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«A.Zalesov & Partners» experts have been recognized in the individual lawyers ranking «Pravo-300»

On March 12, 2025, the results of the individual ranking of lawyers «Pravo-300» were published. Five lawyers of «A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm have been recommended in the «Intellectual Property» branch of the federal ranking.

17.03.2025
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«A.Zalesov & Partners» challenged the decision to refuse to grant protection in the Russian Federation to a group of industrial designs under international registration in accordance with the Hague Agreement

On May 24, 2024, the Federal Service for Intellectual Property refused to grant protection to the industrial design under international registration. «A.Zalesov & Partners» team eliminated the reason that served as the basis for the refusal decision and achieved the withdrawal of the Rospatent decision.

03.02.2025
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Patent attorneys of «A.Zalesov & Partners» spoke and took an active part in the conference «Current issues of intellectual property rights protection»

On December 11-13, 2024, the XIV (XXIX) annual research-to-practice conference «Current issues of intellectual property rights protection» organized by the interregional public organization for the contribution to patent attorneys activities «Chamber of Patent Attorneys» took place in Tula.

16.12.2024
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Partners of«A.Zalesov & Partners» took part in the work of the AIPPI International Congress in Hangzhou

On October 19-22, 2024, the annual AIPPI International Congress was held in Hangzhou (China), where the series of essential resolutions in IP area were adopted. Partners of «A.Zalesov & Partners» prepared the report of the Russian national AIPPI group on liability for unsubstantiated claims of infringement of IP rights and participated in the discussion and adoption thereof.

01.11.2024
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IV Annual Patent Congress of the Russian National Group of AIPPI took place in Moscow

On October 07, 2024, one of the key events in the field of intellectual property in 2024, took place in Moscow - the fourth Patent Congress, held by the Russian National Group of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI).

15.10.2024
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An article by Maria Makhlina for the AIPPI newsletter on new rules for patenting objects in the field of IT technologies

An article by Maria Makhlina entitled «New Approach to Prosecution of the Computer-implemented Inventions and Utility models introduced into RU PTO Rules provides long-expected Clarity for the IT Market» was published in the newsletter of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property AIPPI as of September 2024.

15.10.2024
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«A.Zalesov & Partners» defended a bona fide importer of toys in a trademark infringement dispute

On 20 August 2024, the Arbitration Court of the Primorsky region issued a decision refusing to bring to administrative liability the client of «A.Zalesov & Partners» for infringement of a series of trademarks for lack of confusion despite some similarity.

01.10.2024
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Maria Makhlina participated as a moderator in the International research and practice conference in Minsk

On June 13-14, 2024, the International research and practice conference on «Transformation of the eurasian patent system. Evaluation and perspectives» was held in Minsk by the Assembly of Eurasian Patent Attorneys.

01.07.2024
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Maria Makhlina commented on the amendments to the Russian Criminal Code for «Economy and Life - Lawyer» magazine

Maria Makhlina, Partner of «A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm commented on the amendments to the Russian Criminal Code, entered into force on June 23, 2024.

01.07.2024
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Maria Makhlina spoke on the regional seminar “Common Examination Space: Current Issues of Patenting” in Erevan

Partner of «A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm made a presentation at the panel discussion «Examination of the designs with elements of the protected trademarks and copyright objects: challenges and possible ways of resolving».

03.06.2024
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Maria Makhlina made a report at the Congress of Members of the Assembly of Eurasian Patent Attorneys as a a member of the Audit Commission

A Сongress of members of the Assembly of Eurasian Patent Attorneys was held on April 17, 2024.

01.05.2024
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Maria Makhlina spoke at the seminar «Specific Features of the Eurasian Procedure for Patenting Inventions and Industrial Designs»

On March 27, 2024, a seminar on the topic «Specific Features of the Eurasian Procedure for Patenting Inventions and Industrial Designs» took place, organized by the Eurasian Patent Office jointly with the Russian State Academy of Intellectual Property and the Assembly of Eurasian Patent Attorneys.

01.04.2024
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On the meeting of the Russian National Group of AIPPI

On February 29, 2024, a general meeting of members of the Russian national group of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) was held.

01.03.2024
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An article by Maria Makhlina for AIPPI Newsletter

An article authored by Maria Makhlina - «Changes in the approach to reimbursement of the expenses for the administrative out-of-court procedures of consideration of the nullity actions with the RU PTO in view of the recent Constitutional Court Ruling» - was published in the AIPPI Newsletter as of February 2024.

15.02.2024
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«A.Zalesov & Partners» at the Annual Conference of Patent Attorneys

On November 28 - December 01, 2023, the annual scientific and practical conference of patent attorneys «Topical issues of protecting intellectual property rights» took place in Vinogradovo.

01.12.2023
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A.Zalesov & Partners took part in the AIPPI World Congress 2023

On October 22-25, 2023, the AIPPI World Congress took place in Istanbul.

15.11.2023
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«A.Zalesov & Partners» have successfully represented the client in a long-running dispute on the legality of issuing a patent for an antidiabetic medication

The cassation instance ruled in favor of «A.Zalesov & Partners» having cancelled a judicial act contrary to the interests of the client and having forwarded an invalidation action against grant of a patent for reconsideration.

01.11.2023
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A complex and long-lasting dispute on the legality of granting a patent for an antidiabetic medication has completed in favor of «A.Zalesov & Partners» client

On October 02, 2023, the Presidium of the Russian IP Court adopted a very important resolution that changes the long-standing, however, erroneous approach of Rospatent to the rules for filing divisional applications.

16.10.2023
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On the position of «A.Zalesov & Partners» in a case on challenging the company's own patent

The client of «A.Zalesov & Partners» entered the patent invalidation dispute as a third party.

01.09.2023
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Aleksey Zalesov and Maria Makhlina took part in the congress of the founders of the Eurasian Patent Attorneys Assembly

On April 26, 2023, on the International Intellectual Property Day, the founding congress of the Regional Public Organization «Eurasian Patent Attorneys Assembly» was held.

02.05.2023
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An article by Maria Makhlina for the «Light Industry. Courier» magazine

An article authored by Maria Makhlina  - «Protect your patent rights correctly» - has been published in the «Light Industry. Courier» magazine.

04.04.2023
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The results of the «Pravo-300» individual ranking have been published

Following the release of the results of the «Pravo-300» general ranking, on February 21, 2023, individual lawyers ranking was published.

01.03.2023
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The II Patent Congress took place in Moscow

On November 24, 2022, the second Patent Congress was held in Moscow under the auspices of the Russian National Group of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI).

01.12.2022
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An article by Maria Makhlina for the «EL-Lawyer» magazine

The «Economics and Life» portal has published an article by Maria Makhlina - «Invalidation of a patent for an industrial design in case it doesn’t meet the patentability criteria «originality»: judicial practice and recommendations».

01.12.2022
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An article by Maria Makhlina for «Law and economics» magazine

«Law and economics» magazine published an article authored by Maria Makhlina - «The place of non-fungible tokens in the system of intellectual property objects».

01.12.2022
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«A.Zalesov & Partners» defended the client's patent before the Chamber for Patent Disputes of Rospatent

An invalidation action was filed against the grant of a Russian patent for a utility model of our client.

28.10.2022
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IAM Patent 1000 2022 has been published

The eleventh edition of IAM Patent 1000 - The world’s leading patent professionals - guide has been released for 2022.

15.07.2022
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A-Z IP client’s patent rights have been preserved after the decision of the Rospatent

After five years of the tense litigation the client of «A.Zalesov & Partners», «British American Tobacco», preserved his rights for the invention «Electronic inhalation device» with minimal amendments in a validity dispute initiated by another tobacco producer — «Philip Morris Products» S.A.

15.07.2022
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Meeting of Eurasian Patent Attorneys with the President of the Eurasian Patent Office

On April 26, 2022, the President of the EAPO Grigory Ivliev held a meeting with patent attorneys at the headquarters of the Eurasian Patent Office. The meeting coincided with the International Intellectual Property Day.

29.04.2022
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Partners of «A.Zalesov & Partners» have been recommended by the individual ranking «Pravo-300»

Aleksey Zalesov, Irina Ozolina and Maria Makhlina have been listed in the «Pravo-300»  lawyers  individual ranking for 2021.

15.02.2022
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A new article by Maria Makhlina for «Patent Attorney» Magazine

«Patent Attorney» magazine has published an article written by Partner of «A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm Maria Makhlina «The Hague system of international design registration: new opportunities for applicants» (in Russian).

19.08.2021
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«A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm team has attended EPO conference on patenting blockchain

Maria Makhlina, Partner, and Anastasia Miheicheva, Patent Attorney, attended EPO conference on patenting blockchain on December 05, 2018.

06.12.2018
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