Kiev:
Anna Tsirat
Sevastopol:
Vladimir Suk
Ternopol:
Natalia Vdovichenko
Nikolaev:
Alexander Zinkovsky
Nicosia :
Jurvneshservice offers its clients the benefits of a full-service patent, trademark, copyright and technology law practice that is active in both domestic and foreign areas. Jurvneshservice’s practice is directed not only to obtaining protection of intellectual property rights for its clients, but also to successfully enforcing such rights and defending its clients in court and before the Patent Office, when necessary.
The need for intellectual property protection, as well as the clear, prompt evaluation and resolution of issues and problems surrounding it, has become increasingly important for both large and small clients. Our attorneys are capable of handling any project or problem our clients are confronted with, providing complete legal services in the intellectual property area.
The firm has substantial experience in all phases of patent, trademark, copyright and trademark litigation in courts throughout the Ukraine and before the Patent Office. Such litigation has included significant successful experience in obtaining temporary emergency relief when circumstances demand it. Jurvneshservice‘s intellectual property services include evaluating the strengths of cases and negotiating successful settlements on behalf of clients in lieu of trial. The attorneys at Jurvneshservice have obtained their litigation experience working for a wide range of clients, from big companies to individual entrepreneurs.
Copyright
In addition to the filing and prosecution of applications for copyright registration on publications, software, audiovisual materials and a variety of other copyrightable works, the firm has also dealt with complex legal issues involving interactive software and electronic databases, copyright ownership and protection of copyright rights in foreign countries. Jurvneshservice’s intellectual property attorneys have prepared publishing agreements, software licenses and end-user agreements for authors and publishers in fields ranging from music and the arts to education and construction.
The firm has prosecuted and defended copyright claims in the courts and has also obtained favorable resolution, in litigation and by settlement, for clients that have been accused of copyright violations.
Licensing Law
Jurvneshservice’s lawyers assist clients with the exploitation of intellectual property assets and the acquisition and disposition of a project or system. Jurvneshservice’s lawyers also assist clients with a variety of technology legal services ranging from outsourcing to the exploitation of intellectual property to the acquisition or disposition of a project or system. The firm’s clients utilize a wide array of outsourcing service contracts relating to information technology services including applications development and data processing operations, network operations and systems and business process management. We represent service providers in the creation of strategic alliances to provide outsourcing services and in the utilization of applications or systems developed as a result of these alliances. In addition, when outsourcing disputes arise, we are well prepared to defend our clients' interests.
Patents
Jurvneshservice’s Intellectual Property lawyers provide its clients with a complete range of patent services. Its patent attorneys routinely provide clients with opinions on the patentability of new developments as well as opinions on validity and infringement of existing patents for new product development and litigation.
When circumstances dictate the filing for clients of domestic patent applications and foreign counterpart patent applications, the group prepares and files such applications in the appropriate national patent office. The firm files international patent applications for its clients under the Patent Cooperation Treaty ("PCT") and also handles national patent applications filed in foreign countries based upon such PCT patent applications.
Trademarks
Jurvneshservice’s trademark attorneys represent clients in all facets of trademark law, counseling clients from the moment they begin to develop a product or service that requires trademark identification, through the processes of clearance, registration and protection. The firm offers clients guidelines in the proper use of trademarks and service marks.
The firm’s attorneys are experienced in evaluating information obtained from these sources as well as from traditional trademark search firms and guiding clients with opinions as to availability of trademark and service mark adoption and use, and registration. The firm also handles prosecution of state trademark and service mark registrations. The firm also handles foreign matters for clients, including trademark prosecution, oppositions and policies and reviews various international watch services for its clients. The firm’s Intellectual Property lawyers are experienced in drafting trademark licensing agreements covering services and goods offered under a mark. Attorneys also draft franchising agreements and disclosure documents complying with state and federal laws in connection with the franchising of clients’ marks.
Anna Tsirat. "New Developments in the Patent Law in Ukraine", International Intellectual Property Law Yearbook, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 1997.
Anna Tsirat. “New Prospects for Leasing”, Eastern European Forum, Vol.9, No. 1, 1999.
Anna Tsirat. Intermediary contracts and antimonopoly laws of Ukraine. Actual problems of international private law, 2001.
Anna Tsirat. Franchising. Kiyv. Istina, 2002.
Anna Tsirat. International Secured Transactions. Chapter on Ukraine . Oceana Publications, Inc. (looseleaf), 2004.
Anna Tsirat. Agency, Distribution and Franchising Agreements. Law Journal, Justinian, 2004.
Anna Tsirat. Security Over Immovables in Selected Jurisdictions. Chapter on Ukraine. Anna Tsirat. Comparative Law Yearbook of International Business, special issue, Kluwer Law International, 2005.
Anna Tsirat. Franchising in Ukraine. Franchise in 28 jurisdictions wordwide. Getting the Deal Through under edition of Ph.F.Zwidman. 2006.
Anna Tsirat. Intellectual property rights. Civil Code of Ukraine. Commentaries to articles. Kiev, Justinian, 2006.
Anna Tsirat. Franchising in Ukraine. Franchise in 28 jurisdictions wordwide. Getting the Deal Through under edition of Ph.F.Zwidman. 2008.