I have vast experience in commercial and regulatory matters, practicing since 2017. I pay particular attention to the fields of intellectual property and pharmaceuticals & life sciences. While providing comprehensive analysis of any legal issue, involvement in cases concerning advertising regulation, corporate issues and commercial contracts gives me an additional professional advantage.
Professional highlights
Intellectual property expert. I have been engaged in numerous intellectual property projects including those related to trademarks (both national and international registrations), copyright (characters, software, photos, cinema, etc), licensing, assignment, franchise agreements and customs registration.
Pharmaceuticals & life sciences. I have worked on many important cases concerning interactions with healthcare professionals and regulation of clinical trials, pharmacovigilance, marketing authorisation processes.
Trademark infringements and tackling pirate trademark registrations. Working with the team on several important cases which seek to pursue trademark infringers, I have been engaged in preparing cease and desist letters, as well as communicating with infringers and administrators of advertising platforms, mass media and social networks. I have participated in pursuing trademark pirates, from preparing letters of claim to preparing claims and clarifications for the Supreme Court of the Republic of Belarus.
All stages of franchising. Contributing to several landmark cases that provided full-scope support to a client changing its franchise network, I was engaged at all stages – developing strategy, localising the set of underlying agreements, coordinating the counterparties, and handling registration of franchising with the local patent office.
TMT and software agreements. In my daily work I have gained extensive experience in analysing and drafting contracts governing software development at all stages: from the code creation by an IT company employee to the assignment of software to the customer. I am ready to apply my knowledge both in the course of legal due diligence and in the process of legal consultation on issues of software development, licensing and assignment.
Academic background
- Belarusian State University, Belarus (Diploma in International Law)
- WIPO course on intellectual property
- Belarus patent authority courses on intellectual property registration
- Belarus patent authority courses on fundamentals of intellectual property management
- Belarus patent authority courses on disputes considered by the Appellate Council and recognition of trademarks as well-known
- Belarus patent authority courses on copyright and related rights
- Certificate of attestation of a person providing legal services No. 347 issued on 22.03.2024 by the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Belarus
Selected experience
- Supporting multinational corporation and technology company in matters related to intellectual property, being responsible for managing trademark portfolio, as well as monitoring the market and new trademark registrations with the aim to identify potential trademark infringements.
- Advising world renown American company providing leading fitness platform. It worldwide faces non-certified gyms which offer trainings developed by the American company without authorisation. I assisted with IP (mainly trademark and business name) protection strategy against multiple infringers and respective enforcement matters.
- Advising company established by Finnish writer and illustrator and currently responsible for copyright and trademark protection in relation to famous characters. I helped the client to develop a strategy to tackle the several IP infringements and its subsequent implementation.
- Assisting world renown Japanese IP owner in respect of famous character and trademark with cancelling pirate registration of a trademark and registering this trademark in the name of the Japanese company.
- Assisting world renown chain of grocery stores in relation to a spotted IP infringement related to using marks without client’s consent in a local store which are very similar to the client’s famous trademarks. Assistance covered mostly assessing chances of successful protection of trademark rights, collecting evidence proving the infringement and subsequent enforcement measures.
- Advising a number of clients on various franchising matters in Belarus, including localisation of franchise agreements, registration of franchises, transfer of rights and dispute resolution. Among such clients are an American quick-service fast food restaurant chain; one of the largest fast-food chains in Northern Europe; an American pizza restaurant franchise.
- Assisting Hungarian soft drink manufacturer on different legal matters related to brand protection and use. The particular areas cover, for example, overcoming a refusal to protect an international trademark, assessing trademark registrability, launching marketing campaigns.
- Advising Norwegian public marketing communications organisation on a complex trademark licence agreement covering multiple jurisdictions. The licensed trademark is well known in Belarus, which people might have seen on fish products.
- Advising American clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company on clinical trials and localisation of a complex agreement on clinical trials between Belarusian state clinics and the contract research organisation.
- Assisting one of the most advanced transport carriers in the East and Central Europe with railway wagons certification in Belarus and EAEU.
- Advising one of the world’s leading research-intensive companies in the agricultural industry on seeds labelling and packaging matters.
- Advising leading manufacturer of a wide variety of vehicle tires on products recall from Belarus market: both from local dealers and end customers. Assistance covered preparing notifications to end customers, local dealers and regulatory authority regarding initiation of recall process.
- Assisting ridesharing unicorn company in connection with expansion of its operations to Belarus. Services included advice on regulatory issues for choosing suitable business model, registration of the national trademarks, as well as preparation and localisation of the necessary documentation.
- Advising the largest Polish manufacturer of pharmaceuticals on restructuring its business in Belarus and assisting with local contractual set-up.
