Copyright & intellectual property lawyers in Russia

Verbal advice in our cozy office in the center of Moscow (Taganskaya or Proletarskaya metro stations) or online (E-mail, WhatsApp, Skype) includes studying documents, discussing your problem, identifying solutions, and giving recommendations. The visit of a lawyer is paid separately. Consultation time is up to 1.5 hours

Contract drafting includes three stages:

1. We get acquainted with your commercial conditions, ask what business tasks the contract is designed to solve, and what risks it should eliminate. We choose the type of contract that best meets your interests
2. We jointly discuss the terms of the contract and advise on the possibilities and potential risks of securing certain conditions from the standpoint of current legislation and current judicial practice
3. We provide a draft contract developed for you; if necessary, we make amendments to it (up to 2 times)

We develop the following types of agreements:

• custom work contracts
• license agreements
• agreements on the alienation of rights to intellectual property items
• non-disclosure agreements (NDA)
• employment contracts with authors
• contractor's agreements
• service agreements

The term for the development of a contract is 5 business days; it is possible to perform the task more urgently by separate agreement

In the RF Federal Service for Intellectual Property (Rospatent), it is possible to register trademarks; such registration allows one to:

• Acquire the exclusive right to use the trademark in the market of these goods/services
• Protect other means of individualization (brand name, domain, your products) from unfair competition
• Protect yourself from persons who maliciously register someone else's trademark in order to make claims against the original owner

The cost of trademark registration with Rospatent is RUB 20,000. Additional state fee of RUB 24,000 is paid; the registration period is from 4 to 10 months

Preliminary check against the paid databases of Rospatent with the provision of a report–RUB 15,000, term–3 business days

A claim is a demand to the violator of rights. The claim may contain both financial claims (to pay compensation) and non-financial claims (to remove materials that violate exclusive rights)

If you purse the goal of obtaining monetary compensation, then before submitting it, you must record the fact of the violation in order to prove in court the fact that materials were placed after the violator removes them.

Along with the demands themselves, the claim must specify the circumstances confirming the existence of your violated rights, as well as the fact of the violation itself

How we handle a claim:

1. A complete analysis of the situation and determination of the case prospects. Setting the goals for preparing a claim. If necessary, assistance with the notarization of violations on the Internet.
2. Drawing up a portrait of the violator in order to identify the most vulnerable points (the presence of government contracts and the inability to "abandon" the company, registration of the website in the name of the general director, and his/her joint liability).

3. Preparation of the claim's text and its coordination with the customer (up to 2 edits).

The claim procedure is mandatory in arbitration disputes on the protection of copyrights, related and exclusive rights and means of individualization of goods/services. The period for claim consideration is 30 days from the date of sending. If the violator does not fulfill the requirements within the established period, then a lawsuit with the same requirements may be filed with the court

If individuals act as a plaintiff or defendant, then the dispute is considered in a court of general jurisdiction. Filing a claim, unless otherwise provided in the contract, is not mandatory but is usually highly desirable to confirm the gross nature of the violation

The preparation period is 3 business days

How we handle a statement of claim:

1. A complete analysis of the situation and determination of the case prospects. Setting the goal of applying to the court. If necessary, assistance with the notarization of violations on the Internet
2. Drawing up a portrait of the violator in order to identify the most vulnerable points (the presence of government contracts and the inability to "abandon" the company, registration of the website in the name of the general director, and his/her joint liability)
3. Forecasting the position of the violator, based on our experience in handling similar cases. Modeling the requirements and procedure for presenting information so that the violator chooses the most obvious defense option from the standpoint of common sense but unpromising from the standpoint of the developed judicial practice
4. Preparation of the text of the statement of claim, coordination with the customer (up to 2 times)
5. Filing a statement of claim with the court (if there is a power of attorney from the plaintiff)

As part of the provision of this service, we develop statements of claim aimed at protecting:

• copyrights
• exclusive rights
• related rights
• trademarks
• commercial designations
• know-how

The term for preparing a statement of claim is 5 business days; more urgent preparation is possible by agreement

Participation of a lawyer in a court session consists of the following stages:

1. A full analysis of the situation and study of the materials submitted by customers. Setting tasks for the court session (winning, transferring to another court, postponing, appointing an examination)
2. Forecasting options for the development of the court session and preparation for them. Rehearsal of a speech in court
3. Lawyer's visit to the court, waiting for the court session (sometimes for 3-5 hours)
4. Oral pleading, representation of the client's interests. Prompt reaction to the actions of the opponent and the judge
5. Providing the customer with a brief or full report on the course of the court session and the procedural decisions made

Representation in a court session pursues the following goals:

• The opportunity to present one's position to the court; in a number of categories of cases only a lawyer with a higher legal education can represent interests in court
• Saving time, as the lawyer will wait in court for the hearing and represent your interests while you are engaged in your tasks
• A lawyer can quickly respond to the opponent's petitions in a court session; he forms the judge's correct understanding of your position and confidence in its rightness

The cost of participation in a court hearing by a lawyer in Moscow and the nearest Moscow region is RUB 40,000, including transportation costs. Please inform us in advance about the need to participate in a court session

A lawyer's visit is carried out in the following situations:

• You would like to receive a consultation at your office (another convenient place)
• It is necessary to represent your interests before third parties (counterparties, government agencies)
• A lawyer should be present when performing legally significant actions (signing a contract, registering a transaction)
• The need to perform a separate action (familiarization with the case materials in court)

Please inform us in advance about the need for a visit

We specialize in representation in courts in disputes over the protection of copyright and exclusive rights to the results of intellectual activity (works of art, program code, design), as well as to means of individualization (trademark and commercial designation)

The protection is divided into several stages:

• Filing a claim and pre-trial settlement of the dispute
• Filing a statement of claim with an arbitration court or a court of general jurisdiction
• Participation in court hearings during the consideration of the case
• Support of the procedure for the execution of a court decision

The period for the case consideration from the moment of sending a claim to the execution of the court decision is from 4 to 6 months (excluding the period of forensic examinations or appeal)

The state fee for the case consideration and the costs of the notarization of evidence are paid separately