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October 7, 2024
RGD Counsel Speaks at Intellectual Property: Best Practices in Management and Protection Conference

On October 3, 2024, Moscow hosted a conference titled “Intellectual Property: Best Practices in Management and Protection,” which brought together representatives from Rospatent and the Federal Antimonopoly Service, as well as business and legal community professionals.


Maria Samartseva, Counsel and Head of Intellectual Property Practice at Rybalkin, Gortsunyan, Dyakin and Partners (RGD), participated in a session dedicated to the practical issues of intellectual property rights protection and management. During her presentation, Maria raised some complex matters such as trademark registration and protection, discussed strategies for preventing trademark imitation, and talked about the requirements that need to be followed to avoid a refusal during the trademark registration process. Maria also shared nuances of obtaining a letter of consent to the registration of the similar designation from the current right holder.


“Today’s evolving market conditions require continuous refinement of intellectual property protection and defense mechanisms and adaptation to changes in the legal environment. We discussed new approaches to trademark protection and strategies to prevent their imitation,” said Maria Samartseva. “We see that effective management of intellectual property rights not only protects businesses from unfair competition but also creates additional opportunities for growth and development as well as monetization of intellectual property and brand monetization.”

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Rybalkin, Gortsunyan, Dyakin and Partners (RGD), a leading law firm established in 2018, which combines a premier dispute resolution practice and a high-end corporate practice dedicated to complex projects and transactions.


From our offices in Moscow, Yerevan, Tashkent, Belgrade, Dubai, and Ras Al Khaimah we support clients from all over the world in their business dealings in our key practice areas involving Russia and CIS countries. In addition, our firm offers unparalleled expertise in foreign legal matters to Russian companies with significant international presence.


We are a cohesive team of seasoned professionals with a background in leading international law firms.

 

Our lawyers have worked on the largest corporate deals, investigations and disputes in the history of modern Russia and represented Russian companies in over 170 jurisdictions worldwide.

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