Rankings

Patent & Law Firm YUS specializes in the registration, protection and prosecution of IP rights across Russia and the CIS region, with particular expertise in trade mark and domain name infringement cases. The firm is also experienced in drafting exclusive rights disposal agreements, licensing and franchising agreements, and other transactional IP matters. Sergey Lovtsov, Maria Lovtsova, Pavel Yasnitsky and Denis Levchuk are the key contacts.

‘Besides its great technical skills, YUS is characterized by working towards and delivering exactly what a client expects, and often actually a bit more. The YUS team delivers outstanding quality, communicates very well, has great response times and is very easy to work with.’

Strong IP-focused boutique assisting with trademark, patent, utility models and 3D design registration applications to domestic IP authorities as well as the Eurasian Patent Organization. Also handles patent and trade mark cancellation and opposition disputes. Covers a broad array of industries, including mechanical, chemical, electronics and biotechnology. Acts for a broad client base of international brands and local companies. Houses a large number of patent and trade mark attorneys in addition to its core legal team. Often works in co-operation with international law firms without a presence in Russia.

Strengths

Sources are quick to applaud the responsiveness of the team as a key strength. One enthuses: "If I ask them something, they're always prompt; I never have to worry about anything falling through the cracks."

Another source adds: "They are really very responsive."

Patent & Law Firm YUS is a destination where quality, speed and price are combined to form an almost-irresistible all-around trademark offering. “Easy to work with, cost-effective and high quality”, the team is the first choice of heavyweights including Nestlé SA, Huawei Technologies, Suzuki Motor Corporation and Giorgio Armani. Firm Founder and Managing Partner Sergey Lovtsov is a physics major and law PhD with a track record of cutting-edge publishing on various IP topics. He heads up the firm’s non-contentious trademark practice. Over on the litigation side of the group, Maria Lovtsova is known as “extremely helpful, friendly and highly responsive”. Quadrilingual Russian trademark attorney Olesya Zakharova excels in reconciling complex legal detail with the broader picture. Clients are quick to point out her willingness to “go above and beyond” whenever required.

Established 25 years ago, Patent & Law Firm YUS is one of the oldest and most powerful firms on the Russian scene. Its muscularity enables it to handle high-caliber instructions for a colorful catalogue of industry leaders, including Samsung Electronics, Xiaomi, Airbus Operations and Indian Oil Corporation. Brimming with technical talent, seven of its number hold PhDs. The commander-in-chief is Denis Levchuk, an attorney who “perfectly understands clients’ needs, listens carefully and makes things happen”. An expert in the niche area of plasma physics, his ability to assist both domestic and international companies is bolstered by his triple language facilities in Russian, English and German. “Denis is a master in his technical field regarding patent practice in Europe and very specifically in Russia.” “He is proactive, straightforward and provides a high-level service, with all work being completed as promised in a cost-effective and quality manner.” Also recommended is transactional maven Andrei Svistov, an authority on computer programs, databases and the topology of integrated circuits; he combines this technical know-how with business sense in order to successfully commercialize intellectual property.