
Vasil Kisil & Partners leverages its strong offering for contentious matters in IP-related disputes, but also acts for clients throughout the IP life cycle. This includes assisting with searches and audits, the registration of IP rights in Ukraine and abroad, and support with cross-border transactions. Practice head Ilarion Tomarov has extensive experience across the range of contentious and advisory IP mandates. His team includes Nataliia Konotop and Marharyta Tolmach, who both act on IP protection mandates and appear on relevant cases before various courts.
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Testimonials
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- For Vasil Kisil & Partners, the clients are not only clients - they are important stakeholders who are praised and professionally guided within projects to avoid unnecessary mishaps. Mr. Ilarion Tomarov encompasses this set of professional ethics.
- The Vasil Kisil & Partners team encompasses a strict commitment to diversity, which is a result of a natural devotion to the understanding that professionals can represent any group of people and shall be evaluated and praised by their inputs and performance rather than by any representation. Apart from that, the team provides thoughtful stewardship throughout the projects, going the extra mile in risk assessment and optimal scenarios.
- 'For Vasil Kisil & Partners the clients are not only clients – they are important stakeholders who are praised and professionally guided within projects to avoid unnecessary mishaps. Ilarion Tomarov encompasses this set of professional ethics.'
- 'The team provides thoughtful stewardship along the projects, providing the extra mile of risk assessments and optimal scenarios.'
Key clients
- Lady Diana
- Jacobs Douwe Egberts Ukraine LLC
- Avrora Group
- USAID Partnership Fund for a Resilient Ukraine
- Fundacja Katalyst Education
- USAID Economic Resilience Activity
- Theo
- Pink Stuff
Work highlights
Advising Theo company on registering three trade marks for a clothing brand in different countries: the USA, Italy, Japan, France, the UK, Morocco, Moldova and Romania.
Assisted Pink Stuff with the registration of its trade mark The Pink Stuff in Ukraine.
Representing Jacobs Douwe Egberts Ukraine LLC in judicial proceedings concerning the illegal use of the client’s trade marks and recovery of lost profits.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Practice head
Ilarion Tomarov
Other key lawyers
Nataliia Konotop; Marharyta Tolmach
