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in Russia
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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Our Intellectual Property Practice is globally recognised and covers a wide range of legal services aimed at expanding businesses by protecting and investing in intellectual property.

Our lawyers have extensive experience in successfully representing clients in various IP/TMT matters, including litigation, disputes with administrative authorities (FAS, FTS), advising on IP portfolio management strategy, supporting IP transactions, pre-trial dispute resolution and anti-counterfeiting. We also provide services on registration and protection of trademarks, patents and software (including in the register of domestic software) in Russia and the CIS.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROTECTION LEADERS
Kommersant 2023

№1 in nominations:

  • Dispute resolution on intellectual property items

  • Advice on intellectual property law

Rossiyskaya Gazeta 2023

№1 in the "Intellectual Property" category

Pravo-300 2022-2023

Intellectual property (counseling) (Group II)

Chambers Europe
2014-2022


№1 in the "Intellectual Property" category

IP Stars 2018-2021


Recommended for resolving patent disputes as of 2018

WTR 2019-2021


№1 in trademark litigation and strategizing in trademark management starting in 2019

The Legal 500 2014-2021

№1 in the "Intellectual Property" category

MLI 2019-2022


№1 in media among law firms in Russia from 2019

IAM Patent 1000 2021

№1 in intellectual property litigation and transactions

AREAS OF SPECIALISATION:

  • Trademarks

  • Copyrights

  • Patents

  • Know-how

  • Biotechnology

  • Domain names

  • E-commerce

  • Intellectual property litigation

  • Advertising and unfair competition

CLIENTS AND PROJECTS
A MAJOR MULTINATIONAL PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY
Represented the client in court on numerous patent infringement cases in Russian courts
A MAJOR FOREIGN CONFECTIONERY COMPANY
Worked on client's rebranding, including successful representation of the client in the Intellectual Property Rights Court to cancel a trademark preventing the registration of the client's new brand as a trademark
A MAJOR CATERING COMPANY
Supported the trademark portfolio of one of the largest US corporations, which owns several global brands in the catering industry, in Russia and CIS countries with almost 100% of its restaurants operating on franchise rights
A RUSSIAN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE COMPANY
Advised a Russian holding company, an alcoholic beverage manufacturer, on issues related to international top brand protection, including carrying out trademark registrations in 36 countries that are not part of the Madrid system and maintaining a worldwide trademark portfolio
A GLOBAL CONFECTIONERY MANUFACTURER
Managed the trademark and industrial design portfolio of an American company, which is a world leader in food and confectionery products
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key contacts
VIRONIKA PILYUGINAPartner, Head of the Intellectual Property Practice