GORODISSKY & PARTNERS
Russia
Valery Medvedev - Managing Partner + 7 495 937 6112 pat@gorodissky.ru www.gorodissky.com
“G&P is the largest IP law firm which handles all kinds of IP problems. Thanks to our large workforce we can afford having best experts in narrow fields within IP which in turn allows us to solve the most intricate IP problems.” - Valery Medvedev Gorodissky & Partners has an international reputation of the Russian IP law boutique. Gorodissky & Partners is a leading Russian IP law firm, provides full range of IP services, including prosecution, litigation, licensing and IP due diligence. We have the largest IP practice in Russia and Ukraine and are in the list of the 10 largest IP practices in Europe. Our branch offices are in St. Petersburg, N. No vgorod, Kazan, Krasnodar, Samara, Ekaterinburg, Perm (Russia) and Kiev (Ukraine). We have a staff of more than 370 employees, including 120 patent/trademark attorneys and
IN EUREKA
Russia
Victor A. Ezhevskiy Managing Partner and General Director + 7 495 650 68 66/ 495 629 79 32 org@ineureka.ru www.ineureka.ru / www.ineureka.net
The Patent Office INEUREKA was set up in Moscow (Russian Federation) in 2001. Since then INEUREKA has proved to be one of the most reliable partners among the leading IP Law firms of the Russian Federation. The company has extensive experience and offers a full range of services in regards to Intellectual Property Protection as Industrial Property Rights and Copyright.
VAKHNINA AND PARTNERS
Russia
Tatyana Vakhnina Managing Partner, Advocate Tel: +7-495-225-7545 Fax: +7-495-7376366 mail@vakhnina.ru www.vakhnina.ru / www.vakhnina.com
Vakhnina and Partners (Innotec Group) is one of the leading Russian Intellectual Property law firm. Vakhnina and Partners has its branches and representation in all ex-USSR (CIS) countries and Baltic States, including Ukraine and Kyrgyzstan. Innotec Group was established in 1990, in the period of birth of Russian private business. Currently, the staff of Innotec Group includes more than 80 people. It gets one of the first places with
According to Victor Ezhevskiy, the firm’s Patent
respect to number of employees and Patent At-
Attorneys and Lawyers are highly experienced
torneys working in the firm offices (more than 80
in intellectual property protection matters and
employees and about 20 Patent and Trademark
in exercising effective professional cooperation
Attorneys in 3 offices in Moscow, Russia).
with corresponding legal institutions of the Russian Federation responsible for IPP, as well
“Providing high-quality expertise in trade mark
as with the Eurasian Patent Organization, thus
and patent protection and registration, this outfit
providing up to date assistance to the company’s
has a network of branches and representative
Patent Attorneys and Lawyers in successful
offices across the Commonwealth of Independent
accomplishment of the most complicated tasks.
States, allowing it to protect the interests of its
INEUREKA clients are both individuals and
clients throughout the region. While the firm pre-
lawyers, 22 Eurasian patent attorneys work
well-known companies from the Republic
viously focused on serving Russian companies,
for the firm. They have significant experience
of Korea, Japan, United States of America,
it has recently been developing its international
in prosecution and litigation of intellectual
China, Germany, Sweden and a number of
client base. Tatyana Vakhnina is an “admirable
property matters. Patent attorneys of our firm
other countries. Close cooperation with patent
lawyer” with remarkable experience in the field.”
cover practically every area of science and
firms in the states of the former USSR helps the
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technology, our lawyers together with patent/ trademark attorneys successfully represent foreign and domestic clients in a number of cases connected with infringement of patent and trademark owners’ rights in courts and before the administrative bodies. Many of the firm’s lawyers and patent/ trademark attorneys have advanced technical and legal degrees and speak a variety of foreign languages. They regularly attend courses at IP and law firms in the USA, Germany, Great Britain, France, and other countries. At the same time they are frequently speakers at international conferences and seminars. Gorodissky & Partners has been a member of the International Trademark Association more than 12 years. The main benefit of being an INTA member is that INTA is the largest professional
company successfully settle questions related to registration of trade marks or the obtaining of
“… Senior Partner Tatiana Vakhnina has
patents in these countries.
impressed the market with her trade mark
Mr Ezhevskiy commented: “We often visit our clients and organise seminars, round-table talks,
prosecution and litigation skills.” - Managing Intellectual Property. World IP Survey
person to person discussions aiming to provide our partners with most updated information
“Russia: Litigation Specialist Dr. Tatiana Vakh-
on Russian IP Legislation, answer all specific
nina is recommended.”
questions related to our practical work. We
- Managing Intellectual Property. World IP Survey
strive to make our professional reputation to be associated with invariable quality, reasonable cost
Dr. Tatyana Vakhnina called INTA “The most
of service, responsible business style, fulfillment
important Trademark Association in the
of obligations. We believe that we have earned
World”. She added: “We participate in INTA
our partners’ trust due to our individual approach
conferences for more than 15 years. For many
and ability to establish direct and trustworthy
years we were not just colleagues - many INTA
relationship with clients”.
members have become our close friends. And it
INEUREKA takes an active part in the work of the AIPPI (Russian National Group) and LES
helps a lot in our business.” Vakhnina and Partners/Innotec Group has
International. Since 2003 the Company has been
comprehensive expertise in providing of Intellec-
a member of INTA. Victor Ezhevskiy also noted
tual Property services in Russia and all Ex-USSR/
community where it is possible to exchange
that attending INTA Annual Meeting gives the
CIS countries and Baltic States. The company has
views, meet new people and solve business
best opportunity to learn the last trends in trade
developed and uses a unique Russian trademark
problems. Being an INTA member means to be
mark legislation around the world and assists to
database (Database “VAL”), which allows to pro-
part of the respectable IP community.
establish valuable and above all direct contacts.
vide urgent searches for clients.
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