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KATALIN SZAMOSI
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PRESIDENT, SBGK ÜGYVÉDI IRODA
BACKGROUND Katalin Szamosi is the president of SBGK Attorneys at Law and Patent Attorneys, with 40 years of experience. Her practice areas include patent, trade mark, industrial design and copyright-related matters, representation before national and international courts, arbitration, mediation and advice on consumer protection and antitrust matters. Szamosi is a board member of the most relevant IP organizations, she frequently contributes articles to the press and she is a well-known market commentator. She is also a member of the Permanent Arbitration Court attached to the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. In 2019, Szamosi was elected president of the committee responsible for the “Hungarikum” trademark. She also provides IP lessons for postgraduate students at universities and at the Academy of Budapest Bar Association. She also contributes to the work of Forum, an American organization that provides arbitration and mediation services to businesses and WIPO in domain disputes.
OF WHICH ACHIEVEMENTS ARE YOU MOST PROUD? Last year, SBGK was one of the first private legal service providers in Hungary that could celebrate its 50th anniversary. Since the foundation of SBGK in 1969, the world has completely changed, but our commitment to the Hungarian market and our clients has remained the same. Consequently, our office is still owned exclusively by Hungarian partners and we are extremely proud that many of our clients have trusted us for decades. During the last couple of years, SBGK and its colleagues received numerous awards and achieved countless successes, but what makes me personally the mostproud is the undoubted trust we feel from many and to see our satisfied clients after a successfully closed transaction or solving a highly complex problem. I am especially delighted that SBGK is not just a workplace, an office from which to work, but a real community. There are some families in which the third generation now works in the firm; their loyalty and affection are unbroken. It is a real pleasure that I have been able to contribute to this successful story with my two decades of leadership.
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