dr. Katalin Szamosi

Attorney at law, President of the Board, Managing Partner of the SBGK Law Office

Areas of specialisation:

competition law// consumer protection// corporate law// cosmetic industry// food industry// industrial property rights litigation// information technology// media law// mediation - adr// portfolio management// succession law// trade marks

E-mail: szamosi@sbgk.hu

Education:

She graduated from the Loránd Eötvös University of Sciences, Faculty of Law in 1980

Professional experiences:

Trainee lawyer  at the SBGK Patent and Law Offices from 1980 to 1983
Attorney at law since 1983
Managing Partner of the Office and President of the Board since1999

Awards:

Received Eötvös Károly Award from the Presidency of the Budapest Bar Association in 2002
Received an award for promoting competition culture from the President of the Hungarian Competition Authority in 2008

Areas of specialisation:

Intellectual Property - trademarks, patent litigation
Copyright - license agreemants, copyright protection in the field of softewares
Competition Law - merger control and consumer protection
Commercial contracts and litigation
Legal representation of companies, business association

Sector experience:

Arbitrator for cases involving Internet providers in Hungary
Participation in arbitration and mediation trainings (WIPO and INTA)
Arbitator in .eu cases with the CAC (Czech Arbitration Court)
Arbitrator in economic cases at the American Forum Institute
Arbitrator in business matters at the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce
20 years of litigation practice - commerncial law, competition law and trademark infringement

Memberships:

INTA ADR Subcommittee
Chairman of LIDC Hungary
President of the Hungarian Competition Association
Member of ECTA Internet Committee
AIPPI
ALAI
National Board Against Counterfeiting - member of the board
Council of Hungarian Copyright Experts
Body of Experts on Industrial Property in Hungary
Vice President of the Hungarian Trademark Association
Member of the Board of the Hungarian Association for the Protection of Industrial Property and Copyright
Registered mediator with the Ministry of Justice