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Sojuzpatent originally came from the state patent and trade mark corporation and it has remained one of the biggest Russian IP firms, holding its position across the rankings. "I still work with many firms in Russia," says one client, "but Sojuzpatent is definitely the best one and the most client-oriented". Clients and peers consistently recommend deputy managing partner and head of legal Alexey Zalesov. "It is a very good team," says one client, "and we are happy with the work done for us". In highlight cases, Zalesov and Tatiana Ekhlas advised Kia Motors before the Chamber for Patent Disputes of the Russian PTO to fully invalidate Russian patents for utility models. The patent holder has in return filed a lawsuit against Kia Motors and the case was continuing in 2011. Zalesov and Ekaterina Bednova successfully advised Belgian company Soremartec in trade mark litigation, securing substantial compensation. Zalesov worked with Dr Alexander Lipkes to advise French company Delsey in a trade mark dispute and again won compensation for the client.


Firm contact

Russia

History

Sojuzpatent is the oldest and the most known law firm in the Russian market of patent and trademark services. Its history began in 1922 with the establishment of a Patent Bureau within the All-Union Chamber of Trade and for 70 years Sojuzpatent has been the only firm in the former USSR authorized to deal with protection of the intellectual property of the foreign companies. Sojuzpatent is playing an important role in forming Russian IP case law. Many of our cases are now referred to as precedents. Our attorneys are involved as experts from the private sector in the developments (and amendments) of the Russian IP regulations.

Traditional cooperation with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation, which embraces more than 170 regional chambers, opens unique opportunities for IP rights protection of our clients in all regions of this country.

Services and specialization

Sojuzpatent provides Russian and foreign clients with the full range of services in IP objects protection. Currently the staff of Sojuzpatent consists of 100 highly-skilled specialists including 45 registered Russian and Eurasian patent attorneys, trademark attorneys and lawyers. Our patent and trademark attorneys and IP lawyers are highly qualified to resolve any IP issue arising in Russia and the CIS. Our patent and trademark attorneys cover with their expertise all fields of science and technology.

The close cooperation of patent and trademark attorneys with our IP lawyers results in a unique approach to application prosecution when we try to ensure maximum protection of IP objects during patenting and registration keeping in mind possible future enforcement against infringement. The high quality of the services rendered by Sojuzpatent is conditioned by professionalism of the patent attorneys and lawyers as well as by the applied modern and highly productive automation system.

Sojuzpatent is concentrated on international IP services by representing foreign clients in Russia and the CIS countries (on prosecution and litigation) and by providing services for Russian companies on patenting and trademark registration abroad. To effectively assist clients for their needs in different parts of Russia we are operating several local representative offices (in the cities of Vologda, Astrakhan, Kostroma, Kirov, Novosibirsk) mainly oriented on trademarks' legal protection.

Technology transfer

To encourage the cooperation between Russian organizations and their potential foreign business partners in the field of commercialization of patented inventions and also to promote the objects of the intellectual property (inventions, know-how, technologies, projects and scientific search results) on Russian and international markets Sojuzpatent has established an affiliate company Licentech.

Membership

Patent and trademark attorneys of Sojuzpatent are members of AIPPI (since 1967 Sojuzpatent had been serving as the headquarters of the Russian National Group of the AIPPI), LES International, INTA, Marques, ABA, PTMG.

Languages spoken

Russian, English, French, German and Spanish.

13, Bldg. 5 Myasnitskaya Str
101990 Moscow, Russia
Tel: +7 (495) 221 88 80/81
Fax: +7 (495) 221 88 85/86
Email: info@sojuzpatent.com
Website: www.sojuzpatent.com