Practice & Industry Groups

Intellectual Property

World Law Group’s Intellectual Property Practice Group is made up of leading IP specialists who advise clients on transactional matters, protection of assets, licensing, portfolio management, due diligence, compliance, and other facets related to managing intellectual property. They appear before courts in litigation cases for cross-border and domestic clients and represent them in administrative and enforcement proceedings. The scope includes all areas of IP including patent, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, design, plant variety rights, integrated circuit layout design, and geographical indications.

Members regularly exchange news and information on local and international developments in these complex fields, and meet during virtual group meetings and at international events such as the International Trademark Association (INTA) annual conference. They often collaborate with other groups such as the Technology, Privacy & Data Protection, and Labor & Employment groups.

This group is targeted toward both transactional lawyers and litigators who help clients defend and manage their intellectual property.

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Activity

wlIntellectual Property in M&A Transactions
  • Mar. 10, 2026
  • Virtual
  • Meeting
Intellectual Property in M&A Transactions
wlIPO Annual Meeting - WLG Members Attending
  • Sep. 27, 2026
  • Toronto, Canada
  • Non-WLG Industry Event
IPO Annual Meeting - WLG Members Attending

WLG Content

November 16, 2025

How are courts and regulators redefining "neutral” platforms? That question set the stage during the WLG Intellectual Property Group’s virtual meeting earlier this month , where Tom Heremans of CMS Belgium opened with an overview of how EU case law has evolved on intermediary liability. Early decisions involving Google AdWords, eBay,...

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February 12, 2026

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February 2, 2026

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January 29, 2026

Sayenko Kharenko has been awarded Silver League status in the 2026 edition of WTR 1000. Partner Oleg Klymchuk received Silver League and counsel Volodymyr Hrunskyi Bronze League individual recognition
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January 9, 2026

Sayenko Kharenko has secured representation on nine out of twenty-two committees within the Ukrainian Bar Association (UBA) for the 2026-2027 term — the second-highest number among Ukrainian law firms
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December 26, 2025

Nazar Chernyavsky has been named Thought Leader in Data – Information Technology, and Oleg Klymchuk has been recognised as Recommended in Data – Data Privacy & Protection in Lexology Index Data 2026.