About

  • Barnabas' practice focuses mainly on intellectual property.
  • Barnabas advises on trademark, design and domain name matters.

Recent work

  • Barnabas handled several filings, prosecution, and litigation cases before the Hungarian and European courts.

Professional Background

  • Graduated from the Faculty of Law of Eötvös Loránd University in 2010.
  • Gained professional experience in two law firms, mainly dealing with intellectual property.
  • Joined Oppenheim Law Office in January 2014.
  • Admitted to the Budapest Bar in summer 2014.
  • Panellist at the Alternative Dispute Resolution Forum as of 1 January 2023, where alternative, out-of-court, expedited resolution of Hungarian domain disputes is provided.
  • Regular speaker at the annual conferences of the Hungarian IP Association.

Publications

  • Barnabás is the editor of the IP Law Blog.
  • Barnabás is the author or co-author of the following articles:
  • ECTA Bulletin - The Future of Design Protection of Iterations (with Beatrix Breitinger, Ralf Hackbarth, Moritz Körner, and Ekkehard Stolz) – 2022 October.
  • GRUR International Volume 70, Issue 7 – case note to judgement of 1 July 2020 of the Supreme Court (Kúria) Infringement of Colour Trade Marks – 2021 July.
  • Csipkerózsika vagy zombi? – Szunnyadó védjegyek Magyarországon és az Európai Unióban (with Áron László). Iparjogvédelmi és Szerzői Jogi Szemle, issue 2016/6.
  • Kell a cégér! A forgalmazói védjegyhasználat egyes kérdései (dr. László Áronnal). Iparjogvédelmi és Szerzői Jogi Szemle, Issue 2013/2.

Awards

  • Winner of Wolters Kluwer Hungary’s „Law Firm of the Year” award in IP category in 2021.
  • Ranked in Gold category in 2022 by WTR1000.
  • Ranked in "Next Generation Partner" category in 2022 by Legal 500.

Quotes

  • According to WTR1000 (2022): „A master of prosecution and litigation and a domain name expert to boot, Mezo is hailed as well prepared, client oriented, flexible and dynamic”.

Languages

  • Hungarian
  • English

Practice areas

Intellectual Property