Sergey Dorofeev

• Patent Litigation 2022 - Russia (A Chambers Global Practice Guide Publication, February 2022)
• “Forensic examination of industrial property objects in the Russian Federation” (“Patent Attorney” Magazine, № 1, 2022)
• “Expert witness in Russian Court” (The Patent Lawyer Issue 56 by CTC Legal Media, September / October 2021)
• “PPH – shortcut to patent” (Gorodissky and Partners Information Bulletin, #4 (116), 2016)
• “Innovation commercialization and licensing” (“Industrial weekly”, #31 (619), September 2016)
• “Key features of utility model protection” (Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) - International report, February 2016)
• The best innovational project “Generation SIGMA” competition (“Patent attorney"magazine, January 2015)
• “Procedural problems of disputing the patentability of inventions and utility models” (“Patenting”, 2006)
• “Possible approaches to invention formula drafting”, “European and Eurasian patent conventions” (“Patenting”, 2003)

Presentations

• “Patent Application and Protection Strategies in Russia” (BRICS Intellectual Property Forum “BIPF 2025”, Qingdao, October 2025)
• “Legal, procedural and tax bases of formation of successful strategy of protection of scientific and technical developments” (Scientific and Practical Conference “Strategy of Intellectual Property Development in the Russian Federation”, Cheboksary, September 2024)
• “Legal, procedural and tax bases of formation of successful strategy of protection of scientific and technical developments” (Seminar “Protection of new developments in Russia and abroad. Trends and realities”, N.Novgorod, September 2024)
• “Technical innovations and intellectual property” (II Arctic Regions Forum, Arkhangelsk, August 2024)
• “Protection of Inventions” (Conference “Intellectual Property - а Driver оf Modern Business”, Moscow, November 2023)
• “Comparative analysis of the patent systems of Eurasia, Russia, China and India” (20th Gorodissky annual seminar “IP Protection Strategies for Successful Company Development”, Moscow, June 2022)
• “Neighbors to Eurasian Union: patent systems of Ukraine, Georgia, Mongolia, and Uzbekistan” (Gorodissky seminar “Expansion of IP Horizons in Eurasia”, Moscow, April 2021)
• “LES International - professional communication of specialists in the field of trade and technology transfer ” (III International Forum “Intellectual Property and the Economy of Russian Regions ”, Kazan, November 2019)
• “Important aspects of patenting inventions in accordance with Russian and Eurasian procedures” (The China Intellectual Property & Innovation Summit 2018, Shanghai, April 2018)
• “Is it Necessary to Think About the Evidence of Violation of Rights to an Invention and Utility model at the Stage of Filing an Application?” (16th annual seminar “IP protection strategies for successful company development”, Moscow, April 2018)
• “Protecting your IP rights in Russia” (MIP Global Patent Road Show, Palo Alto and Chicago, April 2017)
• “Compulsory license: Russia in the global context” (LES Pan European Conference “Being brave for economic growth”, October 2016)
• “Russian IP Overview” (Brussels, Belgium, June 2014)
• “Patent Protection in Russia and Eurasia” (Neuchâtel, Switzerland, April 2014)
• “Rogue Patents in Car Industry " (9th Annual seminar “Obtaining and Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in Russia”, Saint-Petersburg, August 2013)
• “Compliance assessment of an invention to the patentability criteria in the Russian and Eurasian PTOs” (11th annual seminar “IP strategies for successful company’s development”, Moscow, April 2013)
• “Prosecuting with the Russian and Eurasian Patent Offices: similarities and differences” (8th Annual seminar “Obtaining and Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in Russia”, Moscow, September 2012)
• “Patent claims: appealing and infringement procedures” (7th Annual seminar “Obtaining and Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in Russia”, Moscow, August 2010)
• “Strategies of IP Protection in RU & Eurasia” (Zurich & Vasteras, September 2009)
• “Compiling of invention / utility model claims and interpretation of scope of patent rights” (7th annual seminar “IP strategies for successful company’s development”, Moscow, April 2009)
• “Drafting and construing patent claims in Russia” (5th Annual seminar “Obtaining and Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in Russia”, Saint-Petersburg, August 2008)
• “Patents for invention or utility model — pros and cons” (4th Annual seminar “Obtaining and Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in Russia”, Kiev, Ukraine, August, 2007 (co-presenter Alexey Kutepov)
• “Patents for invention or utility model?” (5th annual seminar “IP protection strategies for company successful development”, Moscow, April 2007 (co-speaker E. Emelianov)
• “Appealing against Examiners decisions and validity of patents in the Chamber of Patent Disputes of the Russian PTO and the Eurasian Patent Office” (1st Annual seminar “Obtaining and Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in Russia”, Moscow, September 2004 (co-speaker Elena Nazina)

• Consulting a leading Russian company (producer of laser cutting equipment and insulated glass units) on a patent portfolio development and patent strategy in Europe, USA, Canada, Japan and China
• Represented a large Russian medical technology company in appeal proceedings in EPO in favor of the client
• Represented a leading Japanese company (auto parts manufacturer) in the EPO and Russian PTO in a patent cancellation case against a well-known Russian patent troll
• Represented a US tobacco company in EPO and Russian PTO in a patent cancellation case; as a result the decision was made in favor of the represented company
• Consulting a large Russian oil-refining company on a patent protection strategy in Russia, Europe, USA, Canada, Japan, South Korea and China
• Advising and assistance in suppression against IP rights infringement for a European construction supplies manufacturer
• Participated as a court expert in a patent infringement case for a large European company (invention in a field of printing equipment)