Ilyashev & Partners has a strong trade mark and copyright offering which excels in disputes, but is increasingly diversifying its offering to cover portfolio management, trade mark and patent prosecution, enforcement, franchising and licensing. For trade mark litigation, practice head Mikhail Ilyashev is a key name, frequently acting in top cases for clients in the pharmaceuticals, media, and technology spaces.
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- ‘The slogan of Ilyashev & Partners is "creation of solutions". I can confirm that creativity is the most strong part of the company. Together with experts of Ilyashev & Parners during our more than 15 years of collaborations we have birthed a lot of different solutions for IP and in each concrete case with a win or success. Partnership with the company has put us in the position of believing in excellent or good results during times of turbulence.’
- ‘Mikhail Illyashev and Olexandr Fefelov are experts who deeply study any request and all important circumstances, including competitors' efforts.'
- ‘Ilyashev & Partners have provided us with invaluable IP support, especially in protecting against unlawful use. These were not “just” IP cases – they were battles to protect one of the most recognised symbols in the world. The team achieved results both through court proceedings and negotiated settlements. Thanks to Mikhail Ilyashev all our cases were won.'
- 'Working with Ilyashev & Partners gives us confidence that we have a team behind us that is legally unbeatable. They are deeply aligned with our values. That is rare, and for us, truly invaluable.’
- ‘We worked with Mikhail Ilyashev on trade mark protection matters. He is a strategic thinker, combining deep litigation expertise with a business-oriented approach. His ability to secure swift and effective remedies in complex disputes makes him a standout IP lawyer in Ukraine.'
- 'Andriy Lytvyn – a meticulous, thoughtful intellectual property expert. His ability to handle complex IP issues has been invaluable.’
Key clients
- Ukrainian Red Cross Society
- CoPeerRight Agency
- Omnipharma
- Takeda Ukraine
- Kalceks AS
- Macleods Pharmaceuticals
- Grindex
- Veramed
- UART.GALLERY
- Gusev Art Lab
- Charity Lab Foundation
- Minelab Electronics
Work highlights
Represented a European IT company and individual developers in a $10m cross-border copyright dispute, securing a global settlement with substantial compensation.
Represented the Ukrainian Red Cross Society in an ongoing IP enforcement action against the unauthorised use of the Red Cross emblem.
Advised an international anti-piracy agency on cross-border enforcement against large-scale online copyright infringement by Ukrainian-hosted websites, securing the removal of pirated content and enhancing the accountability of hosting providers.
Practice head
Mikhail Ilyashev
Other key lawyers
Roman Marchenko; Oleksandr Fefelov; Andriy Lytvyn