Rankings

The ‘strong professionals’ at Patent & Law Firm YUS are ‘very knowledgeable about all aspects of IP in Russia, and keep themselves up to date on all important developments and changes’. The firm’s responsiveness is ‘highly impressive, and easily matches international standards’.

What the team is known for Strong IP-focused boutique traditionally specialising in trademarks, and also has a visible patent filing team. Increasingly involved in contentious matters, including representing clients before the Eurasian Patent Organization. Also handles conflicts related to parallel import as well as commercial IP matters. Acts for a broad client base of international brands as well as local names. Houses a large number of patent and trade mark attorneys in addition to its core legal team.

Strengths The firm is commended for its client-oriented approach. "They know very well what their clients want; they're very proactive and innovative," a source reports, while another describes the team as "quick and efficient."

One of Russia’s longest-serving IP teams, YUS “capitalizes on its mid-market offering, handling work beyond the capabilities of a smaller firm with a more responsive and personal approach than larger outfits”. Traditionally the rights protection reserve of domestic operations, the office has continued to expand, receiving instructions from greater and greater numbers of major multinational operations (including Samsung Electronics, Nestlé and Xiaomi) and setting up a sub-group for pharmaceutical and biotech concerns. Denis Levchuk heads a technically gifted team, every member of which is “a top-notch professional that’s easy to work with”. Levchuk himself is “a particularly skilled prosecutor” of whom one beneficiary effervesces: “I would recommend Denis without hesitation; insightful and responsive, he communicates clearly and appreciates the intricacies of Russian patent law.” Levchuk “stays up-to-date on every development” and expects the same of those under his command; successes overcoming obstacles such as refusal or infringement can be traced back to his thorough grasp of the invention at hand. The company’s “high-quality, cost-effective service” is rounded out by a strong showing in transactional instructions led by executive director Andrei Svistov. A patent attorney with a shrewd commercial eye, Svistov knows how to shop for an IP bargain, coming home with numerous favourable deals for his diverse following.

The “reliable and ambitious” Patent & Law Firm YUS dishes out “efficient solutions of the highest standard concerning the acquisition, protection, use and assignment of IP rights” to an assortment of local and international companies. Having been on the scene since the modern Russian market for trademark protection was in its infancy, the firm carries significant cachet among examiners at Rospatent. Sergey Lovtsov is a renowned name in the IP world and publishes widely on hot prosecution and litigation topics. His team mate Olesya Zakharova is a cosmopolitan strategist, her metier lies in establishing Russian rights for foreign clients and she is fluent in English, French and German, as well as Russian.