Elena Schelkunova
Russian Trademark Attorney (area of practice: trademarks and service marks, appellations of origin of goods).
Head of Foreign Patent and Trademark Department
Area of expertise
- Legal protection, litigation and enforcement of Intellectual Property of local clients abroad and international clients in the CIS countries.
Services
Education
- Global Economics; Moscow State Academy of Instrument Engineering and Computer Science (1995–2000);
- Law; Russian State Institute of Intellectual Property (2001–2003).
Experience
- YUS, since 1999.
Languages
Russian, English.
Membership
- International Trademark Association (INTA);
- International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI).
Rankings
- In 2025 Elena Schelkunova was included in the Individual rankings of lawyers held by Pravo.ru – 300 in the Intellectual property (protection of rights and litigation) and Intellectual property (advising) categories.
- In 2024 Elena was recognized in Group II (excellent specialists worth of every recommendation) of the Intellectual Property category of the leading Russian lawyers rankings held by Rossiyskaya Gazeta (the official newspaper of the Government of the Russian Federation).
- In 2023 Elena Schelkunova was awarded in The Best Lawyers federal rankings of The Leaders of Legal Services Market rankings by Kommersant Publishing House in the Intellectual Property, Band 2 and Manufacturing and industry, Band 3 nominations.
- In 2021, The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals agency included Elena in their WTR-1000 international rankings as an IP expert.
- IP Stars features Elena in the international list of intellectual property experts in the field of trademarks. In 2021 she was recognized as Trade mark star.
What the Agency said:
“Elena Schelkunova leads the foreign patent and trade mark practice, providing ‘a deep insight into all areas of IP”.
- The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East &Africa features Elena among the leading intellectual property experts.