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Gorodissky & Partners. Thought-out IP approaches.

Over 60 years’ experience in intellectual property.

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Gorodissky & Partners. Creative IP strategies.

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Intellectual property

FOREIGN OFFICES

«GORODISSKY & PARTNERS» IN NUMBERS

390+

SPECIALISTS

120+

IP ATTORNEYS

30+

LAWYERS

65+

YEARS OF SUCCESSFUL PRACTICE

OFFICES IN RUSSIA, UKRAINE, KAZAKHSTAN, KYRGYZSTAN AND UAE

10 000+

CLIENTS

Gorodissky & Partners is an international law firm with its headquarters in Moscow, 12 branch offices in Russia and one each in Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and UAE remains heading top positions in every aspect of protection, disposal and enforcement of IP rights. Our main jurisdictions are Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan but thanks to the existed trustworthy network we represent clients around Eurasia.

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Quality

Our firm employs highly qualified professionals in the field of intellectual property. IP attorneys, lawyers and attorneys at law of the firm regularly earn high recognition in national and international professional rankings.
In 2020 the firm has been successfully certified for compliance with ISO 9001:2015.

Competence

Prestigious educational background and PhDs, practical knowledge and skills in various fields of science and technology, law and finance enable our IP attorneys and lawyers to propose to national and international clients most efficient solutions for protection of IP rights.

Proactivity

We closely cooperate with in-house IP teams of clients for better understanding commercial objectives facing them so that we could offer the clients IP strategies, which are suitable for their business strategies.

Reliability

More than 10,000 clients being large industrial companies and SMEs, R&D centers and innovation start-ups, universities and financial institutions lay their trust on us.
Professional liability of our IP attorneys (120+), lawyers and attorneys at law (30+) practicing in 14 offices of the firm is ensured for dozens of USD millions.

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8 September - 9 September 2026

The 15th China Intellectual Property Annual Conference (CIPAC 2026), Beijing, China Alexey Kratiuk, Partner, Russian Trademark & Design Attorney, Eurasian Design Attorney, Head of Trademark Department and Sergey Vasiliev, Ph.D., Partner, Russian Trademark Attorney, Head of Legal Department (both - Gorodissky & Partners, Moscow) will participate in the 15th China Intellectual Property Annual Conference, which will be held in Beijing.

9 September - 10 September 2026

LexTalk World Conference | Dubai 2026 Sergey Medvedev, Ph.D., LL.M., Russian Trademark & Design Attorney, Eurasian Design Attorney, Managing Partner (Gorodissky and Partners, Moscow), will take part in the LexTalk World Conference.

17 September 2026

Federal Legal Forum 2026, Moscow Yaroslava Gorbunova, Partner, Russian Trademark Attorney, Senior Associate (Gorodissky & Partners, St. Petersburg) and Maxim Volkov, Attorney-at-Law, Russian Trademark Attorney, Senior Associate (Gorodissky & Partners, Moscow), will take part in the annual conference for the legal community Federal Legal Forum 2026, organized by Forbes magazine.

23 September - 24 September 2026

BRICS Intellectual Property Forum "BIPF 2026", Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Yaroslava Gorbunova, Partner, Senior lawyer (Gorodissky & Partners, Saint-Petersburg) and Nikita Maltsev, Ph.D., Senior lawyer (Gorodissky & Partners, Moscow) will be participate at the BRICS Intellectual Property Forum "BIPF 2026" in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

24 September 2026

Meeting of the IP Committee of Eurasian Cooperation Center, Moscow Sergey Vasiliev, Ph.D., Partner, Head of Legal Department (Gorodissky & Partners, Moscow), will speak on «Disputes with online marketplaces: judicial practice and recent precedents» at the Meeting of the Intellectual Property Committee of Eurasian Cooperation Center.

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24 August - 28 August 2026

7th Russian Conference on Medicinal Chemistry "MedChem-Russia 2026", Irkutsk Yuri Kuznetsov, Senior Partner, Russian Patent Attorney, Eurasian Patent & Design Attorney, Head of Patent Practice, Dmitry Klimenko, Ph.D., Russian Patent Attorney, Eurasian Patent Attorney, Lev Zhilin, Russian Patent Attorney, Eurasian Patent Attorney (all - Gorodissky & Partners, Moscow) took part in the 7th Russian Conference on Medicinal Chemistry "MedChem-Russia 2026", which was held in Irkutsk.

26 August 2026

Strategy for Protecting Fashion Items Using Trademarks, Copyrights, and Patents // “Light Industry. Courier” magazine “Light Industry. Courier” magazine has published an article “Strategy for Protecting Fashion Items Using Trademarks, Copyrights, and Patents” by Denis Kudryavtsev, Lawyer (Gorodissky & Partners, Moscow).

26 August 2026

Digital Materials Science and Advanced Materials for the Oil and Gas Industry // "KAZAN: OIL, GAS, CHEMISTRY" newspaper An article "Digital Materials Science and Advanced Materials for the Oil and Gas Industry" by Anatoly Nistuk, Ph.D., Russian Patent Attorney, Eurasian Patent Attorney and Anastasia Glukhareva, Russian Patent Attorney, Eurasian Patent Attorney (both - Gorodissky & Partners, Moscow) has been published in the special edition “Industrial Weekly” newspaper dedicated to International Petrochemical Exhibition "KAZAN: OIL, GAS, CHEMISTRY".

19 August 2026

Heaters & Vapes – The Battle of Designs // Russian Tobacco “Russian Tobacco” portal published an article by Anastasia Volkova, Russian Patent Attorney and Eurasian Patent Attorney, and Alexander Budkin, Patent Search Expert (both - Gorodissky & Partners, Moscow), "Heaters & Vapes – The Battle of Designs".

18 August 2026

Recycling of Automobile Tires // Automotive Cluster of Industry Exhibitions An article "Recycling of Automobile Tires" by Sviatoslav Vorontsov, Ph.D., Russian Patent Attorney (Gorodissky & Partners, Moscow), was published in the newspaper “Automotive Cluster of Industry Exhibitions” (special issue of "Industrial Weekly" newspaper).

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Notable Success in a Non-Use Cancellation Dispute Gorodissky team together with the client developed a defense strategy against trademark squatter based on proving lack of genuine interest. The claim was dismissed in full due to lack of interest, without proceeding to examine the evidence of use presented by Canon.

Successful Representation of the Client in a Pharmaceutical Patent Dispute The dispute lasted over four years. As a result of the coordinated work of the Consultant's patent attorneys and lawyers, as well as interaction with the Client, the Patent was declared invalid by the decision of Rospatent, which was confirmed by the Intellectual Property Court. As a result, the Arbitration Court of Moscow dismissed the Opponent's claim for infringement of the right to the invention under the Patent.

Case No. СИП-180/2022: successful representation of the Client's interests in a dispute with Rospatent The specialists of Gorodissky & Partners successfully represented the Client's interests in court instances, as a result of which trademark No. 652806 was cancelled. The illegally registered trademark could mislead consumers and cause significant damage to the Client’s intellectual property and business reputation.

Successful Representation оf the Software Developer in the Dispute on the Exclusive Rights Enforcement Our firm’s lawyers were able to convince the judges that the Defendant had not unlawfully used the litigious computer programme, because it was using its own software, therefore, was exploiting its own exclusive rights.

Successful Representation of Client in a Dispute on Infringement of Patented Invention Taking into account our arguments and the expert’s opinion, the court has concluded that the invention under the Claimant’s patent is not used in the Client’s product and has dismissed its claims. Thus, the Client has got an opportunity to freely produce and market its product.

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3 September 2026

Geographical indications and appellations of origin in the description of goods: the Russian perspective Julia Pakhomova of Gorodissky & Partners examines how Rospatent treats geographical indications and appellations of origin in goods specifications, highlighting the risk of objections where protected terms may mislead consumers or undermine GI/AO protection.

7 August 2026

Russia Introduces New Domain Name Restrictions on 1 September 2026 Beginning 1 September 2026, new domain name registration rules enter into force. Domain name owners will be required to complete a verification procedure via Russia’s official government services portal (Gosuslugi) for registering, renewing, purchasing, selling, and deleting domain names. Foreign companies and individuals may face significant difficulties accessing Gosuslugi and, consequently, risk losing their domain names. This alert outlines the new requirements and suggests immediate response options.

5 August 2026

Tax Incentives for Innovation Development in Russia This article lists the most significant, but by no means all, tax incentives for innovation implemented in Russia. In recent years, there has been a steady trend toward expanding support for high-tech industries, including microelectronics, biotechnology, artificial intelligence, and new materials. At the same time, oversight of the targeted use of incentives has also increased. This means that formal compliance with criteria is no longer sufficient; evidence is essential: test results, implementation in production, and revenue growth from innovative products.

29 July 2026

Registering trademarks containing hieroglyphic characters in Russia Over the past few years, the Russian market has undergone significant changes. A number of foreign brands have left the Russian market, freeing up entire niches that are now being actively filled by Asian manufacturers. Entering a new market requires not only a quality product and a well‑thought‑out marketing strategy, but also reliable legal protection for means of individualization. One of the challenges faced by Asian applicants is how to properly register a trademark containing hieroglyphs and ensure its effective protection in Russia. This article addresses the practical aspects of this task.

27 July 2026

Russia raises the stakes for IP infringers It is worth noting that the compensation in double the amount has no upper limit and shall be calculated based on actual market prices. In practice, the amount may reach many millions of rubles. The awarded sums may equal or even exceed damages. This may serve as a powerful deterrent to potential infringers.

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