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PATENTUS managed to defend the patent for the “Circuit Breaker with a Check Unit”

Alexey Mikhailov successfully protected the interests of MFK Tehenergoholding, a leading electrotechnical company in Russia, in its dispute with the Kursk Electrical Plant. The subject of the dispute was the client’s patent for utility model No. 157825 (low-voltage circuit breaker with a check unit).

PATENTUS is among the best law firms of IP STARS ranking

On February 1, 2017 IP Stars published the annual ranking results of the leading firms for trade mark work. For the first time PATENTUS experts participated in the competition and were promptly recognized in both nominations: “trademark contentious” and “trademark prosecution”. IP Stars marked PATENTUS as “Recommended” (Tier 3) in the first nomination and “Notable firm” in the second nomination.

PATENTUS set the record again

In December 2016 PATENTUS trademark attorneys filed 123 trademark applications with the RUPTO. The previous record in September 2016 was 95 applications.

PATENTUS again among the best law firms of Pravo.ru-300 ranking

December 6, 2016 Dmitry Markanov participated in the gala night held by the Pravo. ru-300 to award the leaders of law firms ranking.

PATENTUS participated in the International Arbitration Conference

December 7, 2016 Dmitry Markanov participated in the Annual International Arbitration Conference «Russia as a dispute resolution place». The event was held by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in the Radisson Royal Hotel.

PATENTUS participated in the annual conference of patent attorneys

November 22–25, 2016 Larisa Viktorovna Grudina and Dmitry Markanov participated in the VII (XXII) annual research and practice conference of patent attorneys, held in POTEMKIN hotel in Tsarskoye Selo of Pushkin town. The conference was attended by more than 150 lead experts of Russian and foreign patent firms.

PATENTUS sustained the court decision to recover 500 thousand rubles in favor of the client

Dmitry Markanov and Tatiana Sergunina have obtained affirmance of the judgment made on the August 29, 2016 in regards of 500 thousand rubles recovery of court expenses for payment of PATENTUS firm’s services in favor of Microbnye Technologii LLC in the Presidium of the Court for Intellectual Property Rights (case № SIP 697/2015).

PATENTUS nullified patent on keg closure

Alexey Mikhailov has achieved a full nullification of the utility model patent № 157673 at the Chamber for Patent Disputes. It is represented as a valve cap for bottles and is used for pouring, storage and transportation of drinks.

PATENTUS — leader of filing trademark applications according to RUPTO

The list of leaders in filing electronic trademark applications in the year 2016 was published on the official RUPTO website. Among 10 announced positions, law firms that provide broad variety of services in the field of IP took 6 places of which PATENTUS stands the second one. Since April, 2016 PATENTUS experts have filed 451 electronic trademark applications.

PATENTUS has obtained adjudication of the trademark "Pobeda vkusa" as a well-known

Anna Atyakshina and Rimma Slemtseva have obtained adjudication of the confectionary’s trademark "Pobeda" (eng. — Victory) as a well-known on the territory of the Russian Federation. The trademark is presented as combined designation, consisted of words "Pobeda" and "Vkusa" (eng. — Taste), that are closed into the polyhedron, and the waving flag above the letter "b".

PATENTUS has sought claim dismissal in the amount of 789 009 684 rubles

Andrey Akimov established satisfaction of the court regarding the inconsistency of the recovery claim in the amount of 789 million rubles to our client, LLC PERVIY PITEYNIY ZAVOD.

PATENTUS has nullified patent on plastic container

Alexey Mikhailov has nullified patent №160261 on “container for transportation and storage of liquids with hollow for handle” at the Chamber for Patent Disputes. It will allow our client to produce a comparable product.