Practice Areas

Trademarks

Making associations is one of the foundations of memory and an extremely important function of the human brain. Trademarks (never mind words, images, 3D shapes, sounds, etc.) are all about associations, which are formed by the consumers, and which can be commercialized by the trademarks’ owners. Our firm offers a full range of trademark related services. We carry out trademark searches and other third party rights clearance, filing and prosecution of trademark applications, oppositions and cancellation actions, trademark renewals, recording of trademark transfers and licenses, recording trademarks with the Customs Registers, protecting your trademark rights in courts, etc.

Appellations of Origin

Appellations of origin are the denominations, consisting of or containing the name of a geographical area, placed on the goods, which unique quality or characteristics are conditioned by the relevant geographical environment, including natural and human factors. Foreign appellations of origin, protected under the rules of their country of origin, may be registered provided that a number of subtleties and nuances (both formal and practical) of the relevant procedure are met. Specialists of our firm have unique experience in the registration of foreign appellations of origin and will be pleased to offer you services related to this object of intellectual property rights.

Patents

We believe that ideas are immortal, and ideas turned into concrete solutions can not only advance the technological level of humanity but can also be legally protected as patents and, as such, can benefit their owners. Our firm is able to assist you in getting your technology duly protected. We carry out patent searches, translations, national and Eurasian filings and prosecution, annuities payments, transfers and licensing, oppositions and litigation, etc.

Designs

«Design sells» — this is an axiom of today’s market. When dozens of similar devices with identical functionalities are offered to consumers, the best looking and easy-to-use device will have better chances to end up in consumer’s hands. Our firm would be glad to guide you through the whole legal life of your design. We conduct design searches, drafting and prosecuting design applications, challenging unfavourable decisions of the Patent Office or disputing the validity of competing design rights. Transferring, licensing and maintaining design patents are also our services as well as design litigations in courts.

Copyright & neighboring rights

According to some of the modern scientific views, not only humans, but also animals are capable of creativity. However, so far as we are aware, only humans come to the protection of their creative works by the law.

The works of science, literature and art are the three pillars of copyrighted protected objects. At the same time, the law provides for an open list of these objects, including software, derivative works (translations, adaptations, musical arrangements), composite works, etc. So called neighboring rights cover the performances, phonograms, databases, etc.

Specialists of our firm would be glad to assist you in protecting, transferring and licensing, defending of your copyright and neighboring rights with a deep respect for your creative works and commercial tasks.

Domain names

As a law firm we specialize in protecting IP rights against infringements by unauthorized domain name registrations. Our firm’s specialists have been at the forefront of the development of the CIS legal practice related to the domain names litigation. As for now we have a unique legal experience and expertise in the field, including experience in handling UDRP cases.

We also have the partnership agreements with the main domain registrars, which gives us the opportunity to register your domain names in all available domain name zones. We conduct domain name searchers, negotiations with domain name owners, facilitate domain name transfers, provide urgent notarization of infringing website contents, etc.

Software

Information technologies are a modern reality of our life. From the legal point of view, software can be protected by both copyright and, under certain conditions, by patent protection. Highly qualified specialists of our firm will assist you to choose the right option and to obtain the relevant protection of your software.