Our experts will find optimal solutions for protection of rights to intellectual property items and in case of claims regarding unlawful use of others’ intellectual property items.

 

Recourse to the following bodies is possible for the purpose of dispute settlement:

- Rospatent, in particular:

for protection of rights to intellectual property items,

regarding contestation of provision of legal protection to intellectual property items;

- appropriate courts, in particular:

· for protection of rights to intellectual property items,

· for collection of compensation for violation of rights to intellectual property items,

· regarding contestation of provision of legal protection to intellectual property items,

· for annulment of non-used trademarks and service marks;

- antimonopoly authorities for protection of rights to means of individualization of goods and services through administrative proceedings in accordance with the Federal Law On Protection of Competition;

- Federal Customs Service for protection of rights to intellectual property items not included in the Customs Register, or for inclusion of trademarks and service marks, copyright and neighboring rights items, in the Unified Customs Register of intellectual property items of the Customs Union member states;

- law enforcement agencies including public prosecutors’ offices, if there are grounds for criminal prosecution in case of violation of rights to intellectual property items.