A home grown Russian IP boutique Gorodissky & Partners with its headquarters in Moscow, 12 branch offices in Russia and one each in Ukraine, Kazakhstan and UAE remains heading top positions in every aspect of protection, disposal and enforcement of IP rights. Our main jurisdictions are Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan but thanks to the existed trustworthy network we represent clients around Eurasia.
It is the largest IP practice in Russia which was originally founded by patent/trademark attorneys and lawyers who commenced their professional careers in 1959.
Gorodissky & Partners is the only IP law firm in Russia that provides services in accordance with the requirements of the international standard ISO 9001: 2015, which guarantees the high quality of services provided and confirms compliance with international quality management standards.
Today’s team of 140 IP professionals provides domestic and foreign clients and associates with comprehensive, professional and cost effective legal services in respect of all IP including inventions, trademarks, designs, utility models, copyrights, software, domain names. The services we render include prosecution, searches, FTO, enforcement including litigation and mediation, disposal, taxation, accounting, due-diligence, M&A deals, translation, etc. We are the regional provider for annuities, renewals and recordals in Eurasia.
Our team is known for the unique combination of experts in various spheres that allows us to solve even the most sophisticated cases successfully. We have a deep insight into our clients' needs and are able to suggest the most efficient IP solutions. Our principal industries sectors include IT, Electronics, Mechanics, Physics, Chemistry, Biotech, Pharma, Medicine, Nanotech and others. Bespoke e-system which includes electronic correspondence exchange, billing and deadline control with an eye on security was created by our in-house IT department.
Major Russian and international companies, SMEs, state organizations, academician and scientific entities, universities, financial institutions and individuals are among our clients.
Apart considerable experience and profound knowledge of Russian and international IP legislation our professionals have prestigious educational background in practically all science disciplines, 30 academic degrees and skills in the art. They upgrade their professional qualification by regular training with law firms in USA, Germany, Great Britain, France and Sweden and get further IP education at Universities and Higher Law schools in USA, France, Great Britain and The Netherlands.
They are regular speakers at international IP conferences and also authors of many professional publications.
Our patent/trademark attorneys and lawyers are members of AIPPI, LESI, IFA, INTA, MARQUES, ECTA, PTMG, AIPLA, IDI, ABA, CCI France Russie, Russian Franchise Association (RAF), the Russian Chamber of Patent Attorneys, the Council of Eurasian Patent Attorneys and the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP).
Founded in 1959
50 people in their team
One of our firm’s key service areas is legal support and settlement of IP disputes. Our experts have extensive experience at both national and international levels in handling infringement of patents, trademarks, copyright and related rights, software and databases, domain names, as well as disputes pertaining to authorship (inventorship) and establishment of IP rights, and disputes arising from IP contracts such as assignment, licensing and franchising, along with other disputes in the field of intellectual property. We also frequently handle appeals against decisions issued by the Russian Patent and Trademark Office (Rospatent).
We have impressive track record in conducting various cases before judicial, administrative and law enforcement bodies. In particular, we have extensive experience representing Russian and foreign clients before commercial courts and courts of general jurisdiction, national and international arbitration forums, Rospatent and the Federal Anti-monopoly Service, the police departments and customs authorities.
We provide integrated approach to IP rights protection through our full range of services, which include
We offer a personalized approach and strategy for each client, selecting most effective tools to resolve their IP disputes.
In addition to industrial property laws, many creations, such as works of literature, science and art, can rely on copyright and related rights for legal protection. From the moment that a particular creation, be it a text, photograph, song, graphic, design, blueprint, audio record, television broadcast, radio broadcast, computer program or database, starts to be reproduced, spread, performed, broadcast, edited, posted on the Internet or marketed in any other way, the legislation on copyright and related rights applies. Like industrial property rights, works subject to copyright or related rights are regarded as IP rights; however, they are subject to a specific legal regime.
We have extensive experience in protecting copyright and related rights. We offer a comprehensive range of services relating to the creation/establishment, usage, transfer and protection of copyright and related rights on any literary, scientific and artistic works. In particular, we advise our Russian and foreign clients on questions of ownership and transfer of exclusive rights within civil (business) and labour (employment) relations, personal (moral) rights, payment of remuneration to authors and performers, free (‘fair’) use of works of copyright and related rights, licensing and assignment of copyright and related rights, illegal use of copyright and related rights (including on the Internet), liability of information intermediaries (website administrators, network operators, web hosts), and technical means of protecting copyright and related rights.
We offer the full range of measures, both judicial and non-judicial, aimed at protecting copyright and related rights, including:
We help our clients to block illegal video and other online content, and record the relevant information in the Register of Copyright Infringers under the new local anti-piracy law. We also help information intermediaries to avoid prosecution in cases where unjust claims are made by third parties.
We provide our Russian and foreign clients with unique registration (depositing) mechanisms for copyright and related rights vested in works of literature, science and art. We also register computer programs and databases by recording the software source codes and database structures in the relevant registries. In addition, we record our clients’ copyright on the customs IP registries to ensure the maximum protection of their IP rights.
