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«A.Zalesov & Partners Patent & Law Firm LLC» is a Moscow based full-service IP law firm, dealing with IP issues businesses might encounter in Russia and the neighbouring countries.

Company A.Zalesov & Partners — a full-service IP law firm, established by well known patent attorneys and attorneys-at-law (advocates) to assist their long standing clients in the most efficient way. The company gives IP advice, handles litigation (patents, trademarks and designs) and provides services in patent, design and trademark prosecution in the Russian Patent and Trademark Office and in the Eurasian Patent Office. We handle our international clients' patent and trademark portfolios (including Madrid System registrations) in Russia and the neighbouring countries (also through the Eurasian patent system), including the countries of the Eurasian Custom and Economic Union, in particular Byelorussia and Kazakhstan.	Services Patent drafting and prosecution Trademark registration Searches, FTOs and Validity Opinions IP invalidation and infringement disputes Read more...	Recommendations Our firm is recommended by renowned editions such as: IAM Patent 1000, WTR 1000, IP Stars, Best Lawyers, Pravo300, WIPR Leaders. IAM Patent 1000 2020: «Since opening for business in 2017, A Zalesov & Partners has established itself as a force to be reckoned with on the Russian IP market, particularly for litigation and transactions. This year it has handled numerous high-stakes patent infringement cases for high-profile international clients…»

	Advantages Highly professional, experienced and motivated team High personal success rates in IP disputes Compliance and professional ethics
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Highlights: News & Events & Practice

An article «New Rules for Paying Employees Remuneration for Inventions came into force in Russia on January 1, 2021» by Irina Ozolina has been published in AIPPI Newsletter
Published: April 2, 2021 | Read more...
The Protocol on the Protection of Industrial Designs to the Eurasian Patent Convention came into force
Published: April 2, 2021 | Read more...
The Presidium of the Russian IP Court upheld the previous decision made in favor of «A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm's client in a patent invalidation dispute regarding RU Design № 116098
Published: April 2, 2021 | Read more...
IP STARS 2021 rankings for trademark firms have been published
Published: April 2, 2021 | Read more...
Partners of «A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm Irina Ozolina and Aleksey Zalesov have successfully represented client's interests before the Russian IP Court in the patent dispute on the infringement of intellectual property rights
Published: March 15, 2021 | Read more...
A new article of the managing partner of «A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm Aleksey Zalesov has been published in the «Patents and Licenses» magazine
Published: March 15, 2021 | Read more...
«A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm has been ranked by «Pravo.ru-300» rating
Published: March 15, 2021 | Read more...
«A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm has been ranked by WTR 1000 2021 as «Silver» in Enforcement and Litigation and «Bronze» in Prosecution and Strategy ratings, meanwhile Aleksey Zalesov and Irina Ozolina are in the list of recommended individuals
Published: March 01, 2021 | Read more...
Vladimir regional court has satisfied the appeal of «A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm's client in a patent infringement dispute
Published: March 01, 2021 | Read more...
«A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm has defended the interests of its client in the Chamber for Patent Disputes in a trademark dispute regarding KRUPNIK trademark
Published: March 01, 2021 | Read more...
«A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm contributes to fighting the pandemic
Published: February 15, 2021 | Read more...
«A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm has successfully represented interests of a client before the Russian IP Court in a trademark non-use cancellation dispute
Published: February 15, 2021 | Read more...
The anticipated law is to amend the Rules for Recovery of Monetary Compensation for Illegal Use of a trademark
Published: February 15, 2021 | Read more...
«A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm has successfully defended the patent on the method for producing foam glass and the product manufactured thereby
Published: February 15, 2021 | Read more...
New regulations of the Russian Civil Code regarding the issuance of certificates, patents and other title documents in electronic form, as well as filing of 3D models of the claimed objects in applications for inventions, utility models, industrial designs and trademarks have come into force
Published: February 1, 2021 | Read more...
The Commercial (Arbitrational) Court of the Republic of Mari El has ruled in favor of Ferrero, client of «A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm, in dispute on unfair competition regarding illegal introduction to the Russian territory of the products confusingly similar to the packaging of Kinder Joy products
Published: February 1, 2021 | Read more...
Russia has joined an international network of creative regions DC Network
Published: February 1, 2021 | Read more...
New Rules for Paying Employees Remuneration for Inventions, Utility Models and Industrial Designs came into force on January 01, 2021
Published: January 11, 2021 | Read more...
Managing Partner of «A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm, Dr. Aleksey Zalesov has been invited to the editorial board of the «Patent Attorney» magazine
Published: January 11, 2021 | Read more...
Managing partner of «A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm Aleksey Zalesov took part in the meeting of the Quality Council of Rospatent
Published: December 30, 2020 | Read more...
Entry into force of the Protocol on the Protection of Industrial Designs to the Eurasian Patent Convention in Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan and Armenia
Published: December 30, 2020 | Read more...
«A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm team has won two patent disputes simultaneously on unfair competition acts for its client and the patent holder for an arthrological drug
Published: December 30, 2020 | Read more...
Managing Partner of «A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent and Law Firm Dr. Aleksey Zalesov was invited as IP specialist by the Russian IP Court to give comments on law in a patent dispute case
Published: December 30, 2020 | Read more...
«A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm has successfully defended the interests of its client OOO «DIAMED-Pharma» in the Chamber for patent disputes in patent dispute on validity of the client's patent № 2612014
Published: December 30, 2020 | Read more...
The Russian IP Court clarified that the Chamber for Patent Dispute is limited in sending the application for additional search when considering appeal against refusal in patent grant
Published: December 15, 2020 | Read more...
Legal protection of three-dimensional trademarks: comments of the senior partner at «A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm Irina Ozolina for Garant.ru portal
Published: December 15, 2020 | Read more...
«An abstract prohibition for the future in disputes on infringement of intellectual property rights is unacceptable» — an article by Irina Ozolina for «Patent Attorney» magazine
Published: December 15, 2020 | Read more...
The Presidium of IP Court shed light on some aspects of non-use cancellation disputes: a trademark use for specific terms in the list is also a due use for a general term as well
Published: December 15, 2020 | Read more...
All's fair in antimonopoly and trademark wars? «A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm backed up the client's trademark registration which was challenged in order to avoid unfair competition claim
Published: December 4, 2020 | Read more...
An article «New rules for the resolution of administrative disputes in Russia: key points for rights owners and practitioners» written by Irina Ozolina for WTR Daily
Published: December 4, 2020 | Read more...
«A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm's partners took part in the II International scientific-practical conference «Intellectual rights: challenges of the 21 century» as speakers and a moderator
Published: December 4, 2020 | Read more...
Aleksey Zalesov has been nominated to the list of one of the world's leading directories Who's Who Legal: Trademarks 2020
Published: October 20, 2020 | Read more...
IP Court ruled about legal consequences of wrong priority date of a Russian patent for composition of insulin glargine at a concentration of 300 u/ml
Published: October 20, 2020 | Read more...
Dr. Aleksey Zalesov, Managing Partner, contributed to Russian IP edition with an article «Draft law «On Patent Attorneys» is being considered in the State Duma»
Published: August 31, 2020 | Read more...
Partners of «A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm, Irina Ozolina and Aleksey Zalesov, successfully defended the manufacturer of railroad machinery TPTA RYTM Inc. in a patent infringement lawsuit of Russian patent № 2578400
Published: August 31, 2020 | Read more...
Aleksey Zalesov spoke about criminal aspects of patent infringement at the All-Russian online conference "Digital & IP"
Published: July 10, 2020 | Read more...
Raffaello is well-known is Russia: the Russian Patent and Trademark Office (Rospatent) issued well-known trademark registration decision after an order of the IP Court on a claim filed against Rospatent by «A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm
Published: June 15, 2020 | Read more...
«A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm is ranked by IAM Patent 1000 as a «Silver» company for patent litigation and transactions in Russia
Published: June 15, 2020 | Read more...
The Russian IP Court granted protection to 3D trademark for a renewed «Tic Tac» box: the burden to prove the lack of distinctiveness is on Rospatent
Published: March 03, 2020 | Read more...
WTR 1000 2020 ranked «A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm as «Silver» in Enforcement and Litigation and «Bronze» in Prosecution and Strategy ratings, meanwhile Aleksey Zalesov and Irina Ozolina are listed as recommended individuals
Published: February 17, 2020 | Read more...
«A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm is included into the shortlist of Managing IP Awards 2020
Published: February 17, 2020 | Read more...
The team of «A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm defended the major international insurance company «Alliance» against a competitor's attempt to take away it's widely known ROSNO trademarks
Published: February 11, 2020 | Read more...
Protection of non-registered marks in Russia: antimonopoly bodies satisfied petition of «A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm filed in the name of Nestle Russia against a local Russian confectionery manufacturer
Published: February 3, 2020 | Read more...
The Intellectual Property Court ruled in favor of the client of «A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm Russian pharmaceutical distribution company R-Pharm in invalidation trial over secondary pharmaceutical Russian patent RU 2567537 owned by Nativa Ltd. which was involved in a large patent litigation over distribution of pharmaceutical products for cancer treatment comprising dasatinib
Published: January 8, 2020 | Read more...
License fee USD 300 instead of reinstatement of damages more than USD 12.000.000: amicable settlement in favor of a client «A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm
Published: September 27, 2019 | Read more...
«A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm successfully represented Ferrero S.p.A. in a trademark infringement dispute against «Kinder Chocolate» imitation
Published: July 19, 2019 | Read more...
Two Eurasian patents for Naked Collation Package announced invalid by the Chamber for Patent Disputes on an action filed by «A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm
Published: July 19, 2019 | Read more...

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Highlights: News & Events & Practice

An article «New Rules for Paying Employees Remuneration for Inventions came into force in Russia on January 1, 2021» by Irina Ozolina has been published in AIPPI Newsletter

The Protocol on the Protection of Industrial Designs to the Eurasian Patent Convention came into force

The Presidium of the Russian IP Court upheld the previous decision made in favor of «A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm's client in a patent invalidation dispute regarding RU Design № 116098

IP STARS 2021 rankings for trademark firms have been published

Partners of «A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm Irina Ozolina and Aleksey Zalesov have successfully represented client's interests before the Russian IP Court in the patent dispute on the infringement of intellectual property rights

A new article of the managing partner of «A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm Aleksey Zalesov has been published in the «Patents and Licenses» magazine

«A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm has been ranked by «Pravo.ru-300» rating

«A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm has been ranked by WTR 1000 2021 as «Silver» in Enforcement and Litigation and «Bronze» in Prosecution and Strategy ratings, meanwhile Aleksey Zalesov and Irina Ozolina are in the list of recommended individuals

Vladimir regional court has satisfied the appeal of «A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm's client in a patent infringement dispute

«A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm has defended the interests of its client in the Chamber for Patent Disputes in a trademark dispute regarding KRUPNIK trademark

«A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm contributes to fighting the pandemic

«A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm has successfully represented interests of a client before the Russian IP Court in a trademark non-use cancellation dispute

The anticipated law is to amend the Rules for Recovery of Monetary Compensation for Illegal Use of a trademark

«A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm has successfully defended the patent on the method for producing foam glass and the product manufactured thereby

New regulations of the Russian Civil Code regarding the issuance of certificates, patents and other title documents in electronic form, as well as filing of 3D models of the claimed objects in applications for inventions, utility models, industrial designs and trademarks have come into force

Russia has joined an international network of creative regions DC Network

New Rules for Paying Employees Remuneration for Inventions, Utility Models and Industrial Designs came into force on January 01, 2021

Managing Partner of «A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm, Dr. Aleksey Zalesov has been invited to the editorial board of the «Patent Attorney» magazine

Managing partner of «A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm Aleksey Zalesov took part in the meeting of the Quality Council of Rospatent

Entry into force of the Protocol on the Protection of Industrial Designs to the Eurasian Patent Convention in Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan and Armenia

«A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm team has won two patent disputes simultaneously on unfair competition acts for its client and the patent holder for an arthrological drug

Managing Partner of «A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent and Law Firm Dr. Aleksey Zalesov was invited as IP specialist by the Russian IP Court to give comments on law in a patent dispute case

«A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm has successfully defended the interests of its client OOO «DIAMED-Pharma» in the Chamber for patent disputes in patent dispute on validity of the client's patent № 2612014

The Russian IP Court clarified that the Chamber for Patent Dispute is limited in sending the application for additional search when considering appeal against refusal in patent grant

Legal protection of three-dimensional trademarks: comments of the senior partner at «A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm Irina Ozolina for Garant.ru portal

«An abstract prohibition for the future in disputes on infringement of intellectual property rights is unacceptable» — an article by Irina Ozolina for «Patent Attorney» magazine

The Presidium of IP Court shed light on some aspects of non-use cancellation disputes: a trademark use for specific terms in the list is also a due use for a general term as well

All's fair in antimonopoly and trademark wars? «A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm backed up the client's trademark registration which was challenged in order to avoid unfair competition claim

An article «New rules for the resolution of administrative disputes in Russia: key points for rights owners and practitioners» written by Irina Ozolina for WTR Daily

«A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm's partners took part in the II International scientific-practical conference «Intellectual rights: challenges of the 21 century» as speakers and a moderator

Aleksey Zalesov has been nominated to the list of one of the world's leading directories Who's Who Legal: Trademarks 2020

IP Court ruled about legal consequences of wrong priority date of a Russian patent for composition of insulin glargine at a concentration of 300 u/ml

Dr. Aleksey Zalesov, Managing Partner, contributed to Russian IP edition with an article «Draft law «On Patent Attorneys» is being considered in the State Duma»

Partners of «A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm, Irina Ozolina and Aleksey Zalesov, successfully defended the manufacturer of railroad machinery TPTA RYTM Inc. in a patent infringement lawsuit of Russian patent № 2578400

Aleksey Zalesov spoke about criminal aspects of patent infringement at the All-Russian online conference "Digital & IP"

Raffaello is well-known is Russia: the Russian Patent and Trademark Office (Rospatent) issued well-known trademark registration decision after an order of the IP Court on a claim filed against Rospatent by «A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm

«A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm is ranked by IAM Patent 1000 as a «Silver» company for patent litigation and transactions in Russia

The Russian IP Court granted protection to 3D trademark for a renewed «Tic Tac» box: the burden to prove the lack of distinctiveness is on Rospatent

WTR 1000 2020 ranked «A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm as «Silver» in Enforcement and Litigation and «Bronze» in Prosecution and Strategy ratings, meanwhile Aleksey Zalesov and Irina Ozolina are listed as recommended individuals

«A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm is included into the shortlist of Managing IP Awards 2020

The team of «A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm defended the major international insurance company «Alliance» against a competitor's attempt to take away it's widely known ROSNO trademarks

Protection of non-registered marks in Russia: antimonopoly bodies satisfied petition of «A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm filed in the name of Nestle Russia against a local Russian confectionery manufacturer

License fee USD 300 instead of reinstatement of damages more than USD 12.000.000: amicable settlement in favor of a client «A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm

«A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm successfully represented Ferrero S.p.A. in a trademark infringement dispute against «Kinder Chocolate» imitation

Two Eurasian patents for Naked Collation Package announced invalid by the Chamber for Patent Disputes on an action filed by «A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm