«A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm has been listed for Patent Contentious and Patent Prosecution for 2021 by IP Stars edition

Retail chains and food producers are on the brink of a legal conflict — industry associations’ representatives have requested FAS Russia to assess whether retailers' actions comply with antitrust legislation. Sergey Zagraevsky's commentary for «Kommersant FM».

On March 12th, the Constitutional Court issued Resolution No.13-P/2026, declaring the constitutionality of Section 1 of Article 1362 «Compulsory License for an Invention, Utility Model or Industrial Design» of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation. The ruling stipulates that decisions on granting a compulsory license must be substantiated and reasoned. «Attorney’s Newspaper» has contacted experts, including Aleksey Zalesov, Head of Intellectual Property Practice, for comments.

On March 27, 2026 a round table discussion was held as part of the XII International Scientific and Practical Conference «Trends in the Private Law Developments». The topic of the round table was «Intellectual Property in Metaverses: Legal Challenges and Regulation».

«A.Zalesov & Partners» team took part in the suppression of illegal production of confectionery labeled with signs confusingly similar to the trademarks of the company's Client by law enforcement agencies of Vladimirsky region. The manufacturing and storage activities were stopped, members of the criminal group that was involved in the spread of production were detained.

On March 10, 2026, the Presidium of the Russian IP Court considered the cassation appeals of the foreign entity AstraZeneca AB and AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LLC against the decision of the IP Court dated December 02, 2025, in case No. SIP-298/2025. Following the review, the cassation court upheld the decision of the court of first instance and dismissed the appeals.

5th National Agriculture and Food Awards ceremony took place on March 03,2026, at the Hotel Continental. ZTG team joined in congratulating the award winners, agricultural sector professionals.