Gorodissky & Partners. Successful IP solutions.
Нigh positions in national and international professional rankings.
Gorodissky & Partners. Thought-out IP approaches.
Over 60 years’ experience in intellectual property.
 
Gorodissky & Partners. Creative IP strategies.
A broad range of competent specialists.
 
«GORODISSKY & PARTNERS» IN NUMBERS
390+
SPECIALISTS
120+
IP ATTORNEYS
30+
LAWYERS
65+
YEARS OF SUCCESSFUL PRACTICE
17
OFFICES IN RUSSIA, UKRAINE, KAZAKHSTAN, KYRGYZSTAN AND UAE
10 000+
CLIENTS
Gorodissky & Partners is an international law firm with its headquarters in Moscow, 12 branch offices in Russia and one each in Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and UAE remains heading top positions in every aspect of protection, disposal and enforcement of IP rights. Our main jurisdictions are Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan but thanks to the existed trustworthy network we represent clients around Eurasia.
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Quality
Our firm employs highly qualified professionals in the field of intellectual property. IP attorneys, lawyers and attorneys at law of the firm regularly earn high recognition in national and international professional rankings.
In 2020 the firm has been successfully certified for compliance with ISO 9001:2015.
Competence
Prestigious educational background and PhDs, practical knowledge and skills in various fields of science and technology, law and finance enable our IP attorneys and lawyers to propose to national and international clients most efficient solutions for protection of IP rights.
Proactivity
We closely cooperate with in-house IP teams of clients for better understanding commercial objectives facing them so that we could offer the clients IP strategies, which are suitable for their business strategies.
Reliability
More than 10,000 clients being large industrial companies and SMEs, R&D centers and innovation start-ups, universities and financial institutions lay their trust on us.
Professional liability of our IP attorneys (120+), lawyers and attorneys at law (30+) practicing in 14 offices of the firm is ensured for dozens of USD millions.
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25 October - 26 October 2026
LES APAC Conference 2026, Seoul, Korea Alexander Nesterov, Partner, Russian Trademark Attorney (Gorodissky & Partners, Moscow) will spoke on ”Strategies for Safeguarding Trademarks in the Present Geopolitical Environment” during LES APAC Conference 2026, which will take place in Seoul.
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7 July 2026
Licensing in the Field of Copyright and Related Rights // Licensing Russia Licensing Russia has published an article by Ilya Goryachev, Counsel (Gorodissky & Partners, Moscow) “Licensing in the Field of Copyright and Related Rights”.
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1 July 2026
Seminar “Personal Data – 2026”, Moscow Valery Narezhny, Ph.D., Partner ("Gorodissky & Partners", Moscow) spoke about the audit of business processes regarding the handling of personal data and the establishment of a documentation system within an organization to comply with personal data protection legislation at the seminar “Personal Data – 2026,” organized by the Russian Foundation for Educational Programs “Economics and Management.
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24 June - 26 June 2026
"St. Petersburg collegiate readings - 2026", St. Petersburg Viktor Stankovsky, Partner, Russian Patent Attorney, Eurasian Patent & Design Attorney, Regional Director, Yaroslava Gorbunova, Partner, Trademark Attorney, Senior Lawyer, Dmitry Yakovlev, Russian and Eurasian Patent Attorney, Kirill Rogov, Patent & Design Attorney and Ellina Maletskaya, Lawyer (all - Gorodissky & Partners, St. Petersburg) and Marsel Saydashev, Trademark Attorney, Lawyer (Gorodissky & Partners, Kazan) took part in the Conference "St. Petersburg Collegial Readings - 2026", organized by Saint Petersburg Chamber of Patent Attorneys.
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16 June 2026
Masterclass “Intellectual Property: Registration and Protection”, online Sergey Vasiliev, Ph.D., Partner, Head of the Legal Department and Valery Narezhny, Ph.D., Partner (both - Gorodissky & Partners, Moscow) hosted the master class "Intellectual Property: Registration and Protection", organized by the Foundation for Foreign Economic Activity Support of the Moscow Region.
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16 June 2026
Tax risks of license agreements between interdependent parties // Licensing Russia Licensing Russia published an article by Valery Narezhny, Ph.D., Partner (Gorodissky & Partners, Moscow) "Tax risks of license agreements between interdependent parties".
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Notable Success in a Non-Use Cancellation Dispute Gorodissky team together with the client developed a defense strategy against trademark squatter based on proving lack of genuine interest. The claim was dismissed in full due to lack of  interest, without proceeding to examine the evidence of use presented by Canon.
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Successful Representation of the Client in a Pharmaceutical Patent Dispute The dispute lasted over four years. As a result of the coordinated work of the Consultant's patent attorneys and lawyers, as well as interaction with the Client, the Patent was declared invalid by the decision of Rospatent, which was confirmed by the Intellectual Property Court. As a result, the Arbitration Court of Moscow dismissed the Opponent's claim for infringement of the right to the invention under the Patent.
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Case No. СИП-180/2022: successful representation of the Client's interests in a dispute with Rospatent The specialists of Gorodissky & Partners successfully represented the Client's interests in court instances, as a result of which   trademark No. 652806 was cancelled. The illegally registered trademark could mislead consumers and cause significant damage to the Client’s intellectual property and business reputation.
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Successful Representation оf the Software Developer in the Dispute on the Exclusive Rights Enforcement Our firm’s lawyers were able to convince the judges that the Defendant had not unlawfully used the litigious computer programme, because it was using its own software, therefore, was exploiting its own exclusive rights.
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Successful Representation of Client in a Dispute on Infringement of Patented Invention Taking into account our arguments and the expert’s opinion, the court has concluded that the invention under the Claimant’s patent is not used in the Client’s product and has dismissed its claims. Thus, the Client has got an opportunity to freely produce and market its product.
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23 June 2026
DEERMA Trademark Dispute Ends in Partial Win for Applicant Multigoods Production Ltd. (China) filed a trademark application No. 2024734431. In January 2025, the patent office granted registration for part of the goods in Class 21. However, the patent office refused registration in respect of other goods because the designation was confusingly similar to the word designation “DEERMA” in several trademarks earlier registered by
Guangdong Deerma Technology Co., Ltd.
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1 May 2026
Non-Use Cancellation Actions in Russia: Recent Practices and the ‘Malicious Interest’ Concept Anna Degtyareva, Lawyer at Gorodissky & Partners, Russia, examines how Russian courts are responding to bad-faith non-use cancellation actions by developing the concept of “malicious interest” to better protect well-known trade marks.
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30 April 2026
TM survival for brands absent or suspended from Russian market Transformation of the international business climate and the evolving geopolitical landscape have prompted many foreign companies to reassess their presence in the Russian market. Whether through suspension of operations, scaling back commercial activity or a complete exit, the practical consequence for brand owners is the same: trademarks registered in Russia risk falling into a state of non-use, with the attendant legal vulnerabilities that follow.
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28 April 2026
Brand Protection Strategies in Russia After Market Exit Since 2022, many foreign companies changed the format of their presence in Russia. Some completely exited, selling their Russian assets, whereas others just suspended operations or continued through local subsidiaries or affiliates while distancing from their core brands. Yet all these scenarios raise the same legal question: does market exit render a widely known trademark free for registration by third parties? The article examines how Rospatent and the courts respond to attempts to capture famous brands, and outlines practical strategies for maintaining brand control even during periods of temporary non-use in Russia.
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28 April 2026
Riding on Coattails of Fair Business: Combating Brand Squatting in Russian Trademark Law Practice Russian trademark practice evolves and adapts to modern realities, facing numerous challenges. One of such challenges in Russian practice has been so-called brand squatting.
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Класс МКТУ 18

альпенштоки; бумажники; бумажники для визитных карточек; вожжи; детали для стремян резиновые; замша (за исключением используемой для чистки); зонты; зонты солнечные; изделия для документов кожаные; изделия шорно-седельные; каркасы для дождевых или солнечных зонтов; каркасы для женских сумок; клапаны кожаные; кнуты; кожа искусственная; кожа, обработанная или частично обработанная; кожкартон; кожухи для рессор кожаные; кольца для зонтов; коробки для шляп кожаные; коробки из кожи или кожкартона; коробки, ящики, сундуки из фибры; кошельки; кошельки из металлических колечек; крепления для седел; крупоны (кожевенные полуфабрикаты); ленчики седел; мешки кожаные ; нити кожаные; обивка мебельная из кожи; оболочки колбасные; одежда для животных; окантовка для конской сбруи; окантовки для конской сбруи (за исключением изготовленных из благородных металлов); отделка кожаная для мебели; ошейники для животных; ошейники для собак; папки для нот; пленка газонепроницаемая из кишок животных; плетки многохвостые; подкладки мягкие под седла для верховой езды; подпруги кожаные; покрывала меховые; попоны для лошадей; портмоне; портупеи кожаные; пушнина; ранцы; ремешки кожаные; ремни для военного снаряжения; ремни для конской сбруи; ремни для коньков; ремни кожаные для шорных изделий; ремни подборочные кожаные; ремни стременные; ручки для зонтов; ручки для тростей; ручки для чемоданов; рюкзаки; саквояжи; седла для лошадей; сетки хозяйственные; спицы для дождевых или солнечных зонтов; сумки для альпинистов; сумки для дорожных наборов кожаные; сумки для ношения детей; сумки для одежды дорожные; сумки женские; сумки кожаные для слесарных инструментов; сумки на колесах; сумки пляжные; сумки туристские; сумки хозяйственные; сумки школьные; сундуки дорожные; торбы (для лошадей); трензели для конской сбруи; трости; трости для зонтов; трости складные,

Класс МКТУ 25

альпенштоки; бумажники; бумажники для визитных карточек; вожжи; детали для стремян резиновые; замша (за исключением используемой для чистки); зонты; зонты солнечные; изделия для документов кожаные; изделия шорно-седельные; каркасы для дождевых или солнечных зонтов; каркасы для женских сумок; клапаны кожаные; кнуты; кожа искусственная; кожа, обработанная или частично обработанная; кожкартон; кожухи для рессор кожаные; кольца для зонтов; коробки для шляп кожаные; коробки из кожи или кожкартона; коробки, ящики, сундуки из фибры; кошельки; кошельки из металлических колечек; крепления для седел; крупоны (кожевенные полуфабрикаты); ленчики седел; мешки кожаные ; нити кожаные; обивка мебельная из кожи; оболочки колбасные; одежда для животных; окантовка для конской сбруи; окантовки для конской сбруи (за исключением изготовленных из благородных металлов); отделка кожаная для мебели; ошейники для животных; ошейники для собак; папки для нот; пленка газонепроницаемая из кишок животных; плетки многохвостые; подкладки мягкие под седла для верховой езды; подпруги кожаные; покрывала меховые; попоны для лошадей; портмоне; портупеи кожаные; пушнина; ранцы; ремешки кожаные; ремни для военного снаряжения; ремни для конской сбруи; ремни для коньков; ремни кожаные для шорных изделий; ремни подборочные кожаные; ремни стременные; ручки для зонтов; ручки для тростей; ручки для чемоданов; рюкзаки; саквояжи; седла для лошадей; сетки хозяйственные; спицы для дождевых или солнечных зонтов; сумки для альпинистов; сумки для дорожных наборов кожаные; сумки для ношения детей; сумки для одежды дорожные; сумки женские; сумки кожаные для слесарных инструментов; сумки на колесах; сумки пляжные; сумки туристские; сумки хозяйственные; сумки школьные; сундуки дорожные; торбы (для лошадей); трензели для конской сбруи; трости; трости для зонтов; трости складные,