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About
Ekaterina is admitted to the Russian Bar and represents clients before courts and government authorities in disputes concerning the early termination of trademark protection, as well as disputes involving infringement of rights in copyrighted works and trademarks. She also acts in proceedings concerning the validity of trademark registrations before the Federal Service for Intellectual Property (Rospatent).
In addition, Ekaterina has experience in drafting license agreements and IP assignment agreements relating to software products, typefaces, films, theatrical productions and other intellectual property assets. She conducts IP due diligence, assesses the risks of infringing third-party rights and advises clients on the creation and use of non-traditional intellectual property assets, as well as on the transfer and licensing of rights in such assets.
Experience
- representing major restaurant groups operating in St. Petersburg and Moscow in disputes concerning the early termination of trademark protection, which resulted in no compensation being recovered from the clients for trademark infringement in parallel proceedings
- drafting legal documentation for clients’ websites to ensure compliance with personal data protection laws and representing clients before the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor)
- drafting and negotiating agreements governing the transfer of rights in foreign musical works used in clients’ films, as well as rights in various intellectual property assets forming part of theatrical productions, resulting in successful rights clearance for complex IP assets
- removing links from Yandex and Google search results in connection with the publication of false and defamatory information about clients, as well as links to phishing websites exploiting clients’ intellectual property assets
- conducting IP due diligence and providing comprehensive advice to a well-known screenwriter and film director on the ownership, use, licensing and transfer of rights in literary works and other intellectual property assets forming part of television series, resulting in the establishment of an IP rights management framework
- providing comprehensive support in clients’ trademark registration matters from conducting negotiations with foreign owners of similar trademarks to challenging decisions by the Federal Service for Intellectual Property (Rospatent) refusing trademark registration on various grounds
Ekaterina’s experience includes her projects before joining BIRCH.
Education
Languages
- English
- Russian
Career