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PATENTUS achieved recovery of part-compensation in client’s favor

Dmitry Markanov and Tatiana Sergunina achieved recovery of compensation for violation of exclusive rignts for trademarks № 163575, №163576 in favor of their client — “Microbic technologies” Ltd and SityStroy Ltd (Case № 40-167118/16-110-1488).

PATENTUS retained the decision of Rospatent

Dmitry Markanov and Tatiana Sergunina defended interest of PATENTUS’s client, TECHNOSERVICE Co Ltd., manufacturing company, producing plastic packaging, in the Court for intellectual property rights. The lawyers achieved retaining RUPTO’s decision dated 13.10.2016 according to which the legal protection of the contested patent № 125181 was fully nullified.

PATENTUS secured settlement

Dmitry Markanov and Andrey Akimov secured settlement between the firm client, NAMES (“НЕЙМС”) LLC, Moscow, and its opponent, NAMES (“НЭЙМС”) LLC, Ekaterinburg, at the Arbitration Court for Sverdlovsk Region (Case No. А60-63098/2016).

Dmitry Markanov took part in "Siberia Legal 2017"

Dmitry Markanov participated in the 10th Legal Forum of Siberia "Siberia Legal 2017", that was dedicated to the topic: "Management of legal business: today's solutions for tomorrow's clients". The main purpose of the event was to exchange practical experience in order to build and develop a successful law firm. The forum gathered more than 100 specialists on its site from all over Russia and neighboring countries.

PATENTUS nullified trademark Arida in the RUPTO

Dmitry Markanov successfully defended the clients’ interests — Arida Ltd and its affiliated person Shakhkeldyan A.A. — in the Chamber for Patent Disputes at a hearing considering a legal objection to granting legal protection to the combined trademark No. 588982 in respect of all goods in class 20 and services in class 35 under the NICE classification.

Alexey Mikhailov’s article was published in the journal of the Court for Intellectual Rights

Last week, Alexey Mikhailov’s article “Involuntary Use of Inventions in the Pharmaceutical Industry” was published in the journal of the Court for Intellectual Rights.

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.