Branch Director

Representing trademark holders before the Russian PTO (Rospatent) through conducting trademark availability searches, handling trademark filings and prosecution and overcoming refusal actions as well as renewing trademark registrations and entering amendments to them.
Representing clients in various trademark matters in the Chamber of Patent Disputes of the Russian PTO.
Assisting non-Russian trademark holders in overcoming Russian PTO refusals to grant protection to international trademarks filed under the Madrid System.
Developing license and assignment of rights agreements, as well as commercial concession contracts (franchising agreements), and registering them with the Russian PTO.
Representing clients in Internet domain disputes in Russia.
Providing a client with full legal assistance in connection with purchase of shares of a joint stock company, including drafting the share purchase agreement and assisting in the registration of the share transfer in the registry of shareholders.
Providing a client with full legal assistance in connection with sale and purchase of shares of a Russian Joint Venture involved in import of machinery and equipment to Russia.
Providing legal assistance to a worldwide provider of asset integrity, quality assurance, quality control and engineering services to leading oil and gas companies worldwide in connection with optimization of management structure of its Russian subsidiaries, analyzing corporate documents and bringing them into compliance with applicable Russian laws.