In order to obtain exclusive rights to use an artistic design solution (product appearance), it is necessary to register it as an industrial design, that is, to patent this object. Objects such as packaging, label, logo, and other solutions of the form, design of any product of any industry can be registered as an industrial design, if they are novel and ingenious. The protection of industrial designs operates geographically, namely on the territories of those states, and united by the relevant offices of the states, in which they are registered. In order to acquire exclusive rights, we offer the following services:

• registration of industrial designs in certain territories;

• overcoming various obstacles that arise in the process of registration of industrial designs;

• challenging the refusal decision of the registration authority, by methods provided for by the relevant jurisdiction;

• challenging the refusal decision of the registration authority, by methods provided for by the relevant jurisdiction;

• maintaining a portfolio of industrial designs for timely maintenance of their validity, synchronization of changing data, repelling possible attacks and monitoring compliance with rights.

In cases where before submitting documents for registration of industrial designs it is necessary to determine the closest analog of products or analyze in advance the chances of their successful registration, we offer the service of:

• searching for products in databases of protected industrial designs and other open sources within necessary territories, providing opinions and recommendations.

If it is necessary to grant the right to use industrial designs to third parties or transfer the rights to them to some party in certain scope, such a transaction should be properly executed so that it is valid. In many countries, such transactions are subject to registration in accordance with the law. In this regard, we offer the following services:

• full / partial assignment of exclusive rights to industrial designs;

• registration of an exclusive / non-exclusive license (granting the right to use) in a certain scope of industrial designs.

There are cases of unfair attempts by third parties to register artistic and design solutions that were created by the creative work of other persons as industrial designs. Such patents / grant of patents may be challenged on this or other grounds, and therefore we offer:

• invalidation of patents for industrial designs in the ways provided for by the relevant legislation.

In addition, we provide other services, including consulting, providing opinions and recommendations on any issues related to industrial designs.

New technical solutions created in any field of industry can be patented as inventions or utility models, if there is no inventive level. Patent of these objects grants the exclusive right to the holder to own, use and dispose them. The protection of inventions and utility models operates geographically, namely on the territories of those states and united by the relevant offices of the states in which they are registered. In order to acquire exclusive rights to these objects we offer the following services:

• national patent clearance in the territories of certain countries;

• international patent clearance in the territories of the specified countries of interest;

• overcoming various obstacles that arise in the process of obtaining patents;

• challenging the refusal decision of the registration authority, by methods provided for by the relevant jurisdiction;

• maintaining a portfolio of inventions / utility models for timely maintenance of their validity, synchronization of changing data, repelling possible attacks and monitoring compliance with rights.

As a rule, before submitting documents for patents, it is necessary to determine the level of technology solutions in order to analyze in advance the chances of success and feasibility of filing documents, the probability of violation of the rights of third parties, as well as, in some cases, to determine the closest analog, in this regard we offer the service:

• conduction research and investigation of technical solutions based on databases of protected inventions and utility models and other open sources in the necessary territories, providing opinions and recommendations.

If it is necessary to grant the right to use inventions / utility models to third parties or transfer the rights to them to some party in certain scope, such a transaction should be properly executed so that it is valid. In many countries, such transactions are subject to registration in accordance with the law. In this regard, we offer the following services:

• full / partial assignment of exclusive rights to inventions / utility models;

• registration of an exclusive / non-exclusive license (granting the right to use) in a certain scope of inventions / utility models.

There are cases of unfair attempts to patent of inventions / utility models created by certain persons, in the name of third parties. Such patents / granting of patents may be challenged on this or other grounds, in relation with which we offer:

• invalidation of patents for inventions / utility models in the ways provided for by the relevant legislation.

In addition, we provide other services, including consulting, providing opinions and recommendations on any issues related to inventions and utility models.

The objects of copyright include works of science, literature, and art, as well as the creations of information technologies.

The most common examples of the latter are mobile applications, software, operating systems, automated databases, and others. At the same time, when it comes to the protection of these objects of copyright, as a rule, the protection of their initial text is assumed. However, most often, information technology objects are complex and contain several objects of intellectual property, including industrial property.

As you know, for the emergence of exclusive rights to copyright objects, there is no need to formalize them in any way, since they arise by virtue of their creation and originally belong to the author. At the same time, in many jurisdictions, due to certain features of the practice of law enforcement or dispute resolution, their registration is highly recommended. In addition, the protection of copyright objects is not limited to territories and to some extent is valid almost all over the world, taking into account certain national features, including their registration in any particular territory.

Each country has its own opportunities for registering / depositing copyright objects and has identified organizations / institutions that perform this function.

We offer the following services in the field of copyright:

• registration / depositing of copyright objects in organizations / institutions of interest;

• full / partial assignment of property rights to objects;

• registration of an exclusive / non-exclusive license (granting the right to use) of copyright objects;

• maintaining a portfolio of copyright objects for timely synchronization of changing license terms and conditions, monitoring compliance with terms of use and rights, and other.

If there are any disputes or unfair attempts to assign copyright by third parties to objects created by other persons, we offer:

• preliminary settlement of disputes through negotiations, study and analysis of circumstances and data;

• challenging the property / non-property rights of third parties to objects in the ways provided for by the relevant legislation.

In addition, we provide other services, including consulting, providing opinions and recommendations on any issues related to copyright objects.

Exclusive rights to intellectual property objects, as well as rights to other property, periodically may be subject to various infringements. Their violation, depending on the type of object, can lead to various adverse consequences for holders, for example

• loss of revenue due to the use of objects without the consent of the holder and, accordingly, without compensation, as well as due to the outflow of demand due to the loss of part of the market,

• damage to reputation by providing goods / services of lower quality due to lack of control over the use of objects.

Practice shows that, in most cases, only when the owners of exclusive rights show an interest in the inviolability of their rights and determination to prevent their violation, it is possible to inspire third dishonest persons with fear of the consequences of their actions and respect for the rights of the holders.

Depending on the territory where it is necessary to prevent or stop the cases of unauthorized use of objects or other violations, we select the most effective measures and mechanisms and develop a strategy of action from the following ones:

• conducting negotiations with infringers of rights, furthermore by sending relevant notifications / cease and desist letters, obtaining documents on obligations;

• entering objects in national customs registers where such a mechanism is provided for, and initiating and accompanying a case to prevent the admission of products that violate rights in territories where this mechanism does not work automatically; this measure allows prevention of the import of non-original / counterfeit products to certain territories, as well as parallel imports;

• appeal to the Antimonopoly authorities on the grounds and in accordance with the procedure provided for by the relevant legislation;

• claim to the court and other competent law enforcement authorities for coercion of the infringer, application of the stipulated sanctions towards him, including various types of compensations.

Depending on the type and features of the case / dispute and the jurisdiction, we, if necessary, collaborate with certain types of attorneys at law and specialists to achieve the goal.

In addition, we provide other services, including consulting, providing opinions and recommendations on any issues related to enforcement of intellectual property.