and others v Novartis - Vojtěch Chloupek
Czech Republic Practitioner of the Year
It was an incredible win for Bird & Bird’s international trademark group, who were crowned with the coveted Europe Trademark Firm of the Year title for 2024, emerging as the winner from a strong shortlist.
Collecting the award was Uwe Lüken, the co-head of Bird & Bird’s trade mark group, “This recognition not only demonstrates how strong our offering of a co-ordinated service of leading experts for both, prosecution and ligation globally, but also shows the impact of working with a team of friends”.
Vojtěch Chloupek, head of our Intellectual Property and Tech & Comms group in Czech Republic and Slovakia, was also honoured on the night, receiving ‘Czech Republic Practitioner of the Year’: “The close relationships I’ve built and continue to build with a wide range of amazing clients is, and always will be, the secret to my success”.
