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Who’s Who Legal: Trademarks 2020 named Michael Doubinsky as one of the best trademark lawyers in Ukraine.

On October 8, 2020, the Northern Commercial Court of Appeal endorsed the position of Doubinsky and Osharova’s lawyers Victoria Sopilnyak, Anastasia Kazankina and Anna Chepkova and upheld the decision of the Commercial Court of Kyiv regarding the fact that the designation “KASHTAN” had become commonly used.

According to the results of the legal services market ranking Client’s choice. 100 Best Lawyers of Ukraine 2020 conducted by Yurydychna Gazeta 3 partners of Doubinsky and Osharova are recognized as leaders in the practice of Intellectual Property in Ukraine.

Intellectual property rights constitute 70-90% of the value of a pharmaceutical company. This fact explains why patent wars  between originators and generics, as well as originators and biosimilar companies are very common.

WTR Global Leaders 2020 lists Michael Doubinsky and Irina Oshrova as Ukraine’s foremost trademark practitioners.

We are proud to announce that we have been included in the list of the 10 most well-respected law firms in Ukraine that provide patent services, according to The Patent Lawyer Magazine Rankings 2020.

Last fall the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted amendments to the Customs Code of Ukraine aimed at strengthening the protection of intellectual property rights at customs. At the end of June 2020 two Decrees of the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine necessary for the implementation of these amendments came into force.

The summer of 2020 turned out to be rich in legislative changes in the field of intellectual property. Some of the most awaited were bills 2429 and 2259.

On July 21, 2020, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted two laws that strengthen the legal protection of intellectual property in Ukraine.