Experience
Armenia
- General advice and further successful filing for the registration of trademarks of the leading Armenian wine and brandy production company;
- Advise on the registration of trademarks and industrials designs on national and international levels to the major domestic shoe manufacturing company;
- Advice to the leading telecommunication company on the registration of a trademark license agreement in Armenia;
- Consulting to a domestic IT enterprise in regard to the IP rights-related issues stemming from the execution of a Software license agreement;
- Advice to the Austrian subsidiary of the international fashion consortium on certain legal issues of executing and registration of franchise agreements in Armenia;
- Drafting, revision, and registration of the franchise agreements for the major domestic company engaged in regional sales of Italian luxury fashion brands;
- Advice to an Austrian paper-products manufacturing company on the process of applying to the Customs Body of Armenia for ensuring the protection of IP rights on the border;
- Successful representation of the major domestic confectionery products selling enterprise in the dispute related to the alleged unauthorized use of the trademarks in the commercial advertisement and parallel import of goods;
- Successful representation of the domestic beer manufacturer in the legal action for the annulment of the registration of a trademark.
Azerbaijan
- Analysing license and franchise agreements for the transfer of trademark rights of a global car manufacturer, a cosmetic product, a chain of hamburger fast-food restaurants and a chain of indoor trampoline parks;
- Registration of agreements for trademarks belonging to an international fast-food chain and elevator manufacturer in the United States with the competent authority, including addressing of requests of the state authority that could have prevented the registration;
- Advising on legal requirements and review/amendment of the franchise agreement in compliance with the Azerbaijani legislation for a large Swedish retail clothing company;
- Providing comprehensive legal support in the registration of license agreement for trademarks with the competent authority of the Republic of Azerbaijan for elevator manufacturer;
- Advising a global American pharmaceutical company on legal requirements for termination of the license agreement;
- Advising on termination of the license agreement for the trademarks of a well-known brewing company, assisting with the registration of amendments on termination of the license agreement with the competent authority of the Republic of Azerbaijan;
- Preparing and submitting objection letters to the Board of Appeal regarding a refusal to register a world-famous vodka brand and a lemonade brand;
- Registration of trademarks of national and foreign beverage producers; major tea producers and confectionery products, as well as other trade brands in various countries worldwide;
- Preparation of warning letters from foreign and domestic companies to violators of their IP rights;
- Successful pre-trial protection of the exclusive trademark rights of a large manufacturer of tobacco through sending claim letters to the infringers;
- Registration of goods containing well-known trademarks of a vodka company into the Customs Registry for the prevention of counterfeit goods imported into the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan;
- Participation in pre-trial meetings with the infringers regarding trademarks of a well-known vodka producer;
- Successful appeal against the decision of the Intellectual Property Agency to the Appeal Board on the invalidation of the trademark registration in favour of a leading beverage company;
- Consultations on trademark invalidation and further protection of the IP rights of a famous Georgian lemonade company before the Board of Appeal and the local courts;
- Informational search for trademarks for foreign and national companies.
Belarus
- Advising and supporting a well-known Russian brand of fast-food restaurants in the process of entering the Belarusian market, including finalizing and coordinating a license agreement for using a range of intellectual property objects;
- Drafting and support of the signing of the contracts for the assignment of exclusive rights with project companies, transfer of non-exclusive rights to project documentation for further refinement, re-use or modification;
- Drafting of the agreement on the development of an audio-visual composition with the establishment of a procedure for the transfer of exclusive rights to composition for Belarusian baby food and drink producer;
- Advising IT companies on R&D, software development, transfer of copyright, registration and usage of trademarks, protection of know-how and confidential information and concluding franchising agreements;
- Assisting IT-companies in IP DD related to the attraction of a new investor;
- Examination of contracts of a local power equipment distributor for the protection of intellectual property rights against violations by competitors;
- Advising a sports center operator on the protection of intellectual property;
- Drafting of documents for web design companies on a wide range of IP-related issues;
- Advising an American IT company on the development of a trade-secret protection system and drafting of software development agreements, advising on an assignment of software rights;
- Protecting the client’s trademarks and business reputation in response to a video released on Belarusian TV channel which questioned the client’s product quality;
- Advising a Belarusian subsidiary of a large telecommunications company on the suspension of supply of counterfeit products in Belarus and filing claims against several online stores selling illegal products under the company's brand;
- Provision of legal support to one of the largest IT companies in Belarus and preparation of several agreements with a new business partner (client), including the NDA, a license agreement, a master service agreement concluded under English law;
- Providing comprehensive legal support to a well-known international manufacturer of electrical goods for the trademark protection and trade name in Belarus in connection with unfair actions of a Belarusian manufacturer of similar equipment and protection against attempts to seize the client's products from the retail market. Preparation and submission of objections to the Board of Appeals at the Belarusian Patent Authority and successful settlement of the dispute by reaching a settlement agreement in the client's interests;
- Advising Germany's biggest company for recycling, water resource management and industrial and communal services on the transfer of exclusive rights to software;
- Legal support of the Client in preparing and coordinating a software license agreement with a German company to provide a non-exclusive right to use the software;
- Providing comprehensive legal support of a large investment project the important part of which was a contract under the law of England and Wales. The Contract included the supply of expensive television and computer equipment, installation and adaptation of software, transfer of software rights, provision of training services for staff to work with the program and subsequent service support;
- Advising the client - a foodservice chain - on the procedure of rebranding and registration of a new trademark; signing a franchise agreement;
- Preparation of a license agreement for the use of a trademark and an agreement for transfer of know-how for a client - a group of companies, a major manufacturer of building materials, analysis of the stages of fulfillment of obligations under the agreement and implementation of this agreement, with consideration of the specifics of the client's business, minimizing any risks of non-performance or improper performance of obligations by the counterparty, as well as risks of including royalties for the products manufactured in the custom value of similar imported goods. Supporting the procedure of appealing against the decision of the customs authorities on the additional assessment of customs duties by including the royalties paid for the use of intellectual property objects in the production in the customs value of similar imported goods;
- Advising residents of the Belarus High-Tech Park on registration and transfer of IP rights.
China
- Registration of Russian companies trademarks in PRC;
- Assisting several famous companies for well-known status recognition in trademark cases;
- Providing full trademark protection strategies in PRC for Russian clients.
Georgia
- Registration of trademarks on local and international levels;
- Drafting and reviewing of license agreements;
- Representing clients’ interests in litigation on intellectual property rights;
- Reviewing the status of trademarks registered in Georgia.
Kazakhstan
Trademarks:
- Assisting in registering the trademarks of an international investment fund specialising in the development and acquisition of technology used in the oil and gas exploration and production;
- Preparing and submitting objection letters to the Board of Appeal regarding the refusal to register a world famous luxury brand of clothing and accessories;
- Registration of trademarks of national and foreign banks, educational institutions and large producers of tea and coffee products, as well as other trade brands in various countries worldwide;
- Advising a domestic producer of aromatic and phyto oils on the refusal to register a trademark due to confusing similarity with the trademarks of a third party;
- Advising the leader in the production of dairy products in the Kazakhstan market on the registration and protection of trademarks in Kazakhstan;
- Advising an official distributor of Japanese car brands, original spare parts and accessories in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the introduction of the “Pop-up” format for authorised distributor dealers in the Republic of Kazakhstan;
- Advising on the placement of the logo on baggage packaging at airports, railway and river stations.
International trademark registration:
- Successful overcoming of the refusal to register the international trademark of the railway operator with the Patent Office of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
- International registration of trademarks for Kazakh bank, national network of clothing stores, national mobile operator, Iranian paint manufacturer, and a chess school;
- Advising the leader in the production of dairy products in the Kazakhstan market on the registration and protection of trademarks abroad;
- Introducing a license note within an international trademark application owned by an international law firm in the WIPO international register.
Trademarks Search:
- Informational search for trademarks for foreign and national companies;
- Preparing recommendations based on the results of informational searches for identical and similar trademarks for a Kazakh private airline.
Inventions and Utility Models:
- Drafting and filing applications for inventions, industrial designs and utility models patents;
- Advising one of the largest energy corporations on compliance with the patent laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan when dealing with fuel containers;
- Drafting and submitting complaints, objections and requests associated with patent infringement;
- Entering into the national phase for an international Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) application;
- Advising on patent infringement for a transnational pharmaceutical company.
- Registration of an invention patent on behalf Canadian Oil Company;
- Advising the client on filing a convention application for granting a patent for an invention with Kazakh Patent Office in accordance with the Paris Convention on the Protection of Industrial Property;
- Appealing a claim on the unlawful use of a Eurasian patent by a national producer of locking and sealing devices;
- Legal support in obtaining a patent for a computer system owned by an American company providing video services, as well as services in the area of e-commerce and digital advertising with users;
- Obtaining a patent for a utility model for a Kazakh engineering and oilfield services Production Company;
- Obtaining patents for utility models in the field of healthcare for a Kazakhstani developer of medical equipment;
- Obtaining a patent for an invention for a Chinese company engaged in research, design and production of equipment for nuclear power plants.
Industrial Designs:
- Drafting and filing applications for inventions, industrial designs and utility models patents for local and international companies;
- Obtaining patents for industrial designs for a local company engaged in the production and bottling of refined oil;
- Advisory and further support of the process of obtaining a patent for an industrial design in the Republic of Kazakhstan for one of the large confectionery companies in the CIS.
Patent Researches and Test for Novelty:
- Conducting a patent search for local and foreign industrial company.
License Agreements:
- Providing legal opinions in connection with analyses of various title documents and other disputed matters, as well as advising on the registration of trademark license agreements for a US energy drinks manufacturer;
- Successful registration of the trademark agreement on behalf of a US international fast food chain with the competent authority, as well as successful resolution of requests from the state authority that prevented registration of the agreement;
- Advisory and full-range legal support on registration of the trademark license agreement and franchise agreement with the competent authority of the Republic of Kazakhstan on behalf of the digital bulletin board provider;
- Drafting of an addendum to the sub-license agreement for the global coffee house brand, in accordance with Kazakh laws, and its further registration with the competent authority;
- Review of license agreements for transferring trademark rights to international right holders, including the global manufacturer of automotive components, manufacturer of cosmetic products and clothing, as well as the world-known manufacturer of home accessories;
- Advising one of the world leaders in the production of integrated circuits, telecommunications equipment, and household appliances, audio and video devices on the use of IP objects in connection with the distribution, marketing and promotion of goods.
Franchising:
- Advising a French retail clothing company on conclusion of a franchise agreement;
- Drafting, registration of and further recommendations on franchise agreements for foreign companies, including an American franchisor of retail frozen yoghurt stores, the French clothing retailer, and an international manufacturer of designer clothing;
- Advising a foreign leading company on testing, inspection and certification in relation to the registration of an intercorporate complex franchise agreement with the competent authority of the Republic of Kazakhstan, including drafting of the agreement in accordance with Kazakh laws;
- Advising international mercantile company (franchisor) whose activity involves design, creation, production and distribution of wedding dresses, cocktail wear, evening gowns and other accessories on conclusion and registration of the franchise agreement with a Kazakh franchisee;
- Advising a US franchisor on Kazakh, Uzbek and Kyrgyz law requirements to franchise agreements (on franchised outlets under the brand that deals with restaurant business, specialising in sandwiches);
- Review of the franchise agreement on compliance with Kazakh legislation for the international network of fitness clubs;
- Review and amendment of a franchise agreement on compliance with the Kazakh legislation for the large American producer of apparel, accessories, and personal care products for men, women and children;
- Advising and drafting a franchise agreement for the international company specialising in full range of goods for mothers and babies;
- Advising famous European jewelry and accessories brand on the contents of the franchise agreement;
- Legal support in the registration of a franchise agreement in relation to the world-known brand of Italian underwear and beachwear with an expert organisation of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
- Analysis and appropriate amendments to the franchise agreement in accordance with Kazakh law for the American doughnut manufacturer, as well as a network of coffee shops.
Assignment Agreement:
- Registration and administration of assignment agreements for a large Kazakhstani telecommunications operator;
- Drafting an agreement on the transfer of rights to a trademark owned by a paint and varnish production company, and registration thereof with a competent authority of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
- Drafting of an agreement for the assignment of exclusive rights to trademarks owned by an international legal firm, and registration thereof with an expert organisation of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
- Drafting and administration of the agreement for the assignment of a full range of exclusive property and other rights for an online resource (online store) of one of the leading companies in the area of e-commerce in Kazakhstan.
Copyright and Related Rights:
- Registration of copyright in computer programs, mobile apps, databases, literature and stage pieces, as well as applied works of national authors;
- Registration of copyright of an international investment fund specialising in the development and acquisition of technology used in the oil and gas exploration and production;
- Advising a foreign company on the possible infringement of copyrights by using images (people's faces) from the Shutter Stock website for television advertising;
- Preparation of the legal opinion for an international manufacturer of musical equipment and other household and audiovisual devices on the legality of requirement to pay remuneration for the free reproduction of phonograms and audiovisual works for personal purposes;
- Legal support in the registration of software copyrights for one of the world's largest manufacturers of consumer electronics and household appliances with the competent authority of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
- Development of a memorandum for a supplier of equipment and control systems for petroleum stations on royalties payment for using software in the Republic of Kazakhstan;
- Development of an agreement for the transfer of exclusive rights to the results of intellectual activity for the representative office of the world's largest American pharmaceutical company;
- Legal support in negotiations with a local construction project company and the copyright holder in a dispute over infringement of copyright in software for the electrical systems design;
- Drafting of a memorandum for an American media conglomerate engaged in the creation and distribution of movies on the payment of royalties for the use of related rights;
- Advising a Russian commercial bank on the claims arising from TV hosts in respect to video content broadcasting;
- Advising a major multinational company in the information technology industry on copyright and related rights infringement on the Internet and the use of User Generated Content on Internet sites;
- Development of an agreement on the transfer of exclusive proprietary rights to software for the Institute providing services for software design and development.
Company Names:
- Successful protection of a company involved hotel business in a dispute relating to illegal use of the trademark and company name;
- Successful protection of the national consulting company in disputes on the protection of exclusive rights to the company name;
- Successful representation of a non-governmental judicial authority that considers civil disputes between legal entities and individuals in a dispute about violation of exclusive rights to a company name.
Due Diligence and Audit of IP Rights:
- Due diligence of the IP rights of a Kazakh mobile operator in the context of its share being placed on the London Stock Exchange;
- Due diligence of the IP rights of a leading international logistics company as part of a multijurisdictional M&A transaction for a German company;
- Due diligence of intellectual property and information technology for foreign banks, construction companies, telecommunications holding, international engineering company, international investment company, the world's leading manufacturer of food products and household chemicals, and international construction company;
- Due diligence of trademarks and drugs certificate for an international pharmaceutical company.
Preventive/Complaint Measures to Protect IP:
- Drafting warning letters on behalf of foreign and national companies against IP rights infringers;
- Successful pre-trial protection of the exclusive rights of a large foreign manufacturer of chocolate and other confectioneries to the trademarks through sending claims to the infringers;
- Participation in the pre-trial recording of violations of the rights to the trademark of a well-known manufacturer of clothing and accessories for men and women as a part of evidence gathering by a notary.
Protection of IP Rights and Fight Against Counterfeit Products:
- Advising an international pharmaceutical company on appealing against illegal registration of the trademark of a third party due to confusing similarity;
- Successful appeal against registration of the trademark of the world-leading manufacturer of insulation materials in the Appeals Board of the Committee on Intellectual Property Rights;
- Advising on trademark invalidation and further protection of the IP rights of a famous confectionary brand, a pharmaceutical company, and manufacturers of industrial goods, soft drinks and automobiles in the Board of Appeal and the courts;
- Advising the largest biopharmaceutical company on the violation of its patents for inventions by a potential infringer supplying generics to the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
- Advising a Swedish engineering company and drafting of the documents required for the initiation of administrative and criminal investigations in respect of the forgery of the signature and seal of the company, and illegal use of another's trademark;
- Success in appealing against the decision of the Appeal Board of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the invalidity of the trademark registration for the benefit of a Ukrainian pharmaceutical company;
- Drafting applications to the customs authorities of the Republic of Kazakhstan to initiate verification of the legality of the sale of counterfeit confectionery products offered for sale by unidentified persons in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan within the framework of post-clearance control and further communication with law enforcement agencies;
- Development of a petition to the Supreme Court of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the review of judicial acts of the first and appeal instances in favour of the Appeal Board of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan on invalidating the registration of a trademark of a Ukrainian pharmaceutical company.
Inclusion of IP Objects into the Customs Register:
- Advising a leading multinational manufacturer of various goods on the protection of IP rights at the border;
- Preparation of memorandums on protection of trademark rights at the customs border for a leading beauty products manufacturer;
- Legal support in the process of entering trademarks of a German manufacturer of door systems and technologies into the customs register of IP objects of the Republic of Kazakhstan along with imposing a consequent ban on the import of goods by third parties;
- Advising an international manufacturer of chocolate and coffee products on the legality of a ban on import of goods;
- Support of the process of entering the trademarks of the American corporation - manufacturer of medical equipment into the customs register of IP objects of the Republic of Kazakhstan for further ban on the importation of goods by third parties;
- Support of the process of entering the trademark of a major manufacturer of industrial and agricultural equipment into the customs register of IP objects of the Republic of Kazakhstan for further ban on the importation of goods by third parties.
Unfair Competition and False Advertising:
- Successful representation of the leading dairy producer in court over the dispute related to copying of the packing exterior;
- Drafting and sending warning letters to potential infringers on the violation of the exclusive rights of a large foreign chocolate producer and other confectionery products to trademarks and packaging of goods within unfair competition.
Parallel Import:
- Preparing legal opinions for a British oil company regarding parallel import issues;
- Co-operating with the state IP Department and customs authorities of Kazakhstan in destroying counterfeit goods at the border as part of the same project;
- Successful protection of the representative office of the world-famous brand of luxury jewellery in Kazakhstan in the court on the 'grey/parallel import' case;
- Successful protection of the representative office of a foreign confectionery manufacturer on various disputes including the protection of trademark rights, 'grey/parallel import' disputes, and further destruction of the infringing goods;
- Advising of the world's largest brewing company on the exhaustion of trademark rights placed on metal KEGs ('parallel/gray imports');
- Successful representation of a large American manufacturer of medical equipment in the court in a dispute on the illegal import of a sensor for an ultrasound device into Kazakhstan and bringing the infringer to liability;
- Successful representation of a major U.S. medical device manufacturer in a "gray/parallel import" administrative proceeding and further removal of goods from civil circulation;
- Successful defense of a major U.S. medical device manufacturer in a civil "gray/parallel import" appeal court.
IP Litigation and Disputes:
- Successful representation of international manufacturers of cosmetic products in protection of the intellectual property rights through detection and making infringers liable;
- Successful protection of trademarks of a large foreign FMCG company in the administrative court with further seizure and destruction of infringing goods;
- Successful protection of the representative office of the world-largest brewer in Kazakhstan in an administrative court with respect to the violation of exclusive rights to the appellation of origin;
- Representing a local manufacturer of locks and locking structures in a dispute against illegal use of the Eurasian patent and invalidation of a Eurasian patent in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
- Successful protection of a foreign pharmaceutical company in the court in a case of violation of exclusive rights to a trademark and recovery of compensation;
- Preparation of an agreement to settle a dispute (conflict) in mediation in the course of civil proceedings under a claim for infringement of exclusive rights of a foreign manufacturer of medical equipment to a trademark;
- Successful representation of a Polish generic pharmaceutical company in an administrative lawsuit to invalidate registration certificates for a drug in the Supreme Court of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
- Representing a pharmaceutical company in a civil action for threatened infringement of patent rights to an invention and the obligation to revoke registration certificates for a drug;
- Representing a Polish generic pharmaceutical company in a civil case regarding a claim for invalidation of a patent for an invention on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Kyrgyzstan
- Registering a trademark of the Swiss tobacco company and advising on all issues related to protection of a trademark;
- Registering more than 25 IP objects of the world’s leading consumer products company within the Customs registry;
- Representing interests of the world’s leading consumer products company in each case of suspension of imported goods;
- Advising Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH on protection of IP rights on the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic (protection from parallel import), registration and inclusion of trademarks into Customs registry;
- Success in the pre-trial protection of the exclusive rights of a large foreign manufacturer of alcoholic beverages to the trademarks (seizure of infringing goods production in Kyrgyzstan);
- Assisting a large consumer products company on protection of its trademarks with further seizure and destruction of infringing goods (assisting Financial policy in investigative work);
- Advising leading Ukrainian food holding in respect of a trademark protection and actions to be taken in Kyrgyzstan;
- Advising foreign company producing alcoholic beverages on violation of company’s exclusive rights by local company (confusing similarity);
- Advising American pharmaceutical company on protection of its trademark on the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic;
- Advising British American Tobacco on registration and amendments to its trademark sublicense agreement in the Kyrgyz Republic;
- Advising American fitness organization on registration of the licensing agreement; reviewing and amending sublicensing agreement;
- Advising Accor on registration of sublicensing agreement; reviewing and revising draft sublicensing agreement;
- Advising various foreign and national companies on trademark registration in the Kyrgyz Republic.
Moldova
- Assisting with registration of trademarks at national and international level;
- Drafting of license agreements;
- Due-diligence of trademarks registered in Moldova.
Mongolia
- Assisted on registration of trademark which had a provisional refusal;
- Assisted on registration of several trademark at the IP office;
- Advised on trademark protection procedure in Mongolia;
- Drafted cease letter for protecting trademark owner interest;
- Registered various trademarks in Mongolia.
Russia
Moscow:
- Development of contracts for intellectual property rights (software, databases, etc.), NDAs, contracts with service providers and other contracts, under Russian and foreign law (UK, USA, Armenia) for an international group of companies developing software for dentists;
- Development of standard franchise agreements and author's order agreements for the creation of software for an IT startup, representation of interests in connection with the appeal of actions of state customers to the FAS of Russia;
- Support for the inclusion of trademarks of an international manufacturer of medical devices in the Unified Register of Intellectual Property Objects.
Samara:
- Legal support for the transfer of assets of Planfix Inc (one of the largest platforms for creating an enterprise management system) from a legal entity of one jurisdiction to a US-based legal entity;
- Providing evidence of the origin and existence of the client's copyright on the objects that have been infringed (copyright courses and databases), as well as ensuring the confidentiality regime of objects for an international IT-company specialising in software development for automation and digital business transformation;
- Successfully defending the interests of the largest distributor of Codex JSC on the issues of violation of the terms and conditions of the license distributor agreement;
- Developing license options for inventions and utility models of a large production company, as well as building legal relations with a business partner on the issue of joint management of IP objects for the purpose of further joint project implementation;
- Developing a contract for intellectual property purchase - mobile application owned by Harmony Apps Limited;
- Successful recognition of the exclusive right to the Russian digital company's website in a court dispute with the customer regarding non-payment for the development of the website and its unauthorised seizure;
- Obtaining proof of illegal use of the trademark in promotion of the site by a competitor and recovery of compensation for infringement of rights for a large manufacturing company in court to protect intellectual property rights;
- Numerous trademark registrations and legal protection of IP rights for Russian and foreign companies.
Rostov-on-Don:
- Representing a major confectionery manufacturer in a dispute on the protection of exclusive trademark rights;
- Drafting and registration of a franchise agreement, and preparation of a sub-franchise agreement for a local chain of Italian restaurants;
- Advising a local travel company on trademark registration;
- Assisting with registration of combined trademarks (service marks) for one of the largest operators of electric and thermal energy transmission services in the Rostov region.
St. Peterburg:
- Successful defense of a proprietary foreign language learning equipment manufacturer in a dispute with a competitor challenging the client's patent right to the Federal Institute of Industrial Property;
- Successfully contested infringement of the Client's exclusive rights in a dispute with two competitors in three court instances;
- Assisting with the patenting of a design [PB1] in the field of nuclear energy with the examination of a new technical solution for novelty and inventive step, as well as the preparation of basic and supporting documents for the application to the Federal Service for Intellectual Property;
- Supporting the client's acquisition of a trademark with implementation of settlements under the contract and state registration of the exclusive right transfer with the Federal Service for Intellectual Property;
- Registration of a trademark for a medical company specializing in the development and implementation of advanced technological solutions in the field of obstetrics, gynecology and urology. Obtaining a patent for a utility model for a sole proprietorship;
- Supporting the sale of trademark rights for a major furniture company;
- Trademark registration for a number of non-profit organizations (NPO).
Tajikistan
- Advising Dubai Company ASHTELL L.L.C. on registration procedure and assisting registration of the trademark in Tajikistan;
- Advising BioNTech SE on the registration of the COMIRNATY Trademark of the Republic of Tajikistan;
- Advising Private Joint Stock Company “PHARMACEUTICAL FIRM" DARNITSA "on the issues of filing an application with the Patent Office of the Republic of Tajikistan to speed up the process of disclaimer in relation to the“ DARNITSA ”Trademark;
- Advising Yalla Classifieds OU international company on the violation of their copyright and the registration of their trademark “LALAFO” in Tajikistan;
- Advising Tetra Pak International S.A. on trademark license agreements and registration of license agreement with the Tajik Patent Office;
- Advising Procter & Gamble on the inclusion of its trademarks in the customs register of intellectual property of Tajikistan.
UAE
- Representing a local tobacco company in filing and registering trademark across various jurisdiction in the world;
- Representing an international company in filing and registering trademark in UAE and OAPI.
Ukraine
- Various trademark registrations and legal protection of IP rights for Ukrainian and international companies;
- Advising international pharmaceuticals and FMCG companies on parallel import issues;
- Drafting, reviewing and registering various of license agreements;
- Representing clients’ interests in litigation on intellectual property rights.
Uzbekistan
- Drafting License and Sublicense Agreements for the transfer of rights on trademarks and assistance in the registration of agreements with the State authority;
- Drafting of a franchise agreement for a German manufacturer of alcoholic beverages and assistance in registering a franchise agreement, advising on the protection of intellectual property rights;
- Analysis of the draft assignment agreement of trademarks and assistance in registration of the agreement with the State authority;
- Acting for a leading Chinese construction equipment manufacturer and assisting in drafting and negotiating a Joint Venture Agreement with the Uzbek Railways to establish a joint venture on the production of modern hydraulic excavators, drafting and negotiating a Trademark and Tradename License Agreement and Technology License agreement;
- Advising a leading French cognac and brandy producer on Uzbek commercial and intellectual property laws, including compliance review of a distribution agreement with a leading local alcohol importer, producer, and retailer;
- Representing a leading local distributor of premium imported alcoholic beverages in a dispute with a French champagne producer against actions to restrict imports of certain types of alcoholic beverages;
- Drafting trademark and tradename license agreements and technology license agreement for a leading Chinese construction equipment manufacturer and assisting in negotiating agreements with the local partner;
- Assisting a leading multinational hygiene products manufacturer on brand protection and general trademarks matters;
- Representing the largest German construction materials manufacturer before the Uzbek antitrust authority, economic court and law enforcement authorities against producers, and retailers of counterfeit construction materials in Uzbekistan;
- Assisting the leading Serbian pharmaceutical company with trademark assignment;
- Representing the interests of a leading Korean electronics manufacturer in the Uzbek antitrust authority and law enforcement agencies against importers and retailers of counterfeit TVs and vacuum cleaners in Uzbekistan;
- Advising an American multinational company, one of the leaders in the global consumer goods market, on the regulation of outdoor advertising in Uzbekistan;
- Advising an American holding company on customs clearance, labeling, and packaging of medicines in Uzbekistan;
- Advising a French oil and gas company on the sale of motor oils in Uzbekistan, its import, registration, labeling, and distribution, including the registration of the import and transfer of marketing materials;
- Advising an American pharmaceutical company on the regulation of labeling, packaging, distribution, and advertising of prescription medication in Uzbekistan;
- Advising an American company, a leading chain of public catering restaurants, on intellectual property issues in violation of the exclusive right to a trademark;
- Advising an international tea producer on registering a trademark in the Republic of Uzbekistan, including the extension of the trademark’s validity;
- Representing the interests of an international bottled mineral water producer before the Uzbek antitrust authority and courts of Uzbekistan against manufacturers and sellers of counterfeit products;
- Representing and successfully defending a leading global group of alcohol producers in a lawsuit against the takeover of trademarks by a leading local importer, producer, and seller of alcohol, as well as representing a client before the State authority.
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