Alexey Kratiuk

• “Back up your brand: dealing with new threats for trademarks in Russia” (The Trademark Lawyer Newsletter by CTC Legal Media #4, September 2024)
• “Distinctiveness of Trademarks: the Latest Trends and Developments in Russia” (The Global IP Matrix Magazine 2024, issue 19, by Northon's IP Media PR & Marketing LTD, May 2024)
• “Navigating the Eurasian Patent Landscape: Advantages for Innovators in the Middle East” (Biz Today, March 2024)
• “Why should be cautious about including names of geographical objects in trademarks?” (VC.ru, November 2023)
• “Brands in crosshairs of trademark squatters” (The Trademark Lawyer by CTC Legal Media, issue 2, May 2023)
• “Trademarks with a geographical element: features of registration” (The Patent Attorney magazine, January-March 2023)
• “Threats and risks for trademarks in Russia” (The Trademark Lawyer by CTC Legal Media, issue 4, September 2022)
• “IP experts advise on protection of a word element in a trademark” (Kommersant-Ufa, August 2022)
• “New regional systems for protection of trademarks and designs in the Eurasian Economic Union states” (The Trademark Lawyer by CTC Legal Media, issue 3, 2021)
• “Securing well-known status: if at first you don’t succeed, conduct market research” (“World Trademark Review”, № 83, Spring 2020)
• “Brand creation and protection: out with the old”(Roundtable Co-Published Editorial) (“World Trademark Review”, № 83, Spring 2020)
• “Well-known trademarks in Russia” (The Trademark Lawyer by CTC Legal Media, Issue 3 2018)
• “Choosing the right protection” (“World Trademark Review”, № 67, 2017)
• “Trade Marks 2015 (Chapter on Russia)” (“International Comparative Legal Guides” (ICLG)
• “Trademark protection strategies in Russia” (“US-China Law Review”, № 12, 2014)
• “Lift off” (The Trademark Lawyer by CTC Legal Media, 2014)
• “Garlic Smell Refused Trademark Protection” (“World Trademark Review Daily”, July 01, 2013)
• “Trademark prosecution and registration strategies” (“World Trademark Review”, № 42, 2012)
• “Design & trade dress” (“World Trademark Review”, № 38, 2012)

Presentations

• “Industrial Design with Protected Trademarks and Copyright Objects. Peculiarities of Drafting and Examination of such Applications” (EAPO & Kyrgyzpatent seminar “Legal Protection of Designs. Development of Systems of Legal Protection of Industrial Designs in the Eurasian Region”, Bishkek, May 2024)
• “Individualization of Business: Systems of Protection and Common Legal Approaches on the Example of One of the Key EAEU Country” (Seminar “Intellectual Property: Some Aspects of IP Protection and Enforcement for Successful Business Development”, Astana, February 2024)
• “Impact of International Sanctions and Counter-Sanctions on Global Trade” (Gorodissky seminar “Eurasia: New IP Horizons”, Dubai, October 2023)
• “Trademarks with geographical element: peculiarities of legal protection” (21th Gorodissky annual seminar “IP Protection Strategies for Successful Company Development”, Moscow, September 2023)
• “Individualization of business as the key element of a development strategy” (20th Gorodissky annual seminar “IP Protection Strategies for Successful Company Development”, Moscow, June 2022)
• “New regional systems of trademarks and designs protection in the Eurasian states” (19th Gorodissky annual seminar “IP Protection Strategies for Successful Company Development”, Moscow, November 2021)
• “New Regional Systems: Protecting Trademarks and Designs in the Eurasian States” (Lexology webinar “New Regional Systems: Protecting Trademarks and Designs in the Eurasian States”, Moscow, November 2021)
• “New regional system for protection of trademarks and designs in the Eurasian Economic Union states” (Gorodissky seminar “Expansion of IP Horizons in Eurasia”, Moscow, April 2021)
• “Comprehensive approach to the legal protection of hardware and software solutions” (EAPO online training “Features of examination of inventions implemented using a computer, including inventions in the field of artificial intelligence”, Moscow, March 2021)
• “Protecting a design as a trademark” (18th Gorodissky annual seminar “IP Protection Strategies for Successful Company Development”, Moscow, October 2020)
• “Brand promotion Strategy from the Legal Perspective” (Seminar “Obtaining and Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in Russia”, Moscow, September 2019)
• «Features of protection of design as a trademark» (Round table «Protection and use of intellectual property rights to design objects», Moscow, April 2019)
• “Trademarks Outside the Latin Alphabet”, “Well-known Trademarks”, “Current protection of Geographical Indications”, “Aesthetically Done” (BRICS IP Forum 2017, Paris, October 2017)
• “Trademark protection strategy in Russia and scope of protection of marks taking note of their color and script” (BRICS IP Forum, London, November 2016)
• “Trademark as a legal remedy of packaging” (14th annual seminar “IP protection strategies for successful company development”, Moscow, April 2016)
• “Misleading as a reason for contestation and cancellation of a trademark registration " (the 13th annual seminar “IP protection strategies for successful company’s development”, Moscow, April 2015)
• “Trademark protection strategies in Russia” (“LESI 2014 Moscow Conference”, Moscow, May 2014)
• “The registration of Packaging as a Trademark in Russia” (“AIPPI Group seminar”, Istanbul, Turkey, April 2014)
• “3D trademarks” (12th annual seminar “IP protection strategies for successful company’s development”, Moscow, April 2014)
• “Trademark Prosecution and Registration Strategies in Russia” (BRICS IP Forum (BIPF), Chicago, USA, May 2013)
• “Trade dress — how to protect in Russia” (8th annual seminar “Obtaining and Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in Russia”, Moscow, September 2012)
• “How to prove a trademark use in the Chamber of patent disputes and arbitral courts” (9th annual seminar “IP protection strategies for successful company’s development”, Moscow, April 2011)
• “Trademarks in Russia” (BRICS IP Forum (BIPF), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, December 2010)
• “How to oppose registration of a trademark. Grounds to consider” (7th annual seminar “Obtaining and Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in Russia”, Moscow, August 2010)
• “Evidence of a trademark use in the Chamber of patent disputes and Russian arbitral courts” (8th annual seminar “IP protection strategies for successful company’s development”, Moscow, April 2010)
• “The Chamber of patent disputes: new legislation and traditional approaches” (7th annual seminar “IP protection strategies for successful company’s development”, Moscow, April 2009)
• “Opposing trademarks: new opportunities” (5th annual seminar “Obtaining and Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in Russia”, Saint Petersburg, August 2008)
• “Trademarks and industrial designs — advantages and shortcomings” (4th annual seminar “Obtaining and Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in Russia”, Kiev, Ukraine, August 2007 (co-speaker A.Vasilets))
• “Appealing against Examiners Decisions and Filing Objections against Validity of Trademarks on Absolute Grounds” (1st annual seminar “Obtaining and Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in Russia”, Moscow, September 2004 (co-speaker v. Rybchak))

• Successful consulting a large Russian bank in a trademark matter related to retaining exclusive right in and to one of the key house marks of the bank as well as defending trademark rights in that trademark against unfair actions of a third party.
• Successful assisting both financial regulator and one of the largest associations in the field of car insurance in invalidation action against a third party’s mark that was unlawfully registered.
• Developing complex brand protection strategies for the entities/persons engaged in import substitution business.
• Successful representing foreign entities in trademark matters associated with illegal attempts of third parties to get imitations of foreign brands registered in their own name without consent of the true owners.
• Advising a well-known Australian wine company on a defense strategy against the charge of trademark infringement and multimillion compensation demand
• Consulting a large German company on a trademark protection strategy against former distributor, who illegally registered it in his name
• Successful consulting and protecting trademark rights owned by a large international sports organization.
• Successful consulting, prosecution and recognition of trademarks as well-known for large oil and gas corporations.