Seminar “Obtaining and enforcement of intellectual property rights in Russia”, Moscow

In connection with the 60th anniversary of its practice Gorodissky & Partners hosted the 10th annual Seminar. The seminar was successfully held in Moscow office and was dedicated to the current IP legislation in Russia, as well as a comparative analysis of Russian, Eurasian, European, US and Chinese IP practices.

The program consisted of three sessions: Patents, Trademarks and Legal aspects. The round tables on “Building relationship with external IP agents from in-house IP heads view”, “Design and trademark strategies in auto industry”, “Brand promotion strategy on domestic and international markets from a legal perspective”, “Geographical indications in wine industry”, with participation of the foreign co-speakers aroused great interest and lively discussions among the participants. Admittedly, the professional program of the Seminar was very practical. Topical issues of patent practice, such as “Hidden state of art – navigating through Russian-language information resources”, “Features of the Eurasian and national patent systems”, as well as “Strategies of patent protection for pharmaceutical compositions in Russia and in Eurasian countries”, were highlighted by patent attorneys of Gorodissky & Partners and the experts from the Eurasian Patent Office. In their parts, the firm’s lawyers disclosed enforcement and litigation strategies, strategies for fighting IP rights infringements on the Internet, features of licensing and franchising in that country and the nuances of “legal cleanups” of advertising materials and data protection in Russia.

Among the invited speakers were representatives of the EAPO, Canon Europe Ltd., Alfa Laval Corporate AB, Ericsson, Studio Torta, J.P.Karsenty & Associed, Olshan, Frome, Wolosky, Valea, Unitalen and Gvaramadze Patent Bureau, whom we thank for vivid presentations and active participation in the Seminar discussions.

The Seminar gathered over 45 IP attorneys and lawyers from Europe, USA, China, India, Japan and other countries and ended with a Reception in the luxurious halls of the State Historical Museum, a partner of which Gorodissky&Partners is.