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There are many procedural niceties and aspects that are regulated by a huge number of bylaws and special instructions that a layman or general lawyer may not even know about. Therefore, a legal representative must be a professional in the field of intellectual property rights protection.<\/p>
Moreover, the cases related to the protection of intellectual property rights are so specific that even a separate court was formed to consider them \u2013 the Intellectual Property High Court. At the moment, it is at the stage of formation.<\/p>
Litigation related to the protection of intellectual property rights can be conditionally divided into 2 categories:<\/strong><\/p>- Disputes on the recognition or non-recognition of the results of intellectual activity<\/em>, for example, related to:<\/li><\/ol>
- refusal to register rights to a trademark or refusal to issue a patent;<\/li>
- recognitionofa trademark as well-known;<\/li>
- recognition of a certificate for a trademark or a patent invalid;<\/li>
- challenging the author\u2019s rights and related rights, including in disputes regarding the collective management of the author\u2019s property rights and related rights, etc.<\/li><\/ul>
- Disputes concerning infringement of intellectual property rights, for example, about:<\/em><\/li><\/ol>
- illegal use of marks or other manufacturer\u2019s products; copying the product appearance;<\/li>
- illegal collection, disclosure and use of trade secrets;<\/li>
- conclusion, amendment, termination and execution of an agreement on the disposal of intellectual property rights;<\/li>
- taking urgent measures to prevent infringement of intellectual property rights;<\/li>
- withdrawal from civil circulation of goods manufactured or introduced into civil circulation in violation of intellectual property rights and destruction of such goods;<\/li>
- prohibition of actions infringing intellectual property rights;<\/li>
- losses reimbursement caused by infringement of intellectual property rights or the use of a monetary penalty instead of losses reimbursement;<\/li>
- reimbursement of moral damage caused by infringement of intellectual property rights;<\/li>
- protection from unfair competition, etc.<\/li><\/ul>
VigoLex<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0represents clients\u2019 interests in litigation related to intellectual property, which includes:<\/p>