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- Ganna Prokhorova (Mamunya IP)
- Julia Semeniy (Asters)
- Tatyana Shpakovich (Doubinsky & Osharova)
- Oleksiy Stolyarenko (Baker McKenzie)
- Oleg Zhukhevych (Advance Partners)
The personalities category — Authorities — reflects individual achievements, referring to undisputed market professionals who are named as standard-setters, less involved in each project at present, but who play a key role in the client relationships, reputation and market longevity of their firms or practices.
Baker McKenzie is traditionally a point of choice for global corporations seeking IP assistance in Ukraine. The Kyiv IP practice team renders support which includes IP portfolio management, IP rights enforcement, structuring transactions involving IP assets. The office is called upon for trademark and patent prosecution, litigation, online enforcement, planning and executing offline enforcement campaigns including on the open-air markets and other locations throughout Ukraine. The firm’s impressive client roster features global leaders from diverse sectors such as IT and technology, energy, fast-moving consumer goods, fashion and luxury items, food and beverages, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals. The practice team continued advising BAT Group on all aspects of trademark protection in Ukraine, encompassing the development and implementation of sophisticated trademark filing strategies, handling provisional refusals, monitoring and opposing infringing trademarks, conducting clearance searches, and filing domain name complaints through the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center under the Uniform Domain Dispute Resolution Administrative Procedure. The team is also mandated to run the Ukrainian anti-counterfeiting campaigns of its clients fighting against unauthorized and unlicensed use of trademarks, representation before the State Customs Service of Ukraine in matters related to registration trademarks at the State Customs Service. Partner Oleksiy Stolyarenko leads the IT/TMT industry group in the Kyiv office, focusing on complex intellectual property, information technology, data privacy, e-commerce, media and advertising matters. The team is led by the distinguished IP partner Ruslan Drobyazko, who is well-known for his expertise and leadership in the field of intellectual property. Myroslava Koval-Lavok and Anton Kapitonenko form the core senior team.
Doubinsky & Osharova stands out as an internationally acclaimed IP boutique and one of the market’s longstanding leaders. Esteemed by global multinationals, leading domestic companies and law firms worldwide, the firm is sought after for developing and implementing effective brand strategies and support their enforcement, registration of patents and trademarks, alongside its robust capabilities in contentious legal matters. The firm handles complex infringement cases across various sectors, including life sciences and pharmaceuticals, food and beverages, FMCG, tobacco, agribusiness, innovations, and chemical industry. Among the public highlights of the research period are advising Henkel Ukraine on the protection of intellectual property rights to the series of “Metylan” trademarks, the possibility of cancelling certificates for industrial designs and trademarks infringing Henkel’s IP rights, as well as prohibition on the use of packaging design; defending McDonald’s International Property Co., Ltd. in a trademark dispute, challenging a “Mac Energy” trademark application due to its potential confusion with McDonald’s well-known MC/MAC prefix family of trademarks. The agency’s lawyers represented Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. in a settlement regarding violation of their IP rights related to the audio-visual work entitled “Wednesday”. Additionally, the patent prosecution team acted on a pro bono basis to support a national manufacturer of medical devices in disaster medicine that save the lives of soldiers on the battlefield. The client roster includes, among others, prestigious brand names like Jack Daniel’s Properties, R&A Bailey & Co., Amazon, HP, Louis Vuitton, AbbVie, the COCA-COLA Company, Three Bears, Tiffany, Banana Republic (ITM) Inc., Shiseido Americas Corporation, etc. Managing partner Michael Doubinsky is an esteemed luminary. Irina Osharova is a known IP practitioner. Victoria Sopilnyak stands out as a leading IP litigator, particularly noted for her in-depth expertise in the pharmaceutical sector. Anton Koval is renowned for his proficiency in cases involving the recognition of trademarks as well-known. Tatyana Shpakovich has for many years headed the patent and trademark department.
Ukrainian full-circle boutique firm Mamunya IP showcases a balance of trademark and patent prosecution and enforcement work, as well as a robust portfolio of prestigious international and domestic clients. Throughout the research period the firm demonstrated a dramatic increase in foreign fillings and growing number of opposition work, as well as a sustainable track of prosecution assignments from Ukrainian business expanding abroad. Among the team’s disclosable highlights are representing MHP, Ukraine’s largest agricultural and food production company, in two complicated court disputes concerning one of the client’s core trademarks for culinary boxes; representing Cersanit S.A., the European leader in production and distribution of goods used in finishing and fitting out bathrooms, before the Ukrainian PTO in a number of patent prosecution cases related to inventions and utility models. The team is widely known for representing generic pharmaceutical majors in patent litigation. Among other cases, the firm successfully represented Synthon International Holding B.V. in a litigation case aimed at invalidation of the opponent’s patent for method of treatment of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis, the most common type of multiple sclerosis. Another area of focus is managing anti-counterfeiting campaigns, in particular, representing Toyota Motor Europe in a large-scale anti-counterfeiting and brand protection program against unauthorized use of Toyota and Lexus trademarks in Ukraine, including in the domain name, on the website, and as external signboards; developing a strategy against counterfeit and grey market products for the Jelly Belly Candy Company. Both partners are actively involved in client representation. Оleksandr Mamunya leads trademarks enforcement and patent litigation, while Ganna Prokhorova works on trademark fillings, opposition and copyright matters. Long-standing IP professional Anastasia Mindrul, patent and trademark attorney, is an important team member.
Pakharenko & Partners, a distinguished IP and law firm, excels in securing and enforcing IP rights for inventions, utility models, industrial designs, trademarks, and other intellectual properties. The firm is highly recognized for its efficient performance in combating counterfeiting at national borders and through various court proceedings. During 2022-2023, the firm notably followed up on IP items in the customs register, managing effective detentions of counterfeit goods, which involved extensive cooperation with the Customs Service and law-enforcement agencies. The key engagements included defending a US electronics corporation with about 200 successful actions against counterfeit products; handling trademark disputes for a German sports brand with significant destruction of counterfeit products, and pursuing criminal proceedings against organized groups infringing on clients’ IP rights. Acting on behalf of the interests of a well-known Italian manufacturer of coffee products, the firm initiated 8 criminal proceedings, within which Ukrainian law-enforcement agencies revealed clandestine production facilities and warehouses with counterfeit food products, seized more than 7,000 coffee packs. The firm acted for a leading German sports goods producer, and successfully led anti-counterfeiting actions against 4,000 social media accounts, removing over 24,000 listings of counterfeit products from 320 online stores on local e-commerce platforms. The firm works under the leadership of Antonina Pakharenko-Anderson, a recognized authority with extensive long-term experience in intellectual property, and Alexander Pakharenko, a leading expert in anti-counterfeiting and judicial rights protection. Recognized practitioner Evgeniy Kompanets retains his focus on anti-counterfeiting measures and related criminal proceedings.
Sayenko Kharenko is called upon to manage sophisticated IP portfolios, delivering strategic guidance for managing branding strategies, negotiating IP agreements, and covering IP aspects of transactions. The team is a point of choice for numerous global brand names in enforcement actions, IP litigation, resolving complex invalidity and infringement disputes. Among the highlights over 2022-2023 was representing the Scotch Whisky Association in opposing several Ukrainian trademark applications; defending the trademark of Starlink LLC in a dispute over the early termination of the Ukrainian trademark certificate; defending the interests of Société BIC in the dispute with the Ukrainian IP Office regarding the 3D mark; representing the interests of Bayer in several court proceedings on protection of infringed IP rights to the invention. The firm secured a record-breaking EUR 10 million in damages for Oschadbank for unlawful trademark use. The team was actively involved in supporting anti-counterfeiting campaigns, among others, defending Philip Morris and recovered compensation worth over UAH 1.4 million. The firm also offers tailored IP advice for the IT sector, assisting with IP rights assignment and IP due diligence. In October 2023, partner Yaroslav Ognevyuk left the firm to continue his practice at his law firm AMBASSADORS. The IP practice is under the overall leadership of partner Nazar Chernyavsky and recently promoted partner Oleg Klymchuk. Volodymyr Hrunskyi is the key senior associate.
Advance Partners, a Ukrainian IP boutique firm, is favored by globally-renowned companies for managing their portfolios of trademarks and designs. The firm provides comprehensive services, including prosecution, enforcement, and litigation. The firm successfully defended the interests of JACOB COHEN COMPANY S.P.A, the Italian company operating in the sphere of fashion, as a plaintiff in the case over cancellation of registration of a trademark; represented the Italian manufacturer of the professional hair cosmetic products, Brelil S.r.L. in litigation against two dishonest trademarks registrations. The team successfully advised Central Bakery Company LLC, a prominent Ukrainian bakery manufacturer, on filing a new design application for bakery packaging, reviewing and refining design elements for broader legal protection. The industrial breakdown of the firm’s clientele includes food production, cosmetics and beauty industry, consumer goods, fashion, automotive, technologies, healthcare, veterinary, etc. Oleg Zhukhevych, managing partner, is a vivid practitioner on the IP scene. Olena Biloshuk and Maksym Kravchenko left the firm in 2023.
AMBASSADORS law firm was established in November 2023 by Yaroslav Ognevyuk and Tetiana Ohneviuk. The team preserves and further develops its strong IP focus, rendering advice across IT, FMCG, pharmaceutical, electronic, machinery, and chemical industries. The team acted in complex IP disputes and anti-counterfeiting campaigns being a part of Sayenko Kharenko’s IP practice. As a new firm, the team acts on a range of assignments, including creating IP portfolio strategies, trademark and patent infringement, opposition, unfair competition, obtaining well-known status, conducting IP due diligence, anti-counterfeiting, etc. Among disclosable highlights is a combined trademark cancellation and trademark infringement court case initiated by Oschadbank against the group of a related pharmacy group Podorozhnik, which uses the subsequent designation “Oschad Apteka”. Other public clients take in Bayer AG, Starlink LLC and the Scotch Whisky Association. AI and technology regulations is another domain of recent focus. Yaroslav Ognevyuk, managing partner of the new firm, is one of the strongest experts in brand protection and enforcement. Tetiana Ohneviuk, a highly-experienced litigator, acts in cases in the Supreme Court of Ukraine. Olena Biloshuk joined the team as a counsel from Advance Partners.
Asters’ well-rounded IP practice includes handling trademark, design, and patent prosecution, IP litigation for high-profile disputes, and anti-counterfeiting. The team regularly advises on IP use in promotional materials, and oversees IP rights during business restructuring, M&A, licensing, and franchising. The firm enjoys a following of global brand names and domestic leaders in their respective fields. In a research period the practice team advised PrivatBank on patent protection of various computer technologies for use in banking and assists with developing patent strategy and preventing unauthorized use of technology; advised Masterbuilt Manufacturing, a leading designer and marketer of outdoor cooking appliances, with obtaining patent protection for its key product in Ukraine; handles representation of GRAMMARLY, a world-famous provider of spelling checking software and service, regarding proper collection of intellectual property rights in the client’s products, and registration of trademarks in Ukraine. The team successfully advised Pharmagate LLC, a multinational healthcare group, in handling trademark infringements by securing the pharmagate.org domain through WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center proceedings and organizing defense against unauthorized trademark use, effectively preventing customer confusion and protecting the client’s market reputation. The team is headed by Julia Semeniy, a distinguished partner renowned for her expertise in intellectual property law. The team includes Olena Kozhokar and Yuliia Matsiuk.
Gramatskiy & Partners handles both non-contentious and contentious IP matters. Over the past two years, the firm’s lawyers have been involved in numerous innovative projects across media, IT, Fintech, betting, and sports. These projects include launching multimedia platforms, issuing NFT tokens using the image rights of Ukraine’s National Football Team players, handling complaints against betting platforms, initiating the Digital National Team project, digitizing and preserving avatars of team players, and defending a media portal’s digital content and a proprietary mobile app from clones and competitors. The firm protected interest of Eastern Beverage Trading LLC in a dispute initiated by Jack Daniel’s Properties Inc against Booklet-South LLC and the Ukrainian Ministry of Economic Development, regarding the “BLACK JACK” trademark and the request to amend the Ukrainian State Register to declare the trademark certificate invalid. Borys Karas and Ernest Gramatskiy are the main contacts.
Ilyashev & Partners is a standout IP litigation firm with a particular depth of expertise in trademark law. Known for its robust litigation capabilities, the firm is also expanding its commercial IP services, including strategic formation and management of IP portfolios, trademark and patent prosecution, enforcement, as well as franchising and licensing. The trademark practice focuses on protecting the rights of registered objects and excels in the invalidation of trademarks, ensuring comprehensive protection and strategic handling of IP. The team is customarily retained by pharmaceutical companies. For example, it defends Macleods Pharmaceuticals’ trademark “Solargin” and developing a protection strategy for its Ukrainian distributor, Pharmatrade, against claims from Farmak, a leading Ukrainian pharmaceutical company, over the alleged similarity of “Solargin” to Farmak’s “Sargin”; represents Kalceks AS in a complex dispute, challenging the use of the “Promedol-ZN” trademark by local manufacturers and appealing a court decision regarding the well-known status of the “Promedol” trademark, pivotal for enforcing correct trademark use in the pain relief sector. The firm represents Kvass Beverages in defending its patent rights to the “Method for the production of concentrate of leavened wort” against claims by a former general director and a former employee, seeking damages totaling over USD 9 million for alleged IP violations. The Saltivsky Meat Processing Plant, the flagship enterprise of the SMK Group, the largest meat processing site in Ukraine, is represented in a series of cases claiming termination of violations of its patents for utility models. Other public clients of the firm include the Ukrainian Red Cross Society, Takeda Ukraine, Pantheon, Smart Food Solutions, Ukrainian Fencing Federation, Charity Lab Foundation. Mikhail Ilyashev, managing partner, supervises the practice.
The Ukrainian office of Kinstellar is assigned to handle IP prosecution, contract and IP enforcement work, and excels in IP structuring and conducting IP due diligence within various transactions. The team has extensive experience advising global corporations and Ukrainian blue-chip companies on managing, protecting, and enforcing their trademark portfolios in Ukraine, the EU, and the US, recently aiding clients in expanding their Ukrainian registrations and addressing numerous IP portfolio management issues. The firm advised Rheinmetall on signing a cooperation agreement with Ukrainian state-owned defense industry concern Ukroboronprom, including advice on complex IP issues relating to technology transfer within the JV activities; rendered IP support to PJSC Kyivstar throughout the deal on acquisition of majority shares in a business operating the system for medical appointments and interaction with medical institutions and pharmacies called Helsi.me. The firm is called upon by IT companies to handle numerous IP matters, involving relations with contractors, licensing, IP rights transfer, etc. Natalia Kirichenko, who was promoted to partner, is head of both the local intellectual property and technology practices, being referred for her strong experience of advising technology clients.
LA Law Firm (previously known as Legal Alliance) is highly specialized in offering legal counsel to companies in the pharmaceutical and other life sciences sectors, demonstrating a traditionally strong commitment to trademark prosecution, representations in trademark and patent disputes. During the research period the firm assisted with licensing agreements for the usage of the dossier on the medicines for one of the biggest pharmacy chains in Ukraine; rendered legal support to a global pharmaceutical company for the transfer of IP rights due to expansion of the sales markets in Baltic countries; advised on prolongation of patent usage in Ukraine. Vitalii Savchuk, partner, is the main contact.[1]
The intellectual property practice of NOBLES is retained for multidisciplinary cases, including issues at the intersection of IP and antitrust. The team also handles resolution of domain name disputes, leveraging the Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (UDRP) for Ukraine, and is actively involved in complex registration, prosecution, and strategic planning, ensuring comprehensive protection and management of IP. The firm advises EVER Neuro Pharma, a fully-integrated specialty pharmaceuticals company focused on the research, development, production, and commercialization of products in the areas of neurology, critical care, anesthesia, and oncology, on trademark application opposition, and advised on potential unfair competition disputes; represents Matrize Handels GmbH (TM PALISAD) in ongoing litigation against Hyundai, which seeks to invalidate their trademark to register its own TM PALISADE. The team currently advises Selskabet af d. 21. juni 2023 ApS (formerly Skovalleen Holding ApS) on potential actions under the UADRP, and domain litigation strategies due to unauthorized use of the client’s data and IP. The team represented its long-standing client, Carlsberg Ukraine, in an unfair competition case against Obolon, a major Ukrainian beer producer, concerning their similar beer packaging. Moreover, the firm covers the IP aspects of licensing and distribution agreements, franchising, sponsorship and marketing campaigns. Oleksandr Aleksyeyenko is lead partner and head of the IP and antitrust and competition practices.
Synergy IP Law Agency, a distinguished Ukrainian boutique, is renowned for its steadfast assistance in registering intellectual property objects and litigation capacities. The agency has been enlisted to provide expert advice on business transactions involving IP and to devise strategies for IP rights protection in both pre-trial settings and court proceedings. The firm is also vividly focused on tax advisory, helping clients structure their assets, and developing tax models that incorporate intellectual property objects. The team is adept at successfully handling complex trademark cases and delivering robust legal support for IT and internet projects. During the research period the team represented Agro-industrial Holding MHP, Fozzy Group, Sense School, Tennis sports club Orion, and other clients before the IP Office of Ukraine regarding the trademark registration; represented Rozetka.ua (Rozetka Limited) regarding the registration of four corporate trademarks of “Rozetka” in Poland and the EU; AJAX Systems Cyprus Holdings Ltd regarding the international registration of the trademark “AJAX” in a number of countries. The team represented the interests of Agromarket in cases involving trademark infringement. Given their long-lasting commitment to IP practice, partners Viktoriia Ostapchuk and Anna Kravchuk are actively endorsed by the intellectual property community and client representatives. Oleksandra Soroka is noted as experienced practitioner in IP rights enforcement.
Ante Law Firm is focused on a variety of tasks primarily in the healthcare and aviation sectors. During the researched period, the firm provided ongoing advice to importers of pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and dietary supplements on the registration and protection of trademarks, inventions, and industrial designs in Ukraine, and on combating counterfeit products; conducted thorough analyses of promotional materials for these products. The team’s highlights included comprehensive tax advice on IP rights to the Ukrainian design label KSENIASCHNAIDER; assisted Bees Airline in safeguarding their trademarks ownership; assisted media outlet The Kyiv Independent and the Theatre on Podil, which were registered as trademarks in 2023. Kateryna Ishchenko is the key practitioner.
ANTIKA Law Firm possesses experience in protecting the intellectual property rights of both international and domestic clients. This includes successful representation in Ukrainian courts to cease the unauthorized use of client trademarks and providing comprehensive support in the effective enforcement of court decisions. Henkel Ukraine is among its clients. Dr. Oleksiy Kot, senior partner, is the main contact.
ARMADA LAW FIRM has IP rights protection in its offering. The firm acted as a legal advisor to Lifecell, one of the largest mobile operators of Ukraine, on intellectual property issues. It, among other things, analyzed the model of providing content services for the presence of risks; advised AFRIKA STUDIO LLC on copyright protection of the world’s largest commercial portfolio of photographs and commercial images. Illia Shevchenko, partner, is the main contact.
Bachynskyy and Partners, a Lviv-based law firm, covers IP assignments of its clients, coming from IT, retail, cosmetology. The firm was engaged in unfair competition and protection against the distribution of counterfeit products.
Dentons has become the preferred legal advisor for major multinationals seeking counsel on regional trademark affairs and local IP matters in both non-contentious and contentious scenarios. The firm has successfully closed multiple high-profile projects, including advising an American multinational technology company on the right of publicity; complex legal advice on IP-related matters in connection with Farmak’s acquisition of pharmaceutical marketing companies in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, together with the relevant IP rights and trademarks, and in a separate transaction, a Ukrainian business owning a product portfolio, selected assets, and IP rights and trademarks. The team also provided decisive legal representation for a multinational electronics company in a copyright lawsuit. Ongoing engagements include comprehensive legal consulting for a German fintech company, expert guidance on patent protection, focusing on international applications entering the national phase in Ukraine; IP related matters regarding agreement for software development. Oksana Horban, counsel at Dentons’ Kyiv office, is the main point of contact.
INTEGRITES provides comprehensive legal assistance to clients acting in both claimant and defendant capacities in cases involving patent, trademark, trade dress, and copyright infringement. During the research period the team was approached to handle trademark and copyright registrations in several jurisdictions, recognition of the trademark as well-known, supported IP aspects of the M&A deals and transfer of IP rights. The firm advises Pernod Ricard, a global wine and spirits group owning 240 premium brands, on registering a range of trademarks in the new Ukrainian customs register; assists Bas-IP, a leading global manufacturer and supplier of intercom solutions, on the intra-group transfer of IP rights as part of corporate restructuring aimed at the establishment of a holding structure. Daryna Vasylieva, senior associate, is the main IP practitioner.
Juscutum Law Firm is focused on providing advice on IP issues within the technology industry, being recently widely retained by innovative corporations and SMEs going global. The firm provides legal support to the IT sector and Diia.City residents, including data protection, intellectual property, tax optimization, and regulatory compliance. Among other assignments are structuring IP ownership and intellectual property rights transfer agreements. Peter Bilyk is head of technology and investment and legal tech innovations.[2]
MK Legal Service offers a comprehensive range of intellectual property services tailored to the predominant industries of its clientele, especially HoReCa, retail, IT, telecommunications. A notable portion of the firm’s activities is dedicated to franchising, reflecting its substantial expertise and commitment to supporting complex franchising operations across these key sectors. The team advised, among other services, on IP issues its longstanding client Gastrofamily — Dmytro Borysov’s family of restaurants, in terms of development of a series of marketing programs together with Mastercard, and supporting the implementation of the collaboration with Don Mare, namely the opening of the Gastrofamily Food Market in Kyiv; supports the Gastrofamily’s franchising department and foreign expansion, also assisting with the resolution of a conflict regarding the illegal use of the client’s trademark. The firm renders full support to the clothing brand JUL activities and collaborations with public figures. GigaGroup mandates the firm for the development of a legal scheme for launching franchises in Europe; Robochyi Rhythm LLC enlisted the firm to assist with the registration of IP rights for software. The practice is primarily overseen by Maksym Kurochko, managing partner.
PETERKA & PARTNERS possesses expertise across various types of intellectual property assets, including trademarks, brand names, internet domain names, geographical indications, patents, utility models, designs, copyrights, goodwill, know-how, and trade secrets. The Kyiv office provides comprehensive IP legal services PVG2 LLC, an American producer of nicotine delivery systems, on the procedure of trademark registration in Ukraine, and legal assistance to 3Dees Industries s.r.o. in registering in Ukraine of 3Dees’ trademarks. The team continued to provide legal assistance to Bureau National Interprofessionnel du Cognac, the interprofessional institute established within the French legal system, bringing together both cognac producers and related companies serving the cognac industry, regarding opposing in Ukraine the registration of three trademark applications that include the “Cognac” geographical indication; regarding the prolongation for one year of registration of the geographical indication “Cognac” in the Ukrainian Customs Register. Taras Utiralov, office managing partner, is the main point of contact. Other key figures are Stanislav Koptilin and Yuliia Sereda.
Cherkasy-based Rezultat Law Firm is assigned for trademark registration in Ukraine, European countries and the United States, with regard to copyright and software registration. Recent projects included supporting a transaction on the transfer of rights to already registered intellectual property objects. Clients include Dressler Consulting and Aqualapka Inc. Liliia Goncharova heads the practice.
The Kyiv office of Wolf Theiss possesses expertise in intellectual property issues related to contracts in the IT sector and transactional IP within M&A. The firm’s clients frequently seek guidance on the registration, usage, and protection of trademarks. During the research period the team conducted red flag due diligence for SMOK Ventures II Coöperatief U.A. regarding IP rights contracts with key personnel/founders, domain and trademark rights with respect to a Ukrainian fintech startup called FINMAP; advised Nvidia, an American technology company designing graphics processing units for the gaming and professional markets as well as systems on chip units for the mobile computing and automotive market, on their contracts, particularly with respect to IP rights, and on related cross-border issues; assisted OBI, a German multinational home improvement supplies retailing company, on prolonging the obi.ua domain name. The team acted for Eckes Granini, an international producer of fruit juices, on IP law and, in particular, on the preparation of five oppositions to trademark applications; prepared opposition to trademark application on behalf of Crocs, Inc., international manufacturer of shoes, and representation of the client at the Ukrainian Patent Office. Taras Dumych, the Kyiv office’s managing partner, is the main contact.
AEQUO* is a noticeable firm on the IP market, noted for its extensive client base, IP litigation capabilities, transactional support and advisory offering. The firm acted in the interests of Darnitsa Pharmaceutical Company, succeeded in recognition of the “Корвалол Corvalolum” trademark as well-known in the dispute against Farmak JSC, the Ministry of Economy, and the Ukrainian National IP Office. Nataliya Dryuk and Tetiana Kudrytska are the main contacts. Dmytro Koroza, who joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine, was endorsed for his “approach in handling claims and litigation, while his output is implemented into day-to-day activities”. [3]
Arzinger* is highly regarded for its robust client loyalty, particularly within the pharmaceutical and IT sectors. The firm’s IP partners, Kateryna Oliinyk and Taras Kyslyy, are widely-recognized for their extensive practices, especially infringement matters.
IPStyle Patent Law Company*, a Ukrainian boutique, is known on the market for handling a comprehensive spectrum of IP services including prosecution, enforcement, and litigation. Mariya Ortynska and Iryna Ortynska are the main figures. Oksana Padokh, senior lawyer, is noted for her active performance in litigation withing the research period.
The market sources noted that Gorodissky & Partners* preserved their patent prosecution workload and general presence in Ukraine.
Ilarion Tomarov, head of IP practice Vasil Kisil & Partners*, received market praise during the poll.
Specialized IP company Mikhailyuk, Sorokolat and Partners* is noted for its vivid presence in trademark and patent prosecution work.
Anton Polikarpov, who established Polikarpov Law Firm* in March 2022, was noted for representing pharmaceutical clients in patent litigation.
[1] Illya Kostin, partner, joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
[2] Vladislav Belotsky became a Deputy Director of the Ukrainian Intellectual Property Office (UANIPIO).
[3] 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.