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Gorodissky & Partners Annual meeting was held at the Moscow Renaissance Hotel. In the official part Valery Medvedev, Managing Partner reported the main results of the year, professional achievements in 2011 and perspectives for the coming year.
Valentina Golovanova, Patent attorney, and Serafima Bukina, Paralegal, were awarded with Honorary Diplomas and valuable prizes.  A number of employees who celebrated their jubilee dates of work in “Gorodissky & Partners” from 20 till 45 years were awarded with Jubilee Diplomas.
Official part of the Meeting continued with gala-dinner.

Roman Krupenin, Lawyer, and Sergey Medvedev, LLM, Lawyer, (both of Gorodissky & Partners, Moscow), gave a presentation at the seminar “Enforcement of IP legislation” held by M-Logos law institute. In the presentation they considered both general and particular issues of legal regulation and practice of IP transactions. The presentation caused much interest and vivid discussion. Over 30 specialists representing various business spheres, including law and IT, attended the seminar.

Vladimir Mescheriakov, Counsel, Gorodissky & Partner (Moscow), gave a presentation “Evolution of the Russian patent attorneys institution. Innovative business and current approach to IPR protection” on December 8, 2011 at the Section “Patent strategy and licensing” of the 3rd International IP Forum Expopriority-2011 at the Moscow Central Exhibition Cite “Expocenter”. At the Forum Gorodissky & Partners specialists counseled visitors and exhibitors on topic issues of IP protection and enforcement in Russia and abroad.

Valery Medvedev, Managing Partner, Gorodissky & Partners (Moscow), was invited to deliver a lecture  and to chair one of the Workshops of IP Week 2011 in Brussels -  “Litigation in BRICS Countries: Where Do WE Stand Now?”.   About 400 professionals from European Commission, industrial companies, universities and law firms attended the IP Week this year.

Sergey Medvedev, LLM, Gorodissky & Partners (Moscow), delivered a lecture “Security transactions in IP” for students of the Russian State Academy of Intellectual Property. The major legal and practical aspects of security transactions in regard of different IP subject matters were enlightened.

Vladimir Mescheriakov and Dr.Natalia Radchenko (both Counsels of Gorodissky & Partners, Moscow), attended the Annual IP Conference of the Chamber of Patent Attorneys held at “Zarya Hotel” (Moscow region). Vladimir Mecsheriakov gave presentations – “Pluses and minuses of proposed amendments to Chapter IV of the Russian Civil Code” and “On Rules of the Chamber of Patent Disputes of the Russian PTO”. Dr.Radchenko spoke on “Co-relation of rights to means of individualization and collision of these rights”. About 70 Russian and foreign patent attorneys attended the Conference.

Marina Kudyzhina, Paralegal, Gorodissky & Partners (Moscow), attended WIPO Seminar on Madrid system. The Seminar gathered about 60 trademark attorneys, IP specialists and lawyers from law firms and major industrial companies from many countries.

Gorodissky & Partners in association with Administration of the Sverdlovsk Region held the 9th Annual  Conference “Intellectual Property: from reliable protection to efficient management”. Gorodissky & Partners leading IP lawyers, Patent and Trademark Attorneys were the prime speakers on the actual issues of the Russian IP legislation, including particulars of the prosecution, enforcement, evaluation and licensing of IP rights. The Conference was attended by CEO’s, companies’ managers, IP lawyers and patent/trademark attorneys of Ekaterinburg and the Sverdlovsk region.

Vladimir Biriulin, Partner, Gorodissky & Partners (Moscow), attended the APAA Conference where topic issues of the regional IP landscape and its perspectives were considered by about 1100 attendees from 51 countries, both delegates and observers.

Dr.Evgeny Aleksandrov, Chief Lawyer (Gorodissky & Partners, Moscow), attended AIPLA Annual Conference. Latest amendments in the USA patent legislation, issues of licensing, etc. were considered. Much attention was paid to registration and depositing copyrighted works in the US Congress Library. Over 1 600 delegates of state and international bodies, major industrial companies and law firms attended the conference.