Life science

In recent years, the area of life science, and in particular the food industry including dietary supplements or the medical device market, has been subject to constant development. It poses many challenges for both entrepreneurs and investors, including those related to dynamically changing legislation. Our specialisation in life science provides comprehensive legal protection for entities operating in the food industry, as well as in medical devices or cosmetics.

Our experts in life science law can provide support at various stages of projects, from research and development to product implementation and commercialisation. We deal with regulatory issues, patents, and intellectual property protection, licensing agreements and all other legal and business aspects related to business in this area.

Wprovide the following services for clients:

• Advice to food entrepreneurs related to product labelling, product marketing, creation of marketing materials in particular leaflets, content for websites, content for social media and advertisements, including radio and television.
• Advising at the intersection of intellectual property law, competition law, consumer rights and food market regulations in terms of product design, product name and marketing environment.
• Advice on commercial contracts, especially negotiation of contracts with food and pharmaceutical entrepreneurs including supply contracts, distribution contracts and contracts with retail chains, etc.
• Advice taking into account the specificities of the different types of food, including but not limited to, foodstuffs, food of animal origin, food supplements, agri-foods and organic products.
• Advice considering the specificities of medical devices and cosmetics.
• Advising on the legal aspects of the supply chain, distribution and logistics of food, medical devices and cosmetics, including transport, storage and contract logistics of food, in particular preparing and negotiating contracts with carriers, forwarders and logistics operators, verifying the legal and operational requirements of food handling by the contractors of these services, as well as by storage facilities and vehicle fleets.
• Food-related civil and criminal liability support, including advice, negotiation and legal representation in disputes concerning food damage or related to food, medical devices and cosmetics.
• Advising on the legal aspects of insurance contracts for the food industry.
• Support in control proceedings at both the administrative and judicial stages, legal representation before public administration bodies, administrative courts and the Supreme Administrative Court.
• Training and workshops on food law and legal aspects of food logistics.

If your company is in the life science field, with us you can be assured of comprehensive and personalised legal protection. Contact us today to find out how we can support your project. We are ready to help you achieve your goals.