Maksim Volkov

• “Brand Protection Strategies in Russia After Market Exit” (Gorodissky and Partners Information Bulletin #1 (163), 2026)

Presentations

• “Anatomy of a Patent Dispute: Case Studies. Damages Instead of Compensation: When is the Risk Justified?” (Izhevsk Legal Forum, Izhevsk, June 2026)
• “New rules for signage placement as of March 1, 2026. How to protect your brand using trademarks” (Online-conference of Medical Business School, June 2026)
• “New rules for placing signs and inscriptions. How to protect your brand using trademarks” (International Exhibition for Specialists in Cosmetology and Aesthetic Medicine BEAUNITY by InterCHARM, Moscow, April 2026)
• “Internet Disputes” (Online lecture at M-Logos Law Institute, Moscow, February 2026)
• “Updated Provisions of the Civil Code on Compensation: How Judicial Approaches Will Change in Disputes over Trademark and Patent Infringements” (Business breakfast “Updated Provisions of the Civil Code on Compensation: How Judicial Approaches Will Change in Disputes over Trademark and Patent Infringements”, Moscow, January 2026)
• “Recording and Securing Evidence of IP Infringements” (Izhevsk Legal Forum, Izhevsk, June 2025)
• “Recording and Securing Evidence of IP Infringements” (26th Intellectual Property Forum by R-Conf, Moscow, April 2025)
• “Prospects for introducing restrictions on protection of trademarks owned by companies from “unfriendly countries” in Russia: assessing the effectiveness of such countermeasures against sanctions” (Pravo.ru conference “Intellectual Property — 2024”, Moscow, November 2024)
• “Restrictions and Sanctions in IP: Status and Prospects” (Conference “IP 2024 – Trends and Practice” by the Moscow school of social and economic sciences, Moscow, November 2024)
• “Interim Measures in IP Disputes in Russia” (4th Annual Patent Congress of the Russian National Group of AIPPI, Moscow, October 2024)
• “Russian IP Disputes: Overview of Court Practice 2023–2024” (Izhevsk Legal Forum, Izhevsk, June 2024)
• “From Source Code to Victory: Software Disputes” (Kazan Legal Week 2024, Kazan, May 2024)
• “IP Litigation: Pricing of Legal Services and Recovery of Legal Costs” (Litigation Forum Pravo.ru, Moscow, April 2024)
• “From Source Code to Victory: Software Disputes” (Pravo.ru conference “Intellectual Property — 2024”, Moscow, April 2024)
• “Software Copyright Infringement Disputes” (25th Intellectual Property Forum by R-Conf, Moscow, April 2024)
• “Compensation under Article 1515 of the Civil Code: New Bill and Case Law” (Pravo.ru conference “Intellectual Property — 2023”, Moscow, April 2023)
• “Application of Articles 248.1 and 248.2 of the Arbitrazh Procedural Code in IP Disputes” (3rd Annual Patent Congress of the Russian National Group of AIPPI, Moscow, October 2023)
• “Double the Value of Counterfeit Goods: A Defendant Perspective” (SibLegalWeek 2023, Novosibirsk, October 2023)
• “Brand Protection Strategy: Court or Antimonopoly Service?” (Legal Academy Webinar, September 2023)
• “From Obtaining Source Code to Victory: Software Litigation” (Legal Forum of Masters, Voronezh, September 2023)
• “Latest IP Case Law amid the Exit of Major Brands in Russia: Patents, Counterfeits, and Compulsory Licensing” (Kazan Legal Week 2023, Kazan, June 2023)
• “Brand Protection Strategy: Court or FAS?” (Izhevsk Intellectual Property Forum 2023, Izhevsk, June 2023)
• “Evidence and Tools in IP Disputes: Software Disputes and Sociological Surveys” (Litigation Forum Pravo.ru, Moscow, April 2023)
• “Brand Protection Strategy: Court or FAS?” (24th Intellectual Property Forum by R-Conf, Moscow, April 2023)

• Protection of a trademark portfolio of a leading international non-alcoholic beverage manufacturer in trial and administrative proceedings concerning counterfeiting, parallel import and non-use cancellation actions.
• Representation of one of the world’s largest multinational consumer packaged goods in a dispute before the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) regarding unfair competition in the form of imitation of the packaging of a cosmetic product.
• Litigation concerning infringement of rights to software source code involving multi-billion-ruble risks.
• Representation of major Russian FMCG companies in trademark infringement disputes with claims amounting to several hundred million rubles in each case.
• Legal support in a series of disputes between two well-known coffeehouse brands concerning trademarks, arising after the sale of the Russian assets of a foreign brand.
• Recognition of trademarks as well-known in the Russian Federation.
• Representation of clients in disputes involving protection of invention and authorship of patents.
• Defense of a Chinese trademark owner against non-use cancellation, protection of a Norwegian company’s brand in dispute during a corporate conflict and representation of a U.S. manufacturer of banknote counters in an anti-counterfeiting dispute.
• Preparation of intellectual property due diligence sections of software development companies.
• Preparation of a legal opinion on the risks associated with the sale of IP assets by a foreign company in light of imposed restrictive measures.
• Representation of a client in a major arbitration (ICAC at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation) concerning a dispute with a customer following early termination of a construction contract.
• Representation of a foreign broker in a non-bankruptcy dispute challenging the set-off (netting) performed after the revocation of a bank’s license.
• Challenging a series of corporate transactions involving the alienation of 100% of the shares in a coal mining company in favor of a creditor bank.
• Representation of a major Belarusian developer in a construction contract dispute with a German construction holding.
• Legal support in separate disputes within the framework of bankruptcy proceedings of one of the largest construction companies in the energy sector.