Vladimir Trey succeeded Irina Korzun

Ms. Irina Korzun after 16 years of professional carrier as a Trademark Attorney and a Partner with Gorodissky & Partners has retired as of November, 2015.

Before joining Gorodissky & Partners Ms. Korzun worked in 1977–1999 for the Russian PTO and left the PTO as a Deputy Chief of Trademark Department. Ms. Korzun was a member of the Russian Government delegation at the International Conference on Madrid Treaty when the USSR joined it. She brought to Gorodissky her substantial experience in registration and enforcement of trademarks and shortly headed the Trademark Department of the firm, regularly spoke at IP conferences and seminars. «Best Lawyers» ranks Irina Korzun as a leading practitioner in trademarks in Russia.

We all are very grateful to her and hope that her successor Mr. Vladimir Trey will continue and enhance her duties as a Chief of Trademark Department. Vladimir is a Partner and a Trademark Attorney and has been working for Gorodissky & Partners from 1999.

Mr. Trey has been practicing in trademark area for more than 16 years and his name is known among trademark specialists in Russia and worldwide. His experience includes counseling clients on various trademark issues, managing trademark portfolios through clearance and prosecution, representing clients before the Russian PTO and Commercial courts, including Russian IP Court. Vladimir represents owners of famous brands and consolidated trademark portfolios across a wide range of industries like: sport and leisure, perfumery and cosmetics, medicine, media and e-communications, chemistry and agro-culture, oil extraction and processing, electronics, automotive production, financial and insurance service. He is intensively involved in opposition and cancellations proceedings as well as in transactional, enforcement and opinion work, including recognizing of certain foreign trademarks as well-known in Russia and granting legal protection for non-traditional trademarks (colour, sound etc). Vladimir has a number of publications in international magazines and is one of the leading speakers in Gorodissky team.

«Best Lawyers», «Legal 500», «WTR 100» and «MIP IP Stars» rank Vladimir Trey as a leading practitioner in trademarks in Russia.
We believe that our team of trademark specialists headed by Vladimir Trey will successfully continue our professional cooperation.