AMBASSADORS is a newly-established law firm (November 2023) that builds on the professional legacy of founder Yaroslav Ognevyuk, a recognized authority in brand protection and IP enforcement. The firm’s intellectual property practice combines deep litigation experience with full-spectrum support across IP matters — including registration, transactional work, IP portfolio management, and dispute resolution. The team possesses particular strength in handling complex court proceedings and designing anti-counterfeiting strategies for clients across multiple sectors. In addition, the dedicated team reaffirmed a strong track record in patent disputes, particularly in pharma, while expanding into Fintech, Healthtech, cybersecurity, and defense tech. Among key publishable highlights over the researched period were acting for Starlink LLC in a procedurally complex dispute regarding the early termination of a Ukrainian trademark certificate for the “Starlink” mark; successful representation of Bayer AG in a landmark patent infringement case against Egis Pharmaceuticals PLC involving the active pharmaceutical ingredient Rivaroxaban, used in Bayer’s proprietary drug Xarelto; representing Bacardi, the owner of the globally-recognized MARTINI trademark, in a significant trademark infringement case involving the unauthorized import and distribution of MARTINI-branded alcoholic beverages produced abroad without the rights holder’s consent. The team is also assigned to handle IP aspects of commercial arrangements and transactions. Most recently, the firm was engaged by Opillia, a well-known brewery in Ukraine, to conduct a comprehensive IP audit. Yaroslav Ognevyuk, managing partner of the firm, is widely regarded as a top-notch practitioner. Olena Biloshuk, counsel, is a well-known name in the IP community. The key members of firm’s disputes force are Gennadii Kochin and Mykola Lysenko.
Baker McKenzie’s Kyiv office possesses a comprehensive IP practice portfolio, including prosecution, enforcement, and transactional support, with a strong cross-border focus. Acting as a regional IP hub alongside the Warsaw office, the team supports clients across the former CIS, Baltics, and Balkans through coordinated advisory and enforcement work. The firm’s global clients entrusted the team to manage their global IP portfolio, securing full support in Ukraine. During the research period, the IP team was actively involved in protecting the rights of clients through a range of enforcement actions, including online campaigns targeting unauthorized trademark use and anti-counterfeiting initiatives at the Ukrainian border in cooperation with customs authorities. The practice handles trademark invalidation cases, unfair competition proceedings involving look-alike products, and domain name disputes through UA-DRP and UDRP procedures. It also supports clients with IP due diligence during corporate restructurings and assists in developing market entry strategies. The team advises BAT Group on comprehensive trademark protection in Ukraine and across the former CIS region, covering strategy development, filings, renewals, and responses to office actions. Their work includes handling provisional refusals, conducting clearance searches, opposing conflicting trademarks, and managing domain name disputes via WIPO proceedings, supported by a reliable network of regional agents. Ruslan Drobyazko, head of the Kyiv IP practice, brings longstanding experience and plays a strategic role in client development. Partner Oleksiy Stolyarenko leads the IT/TMT industry group in Kyiv and represents clients in litigation. Counsel Myroslava Koval-Lavok is another key practice team member.
Doubinsky & Osharova is a full-spectrum Ukrainian IP boutique recognized by international corporations, domestic industry leaders, and global law firms. Its practice spans trademark and patent registration to complex enforcement and litigation, with particular expertise in handling disputes in the life sciences, pharmaceuticals, and food and beverage sectors. The firm represented Nutrimed LLC in a trademark dispute, successfully challenging two conflicting trademark registrations and a similar commercial name, resulting in a court ruling that invalidated the Ukrainian Certificates for “НУТРІДЕМ” and “NutriDem” in full. The firm assisted The Coca-Cola Company, Jack Daniel’s Properties, Inc., and Philip Morris in overcoming provisional refusals of their trademarks in Ukraine, and ultimately securing trademark registrations; represented the Ukrainian ice cream company Three Bears in the course of registering multiple design applications for their updated “MONACO” and new “THREE BEARS” ice cream packaging in Ukraine. The firm also defended the Kyiv Academic Puppet Theatre against claims of moral rights violations and compensation by an individual author, successfully proving to the court that the author’s name was properly credited and that no copyright infringement took place. The names of the partners are well known on the market. Michael Doubinsky, managing partner, is a highly-respected authority in the Ukrainian IP field. Tatyana Shpakovich leads the patent and trademark department with enforcement for long-standing experience in the prosecution field. Victoria Sopilnyak is a distinguished IP litigator, recognized especially for her deep expertise in the pharmaceutical industry. Anton Koval has a reputation for handling cases related to the recognition of trademarks as well-known.
Mamunya IP is a Ukrainian full-service boutique law firm with a versatile practice, offering expertise across trademark and patent prosecution, enforcement, and litigation. The firm advises a diverse client base ranging from international corporations and tech start-ups to artists and entrepreneurs active in both local and global markets. Its service portfolio covers trademark and patent matters, complex copyright disputes, domain name resolution, anti-counterfeiting efforts, IP due diligence, etc. The team provides long-term, comprehensive IP support to Alois Dallmayr Kaffee OHG, handling multiple court cases to invalidate infringing copyrights, trademarks, and designs, while also representing the client in trademark office proceedings, anti-counterfeiting actions, and customs enforcement. The firm continued to lead a comprehensive anti-counterfeiting program for Toyota Motor Europe in Ukraine, tackling unauthorized use of Toyota and Lexus trademarks across domains, advertising, and counterfeiting. MHP, an established client of the firm, is provided with product clearance advice related to entering major European markets. The team also stands out for extensive copyright practice, and recently advised Yevhen Prymachenko on protecting and registering copyright for his contemporary sculptural works. The team has a strong foothold in the pharmaceutical sector, handling significant patent workloads, including landmark litigation, while also being highly trusted by IT and tech clients for a wide range of IP matters and sector-specific assignments. The firm has two partners. With his long-standing presence in the IP scene, Oleksandr Mamunya is recognized as a leading expert, heading trademark enforcement and patent litigation. Ganna Prokhorova focuses on trademark filings, oppositions, and copyright matters. while Anastasia Mindrul, a patent and trademark attorney, is another known IP practitioner. Oksana Padokh, who was referred for her extensive IP litigation experience, having joined the firm from IPStyle Patent Law Company.
Pakharenko & Partners is among long-standing IP law firms with over 30 years of experience in protecting and enforcing rights to inventions, utility models, industrial designs, trademarks, and other IP assets. The firm is particularly noted for its extensive anti-counterfeiting practice, both at Ukraine’s borders and through litigation. In 2024, the firm maintained customs surveillance for 63 globally recognized rights holders listed in the customs register, providing legal support that led to the effective detention of counterfeit goods. Among other key objectives in 2024 was the following up of 40 criminal investigations, including those against organized criminal groups involved in infringing IP rights of firm’s clients, and whose activities were terminated in cooperation with the Economic Security Bureau and the National Police. The firm has, on behalf of leading German and U.S. apparel brands, successfully executed anti-counterfeiting actions across social media and e-commerce platforms, resulting in the takedown of 2,000 infringing accounts with a 15 million+ audience and the removal of over 50,000 counterfeit listings from 224 online stores. The firm operates under the leadership of Antonina Pakharenko-Anderson, a recognized authority with extensive experience in intellectual property, and Oleksandr Pakharenko, a leading anti-counterfeiting and litigation expert. Evgeniy Kompanets is a recognized practitioner dedicated to anti-counterfeiting work and related criminal proceedings.
Advance Partners is a Ukrainian IP boutique known for managing trademark and design portfolios for globally recognized brands. The firm offers a full range of services, including registration, strategic portfolio management, enforcement, litigation, and commercialization of intellectual property assets, both in Ukraine and abroad. The firm successfully represented Akzo Nobel in a trademark infringement case against a former distributor involving both online and offline violations across Ukraine; represented global singer and designer Robyn Rihanna Fenty (Rihanna) and her company Roraj Trade LLC in litigation to cancel a bad faith trademark registration for “RiRi” in Ukraine, successfully securing full recognition of the claim through a settlement. Another highlight of the team is its ongoing representation of SpaceX in a landmark case on partial termination of a conflicting Ukrainian “Starlink” trademark, after lower courts rejected the claim, the Supreme Court of Ukraine ordered a retrial due to insufficient evidence review. Among other assignments of the team are representation in the course of copyright infringement, IP rights infringements on websites, acquiring and transferring IP rights, etc. Managing partner Oleg Zhukhevych has long-standing experience in Ukraine’s intellectual property field.
Asters’ IP practice offers a broad scope of services, covering trademark, design, and patent prosecution, enforcement, and litigation, including high-profile disputes. Given the firm’s extensive client roster of a large full-service firm, the IP team represents leading global brands and prominent domestic companies. Asters also provides integrated IP support in cross-practice matters, including M&A, tax, finance, competition, marketing, and media-related projects. The public workload over the research period underscores the firm’s capacity to handle complex IP prosecution and advisory mandates. In particular, the IP team advises on trademark registration, renewal, and overcoming office actions and provisional refusals in Ukraine and abroad, notably supporting Millennium & Copthorne as well as Intercerama. On the patent side, the firm assisted clients such as Masterbuilt and Premier Specialty Brands, with patent filings; assists PrivatBank, a leading Ukrainian bank, on patent protection of various computer technologies for use in banking. The practice is led by Julia Semeniy, a highly-regarded partner with deep expertise in intellectual property law, supported by the team of Olena Kozhokar and Yuliia Matsiuk.
Renowned for its strong IP litigation and enforcement capabilities, Ilyashev & Partners rapidly expands the scope of its IP offering by being assigned to handle trademark prosecution, copyright, IP due diligence, and commercial arrangements. The firm has demonstrated strong performance in trademark registration, securing protection for prominent brands such as “Truskavetska” (recognized as well-known) and assisting clients like SCOPE360° and Gusev Art Lab in obtaining exclusive trademark rights in Ukraine. The team represents Minelab Electronics in enforcing its trademark rights against Ukrainian e-commerce sites misusing the “Minelab” mark, through cease-and-desist actions, infringement assessments, engagement with site operators, and preparation for further enforcement, including potential litigation. Another highlight includes advising Claas KGaA mbH on enforcing its IP rights against a former Ukrainian dealer for unauthorized use of the Claas trademark in advertising. The firm possesses historically strong positions in the pharmaceutical sector, with the recent rapidly growing client portfolio from the IT sector. The firm represents private individuals in a dispute against PE Alpha Serve and the Ukrainian National Office of Intellectual Property and Innovation, seeking judicial recognition of their authorship over Power BI Connector for Jira and Tableau Connector for Jira, challenging Alpha Serve’s copyright registration and asserting their independent creation of the software in 2019 outside any employment or contractual relationship. Andriy Lytvyn, head of the Kharkiv office, is involved in IP practice workload. Mikhail Ilyashev, managing partner, supervises the practice.
Established in early 2022, IP boutique Polikarpov Law Firm has quickly emerged as a notable market player with a strong roster of clients and a distinct focus on IP litigation. The firm is active across various IP fields spanning prosecution, enforcement, anti-counterfeiting, IP rights transfer and licensing, etc. The team gained a bench of solid clients entrusted to handle their IP portfolio including, among others, Global Spirits Holding (core brands — Khortytsa, Shustoff, Pervak, and Morosha), and handled international trademark registration and protection (for example, for Fast Food Franchising Group, owner of the “Lviv Croissants” trademark). During the research period the firm successfully secured the early termination of conflicting trademarks “PARTISAN” and “ПАРТИЗАН” through litigation, enabling their client (a Canadian manufacturer of vodka products) to proceed with the registration of the “Partizan” trademark in Ukraine. The firm successfully protected patent rights in Ukraine of AstraZeneca AB via a court ruling that prohibited Macleods Pharmaceuticals Limited from using the patented invention in its drug “Dapaglin”, and invalidated the Ministry of Health’s order approving the drug’s registration. Another landmark representation is conducting a three-year online enforcement campaign for ROSHEN in protecting its “Mriya” trademark, which led to the removal of more than 1,000 counterfeit listings and the taking of multiple infringing websites. Anton Polikarpov, managing partner, was endorsed during the research for his involvement in high-profile matters.
Leveraging its broad client base, the full-service law firm Sayenko Kharenko manages complex IP portfolios for multinational brands in Ukraine, advising on portfolio maintenance, IP-related agreements, and transactional IP matters, while maintaining a strong enforcement track record through litigation, infringement and invalidity disputes, as well as anti-counterfeiting initiatives. The firm also provides tailored IP counsel for the IT sector, with a growing focus on the emerging defense tech industry. The IP team defended Philip Morris Brands Sarl in a complex cross-border criminal case involving the illegal trafficking of counterfeit Marlboro cigarettes; defended one of Europe’s largest online beauty retailers in the Supreme Court of Ukraine against a trademark infringement claim by a Spanish cosmetics manufacturer, securing a precedent-setting decision affirming the exhaustion of rights principle in Ukraine and clarifying evidentiary standards and claim formulation in IP disputes. Partner Oleg Klymchuk leads the IP practice, being particularly active in advising clients from the IT, tech, media, advertising, and communications sectors. Counsel Volodymyr Hrunskyi concentrates on IP litigation, with a strong focus on the pharmaceutical industry. The IP practice is under the overall leadership of partner Nazar Chernyavsky.
Synergy IP Law Agency, a prominent Ukrainian boutique firm, is well-regarded for its reliable support in trademark prosecution and strong expertise in enforcement IP matters. The team’s clients range from start-ups to well-established Ukrainian and global brand names. The firm represents major clients such as Fozzy Group and MHP before the Ukrainian IP Office in trademark registration matters and advises AJAX Systems Cyprus Holdings Ltd on the international registration of the “AJAX” trademark across key jurisdictions including Canada, Turkey, the UK, USA, and Ukraine. A hallmark of the agency’s dispute resolution policy is its focus on out-of-court settlements, with over 60% of IP-related judicial disputes resolved through strategic claims and negotiations. In the research period the team successfully resolved a trademark conflict for Louis Vuitton by securing ownership of a conflicting Ukrainian mark through a court-approved settlement, enabling the registration of the “VENDÔME” trademark in Ukraine for the full list of Class 18 goods. Both partners are highly involved in the practice. Viktoriia Ostapchuk leads the registration practice, advising clients on the prosecution of IP rights in Ukraine and internationally. Anna Kravchuk leads dispute resolution practice, specializing in IP enforcement, transactions, taxation, customs matters, and well-known trademark recognition. Oleksandra Soroka is noted for her strong performance in customs IP enforcement, managing pre-litigation claims, and defending trademarks during registration and opposition proceedings.
Dentons is a trusted advisor to major multinationals and domestic companies on a wide range of IP matters in Ukraine, including trademark registration, licensing, co-existence agreements, and regularly assists with due diligence, IP-related aspects of transactions. The firm has notable expertise in licensing agreements, particularly in the life sciences and TMT sectors, and also advises on data privacy issues. The Kyiv office advises a major defence contractor on patent prosecution matters in Ukraine, specifically guiding the entry into the national phase for two PCT applications related to military technologies. It also supports a multinational consumer goods company with managing its Ukrainian IP portfolio, including trademark filings and opposition work; provides IP advice to a global agricultural technology provider, assisting with local trademark filings under Ukrainian law. Dentons advises a global software engineering and IT consulting firm on Ukrainian IP law, focusing on reviewing and ensuring the enforceability of IP-related provisions in software development agreements, particularly regarding the transfer of proprietary rights. Oksana Horban, counsel at its Kyiv office, is the core IP lawyer.
Gramatskiy & Partners boosted its IP practice with prosecution and transactional assignments, alongside growing following among IT and tech players. During the research period, the IP practice team registered over 30 trademarks and handled appeals from Ukrainian manufacturers regarding copyright protection of industrial designs. The team also advised on complex franchising and licensing projects, as well as the development of software, code, technical modules, and other multifaceted IP assets. In particular, the firm provided comprehensive legal support to DraftKings Group in a global software platform project, focusing on cross-border IP protection, GDPR-compliant data processing, and negotiating licensing and ownership terms across the EU and North America; advised SKYWIND Tech UA on IP protection and global licensing for a cross-platform gaming app. The team gained notable expertise in AI-related projects. For example, it advised Labs Technology Services on securing IP rights for an AI-powered content management. The executive line includes Borys Karas (IT), Andrii Trembich (sports and media), and Volodymyr Khomenko (gambling and licensing).
Kinstellar’s Ukrainian office has a strong focus on IP prosecution, enforcement, and transactional support. The team advises global corporations as well as leading Ukrainian companies on trademark portfolio management across Ukraine, the EU, and the US, assisting with expansions and resolving portfolio issues. A key strength of the practice lies in handling complex IP structuring and due diligence within transactions, particularly where IP is a core asset. The team is also actively engaged in non-contentious matters, including trademark searches, filings, and strategic advice on IP protection. During the research period, the firm provided IP due diligence and transactional support for the acquisition by NJJ Telecom Europe of Datagroup and Lifecell, covering over 100 trademarks, software, domains, and licensed content. The practice has grown alongside Ukraine’s advancement in military technology, with Miltech companies now making up a significant portion of its client base. The firm maintains a strong following among big tech and IT companies to handle numerous IP matters, involving relations with contractors, licensing, IP rights transfer, R&D agreements, IP compliance, etc. Dedicated partner Natalia Kirichenko leads the local intellectual property and technology, data and cybersecurity practice of the Kyiv office.
The IP practice at LA Law Firm (until 2023 — Legal Alliance) historically has a strong focus on the pharmaceuticals and other life sciences sectors, offering effective support in trademark and patent-related matters. Over the past year, the team successfully resolved a dispute between a licensor and licensee concerning the distribution of trademark- and patent-protected medicines, advised on the transfer of IP rights, patent validity, and strategies for combatting counterfeit products. It also provides ongoing trademark monitoring and legal guidance on the marketing and promotion of pharmaceutical products in Ukraine and new markets. The list of disclosable clients includes MEDA Pharmaceuticals Switzerland GmbH, Zentiva Ukraine LLC, Pharmagate LLC, Modern Clinics, Inc., Lekhim PJSC, Servier Ukraine LLC, Movi Health GmbH, US Pharmacia International, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, Takeda Pharma A/S, Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., ARIAD Pharmaceuticals Inc. Vitalii Savchuk, partner, is the main contact.
Mentors Law Firm specializes in registration, dispute resolution, contract drafting and enforcement, with a strong focus on fashion law, advising both Ukrainian and international clients. The firm represented Italian luxury bag maker Ghibli S.r.l. in a high-stakes trademark dispute against Japan’s Studio Ghibli before the EUIPO, ultimately securing a final decision that protected the client’s mark and prevented consumer confusion across jurisdictions; enforced the IP rights of Ukrainian brand KHUSTYNA by securing compensation, removal of counterfeit content, and destruction of infringing scarves. Another notable project includes legal support for adapting Volodymyr Manzhos’s mural for Monobank’s virtual card design, ensuring the artist’s rights were protected while enabling creative integration with the bank’s branding across the Apple Pay and Google Pay platforms. Clients include Bagllet, Biopharma, ByMe, Etnodim, Ghibli S.r.l., Ninja Sushi, Ruslan Baginskiy, S1mple, Shipco Transport Inc., The Coat, and Waone. Maksym Popov is lead partner.
MK Legal Service provides sector specific intellectual property services, with a strong focus on the core industries of its clients, including HoReCa, retail, IT, and telecommunications. The firm assists with a wide range of registration and IP rights protection, licensing and franchising, broad-based contractual frameworks. In 2023-2024, the team supported the development of the franchise network of GigaCloud, a Ukrainian TMT leader, in the USA, Canada, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kazakhstan, Romania, Poland and throughout the EU. The firm has historically strong positions in HoReCa sector, advising, in particular, Gastrofamily — Dmytro Borysov’s family of restaurants, on IP issues within its development in the international field, franchising department and foreign expansion; advised MY KAVA, a third-wave coffee chain with 20+ franchise outlets, on IP matters related to its cooperation agreement with Nova Poshta to support business expansion; advised on IP issues within the launch of the VipFit franchise network. The firm represented the co-owner of the USUPSO retail network in an IP dispute initiated by Miniso Hong Kong Limited, representing the client’s trademark before the Ukrainian IP Office and courts, while also advising on the strategic rebranding and supported the relaunch under the new brand “O!SOME”. The practice is led by three partners: managing partner Maksym Kurochko provides overall oversight, while IP projects are driven by Serhii Husiev, head of the HoReCa and retail, and Artem Ostapenko, head of the IT/TMT, each steering work within their respective industry specializations.
The IP practice of NOBLES is engaged in multidisciplinary matters historical focus on issues at the intersection of IP and antitrust law. The team regularly advises clients on IP transactions, contract matters, and dispute resolution, while also handling complex registration and opposition cases. The team continued advising EVER Neuro Pharma on a complex trademark opposition and potential unfair competition case, successfully challenging an unscrupulous TM application mimicking the client’s medicinal product and continuing to develop enforcement strategy against ongoing infringing activities; advised FLUKE Corporation on Ukrainian regulations and enforcement strategies to combat grey imports, including identifying unauthorized distributors and developing a tailored opposition plan. The firm assists Microsoft Corporation with a comprehensive audit and verification of Activision Blizzard King’s IP portfolio in Ukraine, ensuring accurate integration of trademark and copyright assets into Microsoft’s database following its 2023 acquisition of King. In addition, the firm is regularly assigned to handle IP aspects of licensing and distribution agreements, franchising, sponsorship and marketing campaigns. In the research period, the dedicated IP team advised Joma Import on expanding its trademark portfolio in Ukraine, supporting the structuring of licensing and distribution agreements with Jansen Fashion Group GmbH to enable the import and sale of ROADSIGN Australia products and, prospectively, Jansen’s own brands such as BeeDees, ProCool, and DuoTerm. The firm’s partner, Oleksandr Aleksyeyenko, splits his time between the IP and antitrust and competition practices.
ANTIKA Law Firm has experience of protecting intellectual property rights for both international and domestic clients. Its expertise encompasses comprehensive support in trademark registration, including the successful registration of several trademarks, and the drafting of license agreements for the transfer of trademark rights. The team has a proven track record of representing clients in Ukrainian courts to stop the unlawful use of their trademarks, and assists in counterfeit fighting strategies, also being involved in representations in criminal investigations related to the illegal use of signs for goods and services. Publicly known clients of the firm include Henkel Ukraine and AWT Bavaria. Dr. Oleksiy Kot, senior partner, is the main contact.
ARMADA’s IP practice handles matters involving copyright, trademark, and trade secret protection, including multi-jurisdictional assignments. The team represents clients in IP litigation, including a notable copyright dispute over the world’s largest commercial photo portfolio, in seven lawsuits in Ukraine, a dispute in the United States and organization of out-of-court cooperation with the world’s largest photo banks under the requirements of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (USA). The practice is also active in anti-counterfeiting efforts, customs enforcement, and online rights protection, having facilitated the removal of hundreds of infringing web pages and secured trademark rights for clients facing prior registration refusals. The firm supports a range of businesses — from international design studios and cosmetic brands, pharmaceutical companies, to AI start-ups and retail networks. The firm acted as a legal advisor to a start-up project in the field of AI and provided advice on the client’s intellectual property rights and protection of rights to program code. Illia Shevchenko and Olena Sereda are the main contacts.
The EY Ukraine IP and data protection team supports the M&A practice by conducting IP due diligence and providing ongoing legal guidance on IP structuring and rights assignments. In 2024, the team advised on complex domestic and international IP registration matters, cross-border IP holding and usage structures within corporate groups, software rights transfers from internal and external developers, and a broad spectrum of IP assets, including trademarks, inventions, banking software, and classified military technologies, while also supporting defence tech start-ups with tailored IP guidance. The team also offers advice on IP issues relevant to defence tech start-ups and their operations. Bogdan Malniev, associate partner, fronts the projects undertaken by the team.
INTEGRITES offers comprehensive legal support in developing IP protection strategies in Ukraine, including handling trademark and copyright infringement, counterfeiting cases, and related criminal liability. The firm continued to provide ongoing advisory to Pernod Ricard, a global wine and spirits group owning 240 premium brands, on registering a portfolio of renowned spirits trademarks in the newly- implemented Ukrainian Customs Register of Intellectual Property Rights. The firm’s extensive corporate practice engages IP team for transactional IP assignments, inter alia, acquisitions with the focus on IP rights, IP rights transfer, licensing, IP aspects of multijurisdictional restructurings, etc. The practice is notably strengthened by mandates from clients in the IT sector. Among other highlights in the research period — representing clients in criminal proceedings regarding unlawful production and distribution of counterfeit goods. Oleksandr Onishchenko, partner and head of domestic litigation, leads IP disputes, while Mykola Nychyporuk, counsel, head of white-collar crime, fronts cases involving criminal proceedings for infringements. Daryna Vasylieva, senior associate, is another important member of the IP practice.
The Ukrainian firm Legal IT Group offers a tailored IP service focused on trademark registration, IP due diligence, and compliance. Projects include developing an IP strategy for Peopleforce, preparing an application to register the DevPulse trademark for software development services in Ukraine, the Acropolis trademark for hunting equipment and clothing in the US, the GOLD PRICE COMPANY trademark for financial services, the RYZUM trademark for a multifunctional online platform, and the ÁSIA J JIAO trademark for a food delivery service in the EU. Zoriana Matiushenko is the key contact.
Ukrainian law firm Olsten Partners advised on IP registration and protection, representation in litigation and out-of-court settlements. The team delivers legal support for rebranding, registration and protection of a commercial designation, and also acts in unfair competition cases. The firm represented PIXOPHONE in a dispute with Google over alleged similarity to the PIXEL brand, responding to the claim, and negotiating a compromise that allowed continued use of the PIXOPHONE mark in Ukraine; represents the HVOYA modular house brand in a trademark and unfair competition dispute, opposing a conflicting trademark application, addressing unauthorized use of the client’s trade name, and preparing legal action which includes an AMCU complaint. The firm represented a doctor in a complex copyright dispute over a monetized YouTube channel he co-created, proving his authorship, exposing the partner’s unauthorized control and income. Olesia Romanenko, managing partner, is the main contact.
Prikhodko & Partners is called upon by individual creators, artists, and IP rights holders, and is active across copyright and trademark registration assignments. In 2024, the team advised a private inventor on securing copyright protection for his innovative web server software by registering it under Ukrainian and international IP laws and extending coverage under the DMCA to ensure robust online enforcement; advised the band “Gurski” on securing copyright registration for the lyrics of their songs. IP rights holders hired the firm for representation against illegal import. Iryna An, head of the commercial and civil law practice, is the main contact.
Rezultat Law Firm, which is based in Cherkasy, is present in cases involving trademark registration in Ukraine, structuring contracts and transactions with IP aspects. Recent projects include the successful registration of a trademark for a regional catering business and comprehensive support of a transaction involving the transfer of trademark rights between U.S. residents. The team also advised clients on the protection of intellectual property rights related to developed software products, including software training courses, with a focus on securing ownership, mitigating risks, and ensuring proper legal structuring of rights. The practice is led by Liliia Goncharova.
The IP/IT team of Wolf Theiss maintains a diverse practice, balancing ongoing support for long-term clients with new assignments from international companies entering or expanding on the Ukrainian market. The practice regularly advises on trademark registration, opposition proceedings, domain name transfers, and copyright issues, including support for clients like Crocs, OBI, and Eckes Granini. The regional network of offices strengthened the team’s ability to handle cross-jurisdictional IP matters, particularly in due diligence, transactional structuring, and the enforcement of IP rights. The team also provides strategic support on the protection and transfer of IP created by Ukrainian contractors for global tech firms such as Nvidia, Snap, and Moon Active, ensuring enforceability and alignment with local employment and data protection laws. The Kyiv office’s managing partner Taras Dumych is the main contact.
AEQUO* is a noticeable firm on the IP market, noted for its extensive client base, IP litigation capabilities, and advisory offering, with the well-established presence in pharmaceuticals, IT and the tech, telecommunications, defence sectors. The team is noticeable for its representation of long-standing client the Darnitsa Pharmaceutical Company. Nataliya Dryuk and Tetiana Kudrytska are the main figures.[1]
Arzinger* is well-regarded for its strong client relationships, particularly in the pharmaceutical and IT sectors, with IP partners Kateryna Oliinyk and Taras Kyslyy noted for their extensive experience in infringement matters.
Market sources noted that Gorodissky & Partners* maintained their patent prosecution workload and overall presence in Ukraine.
G&K IP Law Studio* was recognized in the poll as a young, dynamic firm that has successfully attracted global tech leaders to its client portfolio.
IPStyle Patent Law Company*, a Ukrainian boutique, is recognized for its comprehensive IP services spanning prosecution and enforcement, with Mariya Ortynska actively building an international profile.
Ilarion Tomarov, head of the IP practice at Vasil Kisil & Partners*, earned market recognition during the poll.
Specialized Ukrainian IP firm Mikhailyuk, Sorokolat and Partners* is recognized for its strong presence in trademark and patent prosecution.
[1] The firms marked with asterisk (*) have not submitted information for the current research. The highlights were taken from the public sources to underscore their market presence, a fact consistently confirmed during in-depth interviews.