Full-service powerhouse Asters makes for a reliable choice of firm for any IP matters, covering trade marks, patents, designs and copyright, in both advisory and contentious capacities. Trade secrets and confidential information issues, as well as licensing matters, are additional strengths. Ukraine’s foremost industries are all well represented in the team’s client list, and it is also particularly notable for supporting artists. Practice head Julia Semeniy has vast experience in IP litigation and enforcement. Olena Kozhokar focuses on intellectual property rights enforcement and transactional IP. Yuliia Matsiuk is an associate-level contact of note.
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Testimonials
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- ‘The most important thing is that the team is highly qualified, consisting of specialists in their fields. The team managers are very experienced lawyers who are able to professionally solve even complex legal problems.’
- ‘The people I had the opportunity to work with were always ready to communicate and provide explanations, open to the client's needs and adapting their actions to them.’
Key clients
- Car-Freshner Corporation
- Ferrero S.p.A.
- Grammarly
- Home Box Office
- INTERCERAMA
- Ivan Marchuk
- Kuzma Skryabin, LLC
- Millennium & Copthorne
- Pharmagate
- Soremartec S.A.
Work highlights
Advising artist Ivan Marchuk on copyrighting his paintings and commercialising his work.
Representing Home Box Office in a dispute before Ukrainian courts concerning the production and distribution of the TV series Chernobyl in Ukraine.
Represented Ferrero S.p.A. in a successful cancellation action against a local pastry producer who registered a couple of trade marks exploiting the client's Kinder brand.
Practice head
Julia Semeniy
Other key lawyers
Olena Kozhokar; Yuliia Matsiuk