UKRAINE Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Oleksandr Mamunya, Ganna Prokhorova, Oksana Padokh and Maksym Shymanskyi Mamunya IP
Mamunya IP is a Ukrainian specialty law firm with leading expertise and capabilities in the entire scope of IP work, covering trade mark and patent prosecu - tion, strategy and litigation, attendant issues such as regulatory advice and matters involving anti-counter - feiting, data protection and the intersection of adver - tising law and IP. The firm’s team boasts 15 highly regarded IP professionals. Mamunya IP represents leading domestic and international clients in some
of their most complex mandates. It offers extensive industry expertise in areas including life sciences and pharmaceuticals, consumer electronics, internet and e-commerce, wine, spirits and food, fashion and luxury goods, FMCG, automotive, technology, media and telecoms, and art. Mamunya IP actively supports the UA PTO in its efforts to improve IP rights protec - tion mechanisms and to implement comprehensive IP reform in Ukraine. developing marketing campaigns, border seizure proceedings, and judicial and out-of-court defences against infringement and dilution. Ganna has considerable experience in IP litigation and domain name disputes, having represented famous international brand owners. Her sector specialisations include consumer goods, sports, entertainment and media, and the internet.
Authors
Oleksandr Mamunya is an attorney- at-law and a registered patent and trade mark attorney. Since 2003 he has practised across the full range of IP work, including patents, trade marks, trade names, designs,
copyright and related rights, domain names, IP enforcement, litigation and anti-counterfeiting. Oleksandr works in close co-operation with the Ukrainian PTO, and is involved in projects for improving the mechanisms of IP rights protection in Ukraine, elaborating and implementing IP reform in Ukraine, and drafting novel IP legislation in this area. His sector specialisations include life sciences, technology and the internet.
Oksana Padokh is a senior associate, attorney-at-law, trade mark and design attorney specialising in IP litigation, with a focus on patents, designs, trade marks and IP portfolio management. Oksana also has
considerable experience in the development and implementation of strategies for IP rights protection and enforcement abroad, IP transactions and defamation cases. Oksana has been involved in various complex IP projects, including advising on pro bono IP protection for a non-profit organisation, and representing clients in trade mark disputes and patent infringement cases. Oksana frequently speaks at workshops and seminars on IT, copyright, trade mark registration and designs protection.
Ganna Prokhorova is an attorney-at- law, mediator and arbitrator who focuses on IP, particularly trade marks, patents, copyright and design, unfair competition, and art law. Since 2005 she has provided strategic
advice to well-known domestic and international companies on the protection of intangible assets through a combination of monitoring and filing strategies, negotiating and drafting IP contracts,
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