IP and Law Firm Pakharenko & Partners was established in 1994. As a firm providing full IP service coverage we are keen on developing successful protection and enforcement strategies for our clients, covering the development of IP portfolio, acquisition of IPRs, commercialisation of IPRs, enforcement and management of IPRs including patents (inventions and utility models), designs, trademarks and geographical indications, domain names, copyright and related rights, plant breeders’ rights at both national and international levels.

The firm provides assistance to national and foreign clients in securing and enforcing their intellectual property rights in Ukraine and CIS countries.

Company’s lawyers have been involved in anti-counterfeiting and anti-piracy activities since the implementation of the relevant provisions on IPR enforcement in the Ukraine laws.

Our staff also has expertise in pharmaceutical law, competition law, media law, corporate and commercial law, commercial litigation.

We are able to service our clients’ needs around the world through our established network of associates. The special relationships developed by our company with many attorney firms in key foreign markets provide ongoing, substantial benefits to our internationally focused clients.

Main practice areas

Intellectual Property Law, Anti-Counterfeiting and Anti-Piracy Operations and Legal Support, Media Law, Advertising Law, Competition Law, Pharmaceutical Law, Corporate Law, Customs Law, Commercial and IP Litigation

Membership in organization

The company and its members are actively involved in the operation of national and international non-governmental organizations, such as: AIPPI, INTA, PTMG, IBA, FICPI, MARQUES, Ukrainian Patent Attorney’s Association (UPAA), German-Ukrainian Chamber of Industry and Commerce (AHK Ukraine), European Business Association (EBA), Ukrainian Trademark Association (UTA), Ukrainian Bar Association (UBA), Ukrainian Advocates’ Association (UAA), National Association of Patent Attorneys of Ukraine National Association of Patent Attorneys of Ukraine (NAPA) and a number of other associations.

The company is a co-founder of the Ukraine Alliance Against Counterfeiting and Piracy (UAACP) which is a part of Global Anti-Counterfeiting Group (GACG Network) including 24 national and regional organizations.