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Sergey Medvedev

Sergey Medvedev
Partner Trademark & Design Attorney Ph.D. LL.M.
Head of Legal Department
Moscow Dubai
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Education

  • MGIMO University (2001–2006)
  • The John Marshall Law School (Chicago, USA) (2006–2007)
  • Russian State Academy of Intellectual Property (2007–2012)
  • «M-Logos» Law University (2013–2015)

Experience

  • Gorodissky and Partners since 2007

Nominations

  • Data protection contributor (Russia) with DataGuidance (by One Trust) since 2016
  • URS domain name resolution Expert (arbitrator) with MFSD since 2017
  • Board of Directors Member of the Russian Franchise Association since 2018
  • Deputy Chairman of the IP Committee at the French-Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI France Russie) since 2019
  • Member of the Committee for Standardization and Certification of the Russian Franchising Association since 2021
  • Member of the LESI Dispute Resolution Committee since 2021
  • Member of INTA Internet Committee since 2022
  • Guest speaker at «M-Logos» Law University since 2011
  • Guest speaker at "Higher School of Economics" National Research University since 2012
  • Guest speaker at "Institute of Modern Educational Technology" since 2014
  • Guest speaker at "Russian School of Management" since 2017
  • Guest speaker at "LF-Academy" since 2019

Membership

  • ABA (IP Law, Franchising)
  • LES International
  • IDI
  • IAPP
  • PrivacyRules
  • INTA
  • Pravo.ru

Reference

  • Legal 500 EMEA
  • The Best Lawyers©
  • Who’s Who Legal
  • WTR-1000
  • PRAVO-300
  • IAM Patent 1000
  • RG.RU

Languages

  • Russian
  • English
  • French
  • Intellectual property and information technologies
  • Trademarks, industrial designs, software, databases and domains
  • Internet, e-commerce and data protection
  • Advertising, unfair competition and media law
  • IP and IT transactions
  • Franchising, distribution and outsourcing
  • IP & IT due diligence
  • Litigation and dispute resolution
  • Customs law and anti-counterfeiting
  • Copyright, related rights and anti-piracy

Membership

  • ABA (IP Law, Franchising)
  • LES International
  • IDI
  • IAPP
  • PrivacyRules
  • INTA
  • Pravo.ru

Reference

  • The Best Lawyers©
  • Who’s Who Legal
  • Legal 500 EMEA
  • WTR-1000
  • PRAVO-300
  • IAM Patent 1000
  • RG.RU

Presentations

  • “Internet Disputes” (Online lecture at the M-Logos Law Institute, October 2024)
  • “Trademark Non-use Cancellation Actions in Russia – Regulations, Court Practice, Trends” (Webinar “Trademark Non-use Cancellation Actions in Russia – Regulations, Court Practice, Trends”, October 2024)
  • “Franchising - Disputes, Sanctions and Trends” (22nd annual seminar “IP protection strategies for successful company development”, Moscow, October 2024)
  • “Peculiarities of trust management of exclusive rights” (IV Annual Patent Congress by the AIPPI Russian National Group, Moscow, October 2024)
  • “Overview of interesting franchising court cases: questions, answers, conclusions” (IPPeople Conference “Cases on intellectual property protection, enforcement and management”, Moscow, July 2024)
  • “Licensing and Franchising in UAE” (Global Intellectual Property ConfEx 2024, Dubai, May 2024)
  • “Arbitration, Mediation and the ADR Toolbox — When to Use Which Tool and How Effective are They in MENA & Other Jurisdictions” (9th Annual UAE International Arbitration & CC Business & Networking Summit, Dubai, April 2024)
  • “Franchising in the UAE as an international commercial practice” (BRICS+ NEW ECONOMY LEGAL FORUM’24, Dubai, March 2024)
  • “Pledge of rights in the field of intellectual property” (Business Education.ru Seminar “IP Rights: Practice of Application of the norms of Part IV of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation”, Moscow, February 2024)
  • “Legal Aspects of Franchising in the UAE” (LES Russia Round Table “Practical Aspects of Intellectual Property in the Connection with the New Legislation of the Russian Federation”, Moscow, December 2023)
  • “Franchising - Legal Aspects, Current Issues and New Trends” (IPPeople Conference, Moscow, December 2023)
  • “Internet Disputes” (M-Logos Law Institute, Moscow, November 2023)
  • “Protecting Business in the New International Reality” (Business Week 2023 “Forecast Through the Eyes of the Professional Community the Day after Tomorrow”, Ufa, November 2023)
  • “Licensing and Franchising - Are There New Opportunities for Businesses?” (Gorodissky seminar “Eurasia: New IP Horizons”, Dubai, October 2023)
  • “Franchising - current problems and prospects of development” (21th Gorodissky annual seminar “IP Protection Strategies for Successful Company Development”, Moscow, September 2023)
  • “Internet disputes: resolution practice on keywords/meta tags, websites/domain names, cybersquatting, Russian anti-piracy law, information intermediaries responsibility” ("M-Logos" Online Professional Training “Intellectual Property: judicial practice and current legal issues”, Moscow, June 2023)
  • “LegalTech and Online Brand Protection” (Lextalk World - Legal&IP Hybrid Conference - Dubai, Dubai, May 2023)
  • “LegalTech and Online Brand Protection” (WLA 2023 DUBAI Conference, Dubai, April 2023)
  • “Online Brand Protection and LegalTech” (Dubai New Economy Legal Forum, Dubai, March 2023)
  • “IP Asset Management” (International Online Conference “IP People”, Moscow, March 2023)
  • “LegalTech and Online Brand Protection – IT v. Legal” (Global IP ConfEx, Dubai, March 2023)
  • “Eurasian Technologies & Transfers” (13th International Invention Fair in the Middle East IIFME, Kuwait, February 2023)
  • “Online Brand Enforcement” (Global Legal Association Conference 2023, Dubai, February 2023)
  • “Domain name issues and disputes” (21st IIPLA 2023 Conference, Dubai, January 2023)
  • “Software, websites and domains as IP objects” (Educational program for Joint Stock Company “All-Russian Scientific-Research and Design Technological Institute of Rolling Stock”, Moscow, December 2022)
  • “Responsibility of marketplaces for exclusive rights infringement: legal and practical aspects, judicial practice” (CCI France Russie IP Committee meeting “Marketplaces - IP protection, liability and litigation”, Moscow, December 2022)
  • “Internet disputes: resolution practice on keywords/meta tags, websites/domain names, cybersquatting, Russian anti-piracy law, information intermediaries responsibility” ("M-Logos" Online Professional Training “Intellectual Property: judicial practice and current legal issues”, Moscow, November 2022)
  • “Pledge of IP rights” (IV International scientific and practical conference “IP rights: challenges of the 21st century”, Tomsk, November 2022)
  • “Responsibility of marketplaces” (International Conference “IP People”, Moscow, October 2022)
  • “Exclusive rights trust” and “Pledge of IP rights” (Moscow Digital School Online Professional Training “International IP law”, Moscow, July-September 2022)
  • “Responsibility of marketplaces for violation of exclusive rights” (20th Gorodissky annual seminar “IP Protection Strategies for Successful Company Development”, Moscow, June 2022)
  • “Features of intangible assets pledge” (Vedomosti.Legal сonference “Efficient IP management“, May 2022)
  • “Internet disputes: resolution practice on keywords/meta tags, websites/domain names, cybersquatting, Russian anti-piracy law, information intermediaries responsibility” ("M-Logos" Online Professional Training “Intellectual Property: judicial practice and current legal issues”, Moscow, April 2022)
  • “Litigation over franchising agreements” (LES Russia webinar “Litigation in IP licensing and commercialization”, February 2022)
  • “Foreclosure of intellectual property: trends” (Legal Academy Round table “Foreclosure of intellectual property: trends”, January 2022)
  • “Russia’s new law on onshoring foreign internet companies & privacy law updates” (Finnish-Russian Chamber of Commerce Online training “Russia’s new law on onshoring foreign internet companies & privacy law updates”, December 2021)
  • “Internet disputes: the practice of resolving disputes related to keywords / meta tags, websites / domain names, cybersquatting, the use of Russian anti-piracy legislation, the liability of information intermediaries” (Law Institute “M-Logos” practical online course “Intellectual Property: Judicial Practice and Current Legal Issues”, Moscow, December 2021)
  • “General legal and practical issues of exclusive rights co-ownership” (CCI France Russie IP Committee meeting “Issues of exclusive rights co-ownership”, Moscow, November 2021)
  • “IP asset management in Russia” (19th Gorodissky annual seminar “IP Protection Strategies for Successful Company Development”, Moscow, November 2021)
  • “Pledge of means of individualization and IP results. Is this way of securing obligations effective?” (Conference Pravo.ru “Intellectual Property - 2021”, Moscow, November 2021)
  • “Brand protection and enforcement in Russian online space: a practical approach” (Chambers & Partners webinar “Brand protection and enforcement in Russian online space: a practical approach”, Moscow, September 2021)
  • “What Type of Local Office to Choose” (Lexology webinar “Russia makes internet companies go local: survival guide to the new law”, Moscow, July 2021)
  • “Pledge over intangible assets” (VI International IP Conference, St. Petersburg, May 2021)
  • “Topical issues of legal protection of computer programs and the disposal of rights to them” (Forum “Intellectual Property - XXI Century”, Moscow, April 2021)
  • “Features of intangible assets pledge” (Pravo.ru conference “Intellectual Property — 2021”, Moscow, April 2021)
  • “IP Management Issues” (LES Russia webinar “IP Assets Management in the Current Conditions”, Moscow, March 2021)
  • “Legal aspects of franchising” (Forum “Features of examination of inventions implemented using a computer, including inventions in the field of artificial intelligence”, Moscow, March 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)
  • “Features of the conclusion and termination of licensing agreements” (Meeting of the Intellectual Property Committee CCI France Russie, Moscow, February 2021)
  • “Pledge in the field of intellectual property: legal and practical aspects” (Online seminar of Scientific and Innovation institution Association of Perm region, Perm, February 2021)
  • “Intellectual property” (Business-class “Intellectual property”, Moscow, December 2020)
  • “Tax maneuver in the IT industry: who wins and who loses?” (Webinar “Tax maneuver in the IT industry: who wins and who loses?”, Moscow, December 2020)
  • “How to increase sales of official products on the Internet and protect your business from counterfeit and illegal products?” (VI Annual Conference “Russian market of luxury goods”, Moscow, November 2020)
  • “IT&Privacy” (John Marshall Law School 64th Annual IP Conference, Chicago, November 2020)
  • “Data Protection and Privacy: GDPR v. Russian Personal Data Law” (Round Table “Data Protection and Privacy: GDPR v. Russian Personal Data Law” within virtual INTA Annual Meeting, Moscow, November 2020)
  • “Infrastructure for Brand Protection in the World, Russia and the EAEU” (Anti-Illicit Trade Forum, Moscow, November 2020)
  • “Legal aspects of doing business on a franchise” (Webinar for the Training Center of the Nizhny Novgorod Region CCI, N.Novgorod, November 2020)
  • “Intellectual property as an element of business control” (18th Gorodissky annual seminar “IP Protection Strategies for Successful Company Development”, Moscow, October 2020)
  • “IP Transactions – legal and practical aspects”, “Venture Capital and Intellectual Property” (XXI IP Forum, Moscow, October 2020)
  • “IP/IT licensing and tech-transfer in the digital era” (LES 2020 Annual Meeting, October 2020)
  • “IP Licensing in Russia” (ABA Licensing and Transactions Committee, October 2020)
  • “Domain disputes” (Online Conference IP Academy & Skolkovo Legaltech DISTANT & DIGITAL, Moscow, October 2020)
  • “Franchise contract: key practical and legal aspects of franchising” (Franchising forum “BIZBUSTERS: SURVIVORS 2020”, Moscow, September 2020)
  • “Securing financial transactions with a pledge of intellectual property” (Webinar “Venture Capital: How to Build a Business on Intellectual Products”, Moscow, June 2020)
  • “Legal Aspects of Franchising” (Franchising open lecture “Actual issues of franchising in the new economic conditions”, Moscow, May 2020)
  • “Internet-related Disputes” (Legal advanced studies seminar “Intellectual Property: Court Practices and Current Legal Issues” in the «M-Logos» Law University, Moscow, March 2020)
  • “Export of intellectual property rights: the basic agreements, key terms & conditions”, “Franchising Legal Basics” (Moscow School of Export training program “Legal protection of intellectual property abroad”, Moscow, December 2019)
  • “Pledge in IP” (LES Russia Seminar, Moscow, December 2019)
  • “Franchising Legal Basics” (Seminar “Franchise business”, Moscow, November 2019)
  • “Global GDPR Compliance Challenges: Case of Russia” (IAPP Europe Data Protection Congress 2019, Brussels, November 2019)
  • “Protection of the right to a trademark: pre-trial and judicial measures”, “Features of legal protection and enforcement of computer programs and databases”, “Protection of copyrights and related rights on the Internet” (Seminar “Intellectual property: legal protection, turnover, security in 2020”, Moscow, November 2019)
  • “Internet-related Disputes” (Legal advanced studies seminar “Intellectual Property: Court Practices and Current Legal Issues” in the «M-Logos» Law University, Moscow, October 2019)
  • “Doing Franchising and Licensing Business in Russia” (Seminar “Obtaining and Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in Russia”, Moscow, September 2019)
  • “Protect your website: problems and solutions” (International Conference “E-Commerce: Legal aspects”, Moscow, September 2019)
  • “Protection of A Brand as An IP Asset” (Advanced Marketing Studies “Master in Marketing” in Higher School of Economics, Moscow, June 2019)
  • “New ways for promoting sales within the DS and on-line” (International Distribution Institute Conference 2019, Cernobbio (Italy), June 2019)
  • “Trademark protection: pre-trial and judicial measures”, “Features of legal protection and enforcement of computer programs and databases”, “Protection of copyright and related rights on the Internet” (Seminar “Intellectual Property Subjects: Legal Protection and Turnover”, Moscow, June 2019)
  • “How to get ready for franchising, to protect IP and trademarks?”, “Legal aspects and its pecularities in franchising” (Moscow International Franchise Forum & Exhibition 2019, Moscow, May 2019)
  • “Legal Methods of Fighting Against Counterfeits and Parallel Imports: Theory and Practice” (Advanced Legal Studies by the «M-Logos» Law University, Moscow, May 2019)
  • “Joint ventures: IP transactions” (The third International Conference “Protection of IP Rights”, St. Petersburg, April 2019)
  • “Legal aspects of franchising” (Regional Conference “Franchise business”, Kaluga, April 2019)
  • “Transactions in the Field of Intellectual Property: Practical Aspects of Conclusion and Registration - Main Problems, Typical Mistakes” (Advanced Legal Studies by the «M-Logos» Law University, Moscow, March 2019)
  • “Export of intellectual property rights: the basic agreements, key terms & conditions” (Seminar “Export of intellectual property rights: the basic agreements, key terms & conditions”, Moscow, December 2018)
  • “Licensing of IP along with creating joint ventures” (LES Russia seminar “Licensing as an effective business development tool”, Moscow, December 2018)
  • “Protection of Brand as IP Asset” (Advanced Marketing Studies “Master in Marketing” in Higher School of Economics, Moscow, November 2018)
  • “Legal Aspects of Franchising” (The Krasnodar Franchise Expo, Krasnodar, October 2018)
  • “Security of Exclusive Rights: Theory and Practice” (Second International Conference “Protection of Intellectual Property Rights”, Moscow, October 2018)
  • “Personal data protection on the Internet: problems and solutions” (Seminar “Actual Issues of Doing Business on the Internet”, Moscow, October 2018)
  • “Russian Anti-piracy Law: application practice and development trends” (Seminar “Business and Internet: IP Rights Protection and New Regulation”, Moscow, October 2018)
  • “Russian Data Privacy Law v. GDPR” (DataGuidance webinar “Online Business: Russian Data Privacy Law v. GDPR”, Moscow, September 2018)
  • “Legal aspects of franchising”, ““World trends in franchising”, “Practice of intellectual property protection in franchising”, “Legal aspects and specialties of legal regulation of franchising in Eurasian Economic Union” (World Franchise Forum. Moscow Franchise Expo 2018, Moscow, May 2018)
  • “Protection of Brand as an IP Asset” (Advanced Marketing Studies “Brand Management”, Gorodissky IP School, Moscow, May 2018)
  • “Effective Protection of Commercial Secrets” (LESI 2018 Annual Conference “Strong IP drives the bottom lin”, San Diego, April 2018)
  • “Effective Ways of Copyright and Related Rights Protection on the Internet” (1st International Conference “Protection of Intellectual Property Rights”, St. Petersburg, April 2018)
  • “Legal Protection of GUI”, “Return of Illegally Granted Exclusive rights to Official Intellectual Activity Results: Theory and Practice” (16th annual seminar “IP protection strategies for successful company development”, Moscow, April 2018)
  • “Legal Methods of Fighting Against Counterfeits and Parallel Imports: Theory and Practice” («M-Logos» Law University seminar “Intellectual Property: Current Legal Issues and Court Practice”, Gorodissky IP School, Moscow, April 2018)
  • “IP transactions: aspects of conclusion and registration practice – typical problems and mistakes” («M-Logos» Law University seminar “IP legislation: a new version of part four of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, legal practice and topical legal issues”, Gorodissky IP School, Moscow, February 2018)
  • “Legal basics of franchising: theory and practice” (II International Baikal Franchise Fair - BAIKALBRAND, Irkutsk, December 2017)
  • “Protection of copyright and neighboring rights in the Internet” (Russian School of Management seminar on intellectual and information law, Gorodissky IP School, Moscow, December 2017)
  • “Legal audit of intellectual rights - technologies and recommendations” («M-Logos» Law University seminar “Due Diligence: objectives, methods and effective technologies”, Gorodissky IP School, Moscow, December 2017)
  • “IP Transactions: Practical Aspects of Conclusion and Registration – Main Problems, Typical Mistakes” (Legal Advanced Studies “Intellectual Property Laws: New Version Of Part Iv Of Russian Civil Code, Court Practice And Hot Legal Issues”, Moscow, October 2017)
  • “IPR’s protection on the Internet”, “How to protect trademark right” (IRSOT business-class “Rights on the results of intellectual activity: turnover and protection”, Moscow, October 2017)
  • “Licensing policy and franchising: goals, practices and recommendations” (Round table “Intellectual property – a national asset”, Moscow, September 2017)
  • “IP transactions: practical aspects of conclusion and registration - main problems, typical mistakes” (Legal advanced studies seminar “Intellectual Property: Hot Legal Issues and Court Practice” by the «M-Logos» Law University, Moscow, June 2017)
  • “IP litigation: get your litigation strategy right” (10th International Legal Alliance Summit & Awards, New York, June 2017)
  • “Legal and economic aspects of IP transactions” (4th IP seminar Gorodissky IP School, Dubna, May 2017)
  • “Protection of Brand as IP Asset: brand identifiers, counterfeiting and brand protection” (Advanced marketing studies program “Brand Management”, Moscow, April 2017)
  • “Internet-related Disputes” (Second Annual Business Conference “Brand and Trademark Protection”, Moscow, April 2017)
  • “IP protection in IT” (18th IP Forum, Moscow, March 2017)
  • “Protection and Enforcement of Design Rights in Russia” (Webinar, February 2017)
  • “IP transactions: practical aspects of conclusion and registration - main problems, typical mistakes” (Online Seminar “IP law: new edition of Part IV of the Russian Civil Code, legal practice and relevant legal issues” by the L«M-Logos» Law University, Moscow, December 2016)
  • “Licensing/Merchandising and Distribution contracts” (“IP in Fashion” Seminar, Milano, November 2016)
  • “Trademark as a Tool for Repression of Parallel Imports” (Business Way Forum, Conference “IP Protection and Enforcement: Innovations, Hot Issues, Litigation, Decisions”, Moscow, September 2016)
  • “IP deals: practical aspects of conclusion and registration – main problems, typical mistakes” (Seminar “IP laws: new version of Part IV of the Russian Civil Code, court practice and burning legal issues”, Moscow, June 2016)
  • “Protection of Brand as IP Asset: brand identifiers, counterfeiting and brand protection” (seminar of the Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia, April 2016)
  • “Russian anti-piracy law - legal precedents and development trends” (14th annual seminar “IP protection strategies for successful company development”, Moscow, April 2016)
  • Practical aspects of franchising in Russia. Judicial review (Seminar “Developing your company`s brand in Russia and abroad. IP strategy — litigation”, Perm, November, 2015)
  • “Litigation: things to be done when accused of IPR violation, and things to be done if you found out the violation of your IP rights?” (Seminar “Developing your company`s brand in Russia and abroad. IP strategy — litigation”, Perm, November, 2015)
  • “IPR and personal data protection in the internet” (13th annual seminar “IP strategies for successful company’s development”, Moscow, April 2015)
  • “Practical Aspects of Drafting and Registration of IP Agreements: Main Problems, Typical Mistakes” (legal education course themed “Intellectual property: topic legal issues and litigation”, «M-Logos» Law University, Moscow, Russia, 2012–2015)
  • “Peculiarities of legal defense, protection and licensing of computer programs and databases in Russia” (seminar “Topic issues of IP rights protection. 2013–2014 practice”, Ekaterinburg, November 2014)
  • “IP Transactions: Legal and Practical Issues” (seminar “The Use of IP Rights: Reform of Chapter IV of the Russian Civil Code and Court Practice”, Moscow, Russia, October 2014)
  • “Challenging Trademark Counterfeiting in Russia” (“IP on the Edge Conference”, John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Chicago, USA, May 2014)
  • “Domain Name Disputes in Russia” (presentation session for Partridge IP Law, Chicago, USA, March 2014)
  • “IPRs protection measures under customs clearance” (legal education course themed “Intellectual property: topic legal issues and litigation”, «M-Logos» Law University, Moscow, Russia, January 2014)
  • “Security interests of IP rights” (LES-Russia seminar “IP security interests”, Moscow, Russia, December 2013)
  • “Legal IP Due Diligence. Modern Approaches” (XXI International Conference “Actual Problematic Issues of Intellectual Property”, Yalta, Ukraine, September 2013)
  • “IP Transactions in Car Industry: the Russian Way” (9th annual seminar “Obtaining and Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in Russia”, Saint Petersburg, August 2013)
  • “Legal aspects and peculiarities of franchising in Russia: theory and practice” (LES seminar “The Fate of Licenses in Case of Insolvency”, Moscow, Russia, June 2013)
  • “Legal issues of IP ownership and disposition” (XIII Practical conference “Intellectual Property” “Moscow, Russia, March 2013)
  • “Brand as an IP object: theory and practice” (seminar of the Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia, March 2013)
  • “Russia Joins the WTO: Changes in Russia IP and Tech Climate” (“LES 2012 Annual Meeting (USA and Canada)”, Toronto, Canada, October 2012)
  • “Intellectual Property and technology Transactions in Russia: Theory and Practice” (8th annual seminar “Obtaining and Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in Russia”, Moscow, September 2012 (co-speaker E. Smolnikova)

Legal consultancy/regulatory issues

  • Consulting a large English company on privacy protection, including data-base localization in Russia.
  • Consulting a large Russian company on issues of cyberspace regulation, e-commerce and distance sales in Russia.
  • Consulting a large American company on import issues of the cryptoprotection equipment to the territory of the Customs Union.
  • Consulting a large German company on IPR registration and a software application and database legal protection.
  • Consulting a large Russian company on IC layout legal protection, licensing and IPR defense; registration of client`s IC layout in the Russian PTO.
  • Consulting a large Russian company on registration of the online media (website) as mass media.
  • Advising a large US company on IP protection and registration strategies on trademarks and industrial designs and of domain names in Russia and CIS countries.
  • Consulting a large American company on trademark rights protection against counterfeiting and parallel import on the territory of the Customs Union (Eurasian Economic Union); trademarks filing to the customs registers of Russia, Belorussia and Kazakhstan.
  • Consulting a Japanese company on the Russian legislation practice in advertising, competition protection and information fields, and potential consequences of non-compliance.
  • Consulting a large Russian company on issues of telecom services delivery, consumer rights protection, obtaining and cancellation of licenses in a telecom industry.
  • Advising a large US company on IP and IT rights protection as part of a unique project of financial services outsource.
  • Consulting a large Russian company on creation, use and licensing of mobile applications; registration of customer`s software and databases the Russian PTO.

Transactions/contracts

  • Consulting a large American IT company on IP objects purchasing of a well-known Russian software company; due diligence of targeted IP objects and related objects (trademarks, computer programs, databases, domain names); preparation of required documents, registration of corresponding assignment agreements
  • Consulting a large government-owned nuclear corporation on issues of IP and IT rights transfer for building up a joint venture company with a large German company; legal due diligence of more than 600 IP subject matters, including patents, know-how, trademarks, software, databases, licenses, sub-licenses, employment contracts, construction contracts and other rights / obligations of the client; drafting a report and advising the client on main legal risks of the transaction.
  • Advising a large American pharmaceutical company on issues of licensing/sublicensing and pharma-technology transfer for building up a joint venture with a well-known Russian company; due diligence of technologies and patent rights; filing required paperwork; license and sublicense registration in Russian, Ukrainian, Belarussian and other CIS PTOs
  • Consulting a major Russian oil company on issues of IPR transfer for share acquisition deal with of another large oil company; due diligence of trademarks, service marks, patents, industrial designs, licenses, sub-licenses portfolios and other rights / obligations of the client; drafting a report and advising the client on key legal risks of the transaction.
  • Advising an affiliated company of a large Russian bank on issues of software licensing in favor of another Russian bank; due diligence of software; filing required paperwork.
  • Consulting a large Italian company specializing in energy and telecommunications, on issues related to patents licensing and technology transfer in favor of a Russian company; due diligence of a client’s patent portfolio; drafting and approval of assignment deeds for inventions and know-how; license and sublicense registration in Russian PTO.
  • Consulting a Large US manufacturer of agricultural machinery on issues related to licensing of major brands (trademarks) for concluding licensing agreements with contractors; due diligence of the client’s trademarks; drafting and negotiating licensing agreements; registration of licensing agreements in the Russian PTO.
  • Consulting a large American manufacturer of sports-oriented nutritional products on issues related to the Russian market entrance by franchising; brand (trademarks) due diligence; preparation of the required documents and agreements; franchise agreement registration.
  • Consulting a large US fitness center chain on a franchise agreement with a Russian contractor; due diligence of trademarks, service marks, copyrights and software of the client; preparation of required documents and agreements; registration of franchise agreement in the Russian PTO.
  • Consulting a large US hotel chain on a strategy of franchise expansion in Russia; trademarks and service marks due diligence; drafting required paperwork; registration of franchise agreement in the Russian PTO.
  • Consulting a large American pharmaceutic company concerning the pledge of brands (trademarks) rights in favor of a well-known Swiss bank; due diligence of pledged IP objects; preparation of required documents and agreements; pledge agreement transaction support
  • Advising a large Russian bank concerning a pledge of intellectual property rights owned by a Russian alcohol company as collateral for the credit line opening; due diligence of patents, trademarks and industrial designs; drafting the pledge agreements of exclusive rights on inventions, trademarks and industrial designs; registration of pledge agreements in Russian PTO.
  • Consulting a large Russian tea producer on issues of a pledge of trademarks in favor of a well-known Russian bank; Due diligence of trademarks and licensing rights; preparation of all documents and agreements required for the pledge transaction, including the license agreement and the pledge agreement on license (obligation) rights; registration of pledge agreement on license (obligation) rights in the Russian PTO.

Litigation/dispute resolution

  • Representation of a large Japanese company in courts in a case on trademark protection against parallel importers
  • Legal representation of a large German company in an administrative offence case against counterfeit import; as a result counterfeit products were destroyed and the infringer was fined
  • Representation of a large American company in court against trademark infringement in the Internet (domain name); as a result the domain name was passed to the client and the infringer was fined
  • Represented a large Japanese company in appeal and first instance courts in a case of unlawful and unfair use of the client`s trademark and brand name in the domain name; the domain name was “recaptured” and a large financial compensation was claimed.
  • Represented a large American company in a case of early cessation of trademark protection due to non-use; amicable agreement and registration of the client’s trademark
  • Represented a large Russian bank in the court of first instance in a case of early cessation of trademark protection due to non-use in order to register the trademark on the name of the client.
  • Representation of a large European producer of plastic containers in a court of first instance in a case of patent rights protection against counterfeit production and distribution and withdrawal of such products from the market.
  • Represented a large European company in appeal and first instance courts in a case on industrial design protection against counterfeit production and distribution and withdrawal of such products from the market.
  • Represented a well-known British company in appeal and first instance courts in a number of cases on trademark protection against illegal use by the client outside or after termination of a franchise agreement; the responsibility and the amount of penalty for illegal actions were reduced.
  • Represented a large American fast food company in a court of first instance in a case over recognition of illegal actions of the Russian PTO.
  • Represented a large US entertainment company in a court of first instance in a case over rights protection on software against pirated content in internet; pirated internet resource was blocked within the new Russian “anti-piracy” law.
  • Representation of client's interests in the series of disputes on debt collection over 500,000,000 rubles under patent license agreements.
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