AAA Law‘s intellectual property team is a boutique firm that handles a diverse range of matters. Of recent note, the team successfully represented a client before the European Patent Office in the biotechnology area, alongside expanding its freedom to operate and patent landscape services. Furthermore, the firm maintains an engagement with artificial intelligence, responding to growth in the sector and a high demand from clients. The team is led by Giedrė Domkutė, Aušra Pakėnienė, and Jurga Petniūnaitė, who together bring a wealth of experience and knowledge to the team, including specialist areas of long-term IP strategies, trademark protection, and patenting strategies.

The IP team at Cobalt is significantly active in the field of pharmaceutical IP work and it receives a steady workflow in regulatory, IP transactions, trademark and design prosecution, and IP enforcement work. Intellectual property, information technologies and data protection remain core areas for the team, with the practice regularly advising global players in these markets. The team has been engaged by various clients to advise on the management of their trademark portfolios, with a strong track record of successful outcomes in trademark and patent-related disputes. The team is led by Žilvinas Kvietkus, who has a well-established practice in the areas of life sciences and pharmaceutical law, handling a range of related intellectual property and dispute resolution work in these sectors.

Ellex‘s intellectual property, information technology, and media team handles a range of diverse matters throughout the market. The team advises on complex IP disputes, including those before the EUIPO, as well as patent-related disputes, and trademark registration and data protection matters. Having represented Lithuanian clothing manufacturer Aboutwear in successfully revoking the flagship EU trademarks of German online clothing company About You GbmH, along with advice to Diginet LTU on a database scraping dispute, the work handled by the firm evidences its depth of knowledge. The practice is led by Ąžuolas Čekanavičius, who has a particular focus on the protection of computer programmes, open-source software, cloud services, and cybersecurity.

Sorainen‘s intellectual property team regularly assists clients in creating strategies for copyright protection and enforcement, whilst managing infringement disputes. Furthermore, they handle various IP transfers, facilitating the transfer of copyrights and trademarks. The team has a strong patent litigation record, with a specific focus on the pharmaceutical sector, and possesses extensive experience in trademark and domain-name disputes, including registration, pre-trial negotiations, and non-use cancellations. The team benefits from the joint leadership of co-heads Stasys Drazdauskas and Monika Mališauskaite-Vaupšiene, who bring a wealth of experience across the market to the team.

Triniti Jurex Law Firm‘s intellectual property team adeptly handles a range of cases and projects. The team serves clients in matters ranging from the protection of IP rights to registrations and infringement proceedings. The practice frequently handles disputes on behalf of local clients facing claims from global companies, whilst also assisting local clients with IP matters in other jurisdictions. Aligned with market trends, the department handles a number of AI-related matters, with a growing foreign practice that forms a significant part of the firm’s work. Practice head Vilija Viešūnaitė is authorised to represent clients in the European Patent Office and Unitary Patent Court, enhancing the firm’s capabilities in cross-border patent disputes.

Metida‘ trademark and design law department is a specialist IP firm, with a strong reputation for its exceptional expertise in providing IP advice on the registration and protection of trademarks, designs, and inventions, on both the local and international market. The team is led by practice head Erikas Saukalas, an elected member of the Lithuanian Copyright and Related Rights Commission, who advises clients on a wide range of patent and trademark matters.

NOOR‘s intellectual property team is regularly engaged in a diverse range of matters throughout the market. The team has extensive experience in IP litigation, with other work involving drafting licensing and copyright agreements. The breadth of knowledge at the firm is evidenced by the range of industries they work in, from film and music, to e-commerce and software development. The head of the department, Andrius Iškauskas, has a particular focus on technology-related IP matters.

Eversheds Saladžius (a member of Eversheds Sutherland)‘s intellectual property team works closely with clients to develop effective strategies for managing their IP portfolios. The group offers a full range of IP services, with expertise and experience relating to the acquisition, protection, enforcement, and use of IP rights. Ana Čepinskienė, head of the practice, engages with various matters, with particular expertise related to the transfer of IP rights in M&A deals.

Noewe Legal‘s team has extensive experience in the intellectual property and IT fields. The firm frequently advises clients on complex transactions, often where intellectual property matters play an important role in the structure of the transaction. The ‘truly exceptional’ team is led by Giedrė Dailidėnaitė.

WALLESS‘s team handles a range of IP-related issues. The service covers transactional, advisory, and litigation expertise, assisting clients with matters ranging from brands and trademarks, to patents and IP-related corporate transactions. The team is led by Laura Ziferman, an experienced lawyer with considerable expertise across a diverse range of industries.