Maria Moishe
Senior Associate
Languages
Russian, English
Maria specializes in building intellectual property management systems. As a registered Russian patent attorney in trademarks, she has extensive experience in successfully registering trademarks and managing large-scale trademark portfolios.

She represents clients before the Chamber for Patent Disputes of Rospatent and Russian courts and provides legal support for intellectual property transactions, including conducting comprehensive legal due diligence of companies' IP assets.

Maria Moishe is a member of the Intellectual Property Council of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation, actively participates in conferences and webinars on intellectual property and information technology issues, and is the author of publications in this field.

Before joining VERBA LEGAL, she worked at leading Russian and international consulting firms, as well as in some of the largest Russian companies in the oil and gas and banking sectors.

Maria ’s expertise includes:

  • Supporting the registration and protection of intellectual property rights, including trademarks, industrial designs, software, and other IP assets.

  • Developing and implementing intellectual property management systems within companies, including drafting IP policies and employee agreements.

  • Structuring and formalizing transactions related to the creation, use, and disposal of intellectual property rights.

  • Conducting comprehensive legal due diligence of companies' IP assets, including in the context of M&A transactions.

  • Representing clients in IP disputes in court and before the Chamber for Patent Disputes of Rospatent.

  • Addressing matters related to the protection of honor, dignity, and business reputation.

Selected project experience
TRADEMARK REGISTRATION AND IP MANAGEMENT
Successfully registered several hundred trademarks for both foreign and Russian clients, including overcoming refusals in registration, particularly in the Chamber for Patent Disputes.
Managed a large intellectual property portfolio for one of the world's largest online banks.
Developed and implemented regulations on service works for a major Russian bank, including drafting agreements with employees and resolving issues related to royalty payments.
Represented the interests of a foreign company managing the rights to the distinctive marks of an international motorsport championship, ensuring trademark protection in Russia and preventing the distribution of counterfeit products.
IP DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Represented a foreign pharmaceutical company in a patent dispute regarding the protection of an invention related to a drug manufacturing process, securing a favorable settlement agreement with a compensation claim of approximately RUB 1 billion.
Represented one of the world’s largest online banks in a landmark litigation with a voice actor concerning the use of their voice in AI-based speech synthesis and protection of business reputation.
Represented and defended the interests of Russia’s largest aviation holding company in a dispute over royalty payments under a contract involving the commercialization of intellectual property related to military, special, and dual-use technologies.
Developed and successfully executed a defense strategy for a publishing house in a plagiarism dispute, resolving the matter through a favorable settlement agreement.
Successfully settled a pre-trial dispute concerning the unlawful use of a financial institution’s trade name.
Successfully challenged a decision of Rospatent in the Chamber for Patent Disputes, overturning a refusal to register a trademark for one of Russia’s largest IT companies.
IP TRANSACTIONS AND CONSULTING
Conducted over 50 legal due diligence assessments of IT companies to determine ownership rights to intellectual property assets.
Represented one of Kazakhstan’s largest commercial banks in a transaction for acquiring software rights, including negotiations with a foreign rights holder.
Advised one of the largest diversified healthcare corporations on localization of production in Russia and structuring related transactions with foreign group companies concerning the use of IP assets.
Developed and facilitated the execution of an exclusive IP pledge agreement for a Russian research and production company to secure its obligations before an investment fund.
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