Alexandra specialises in the protection and registration of intellectual property rights.
Her expertise covers advising on intellectual property transactions, trade mark registration, legal due diligence of IP assets, and advice on the protection of proprietary and non-proprietary rights of rights holders.
She has experience in developing and implementing strategies for the protection of intellectual property rights, including trade marks, patents, computer programmes and other copyright works, including matters related to combating counterfeit products and protecting content against unauthorised distribution, conducting comprehensive intellectual property due diligence, advising on transactions involving the creation, use and disposal of intellectual property rights, including the preparation and execution of licence agreements, trade mark registration in Russia and abroad, including assessing the registrability of signs and challenging cited trade marks, as well as regulatory compliance in the intellectual property sphere, including product labelling requirements and sanctions restrictions applicable to transactions involving intellectual property rights.
Selected Experience
alexandra advised:
a major Russian media service with a multi-million audience on content monitoring and protection against infringements of copyright and related rights, including identifying instances of unauthorised use of content and preparing notices to rights holders;
a well-known online service in the process of registering a trade mark, including challenging a competitor’s trade mark;
a pharmaceutical company in proceedings concerning a compulsory licence in respect of invention patents, where the claimant alleged insufficient use of the inventions in Russia
a major online cinema platform on anti-piracy matters, including identifying instances of illegal distribution of films and TV series on third-party platforms, preparing and sending claims to infringers, and participating in court proceedings against pirate websites concerning the protection of exclusive rights in content;
preparation of legal positions for a dispute concerning infringement of the trade mark rights of a well-known international company;
international patent projects in the EU, Middle East and Asian jurisdictions, including systematising patent data, calculating maintenance fees and preparing documentation in English for communication with foreign partners;
engagement with government authorities and relevant ministries on the application of regulatory restrictions to transactions involving intellectual property rights, including preparing formal requests for clarification of specific provisions of legislation;
a foreign company on developing a strategy to combat counterfeit products;
legal due diligence of companies in relation to title to intellectual property assets.