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[http://ukrainianlawfirms.com/doc/Questionnaire_eng_2019.doc] Counse link ABSOLUTE LAW AGENCY 2 Katerinoslavskiy Boulevard, TBC BOSFOR, Office 610,, Dnepr , 49044 , Ukraine 32/2, Moskovskaya Street, BC ЂSENATORї, 4th floor Kiev, 01010, Ukraine Phone: +380 44 569 1211 Fax: +380 56 732 3863 absolute@absolute.com.ua www.absolute.com.ua ANTIKA Law Firm 12, Khreshchatyk street, 2-nd floor, Kyiv , 01001 , Ukraine Phone: +38 (044) 390 09 20 Fax: +38 (044) 390 09 21 office@antikalaw.com.ua www.antikalaw.com.ua/en Arzinger Senator Business Center, 32/2 Moskovska street, 10th floor, Kyiv , 01010 , Ukraine Phone: +38 (044) 390 55 33 Fax: +38 (044) 390 55 40 mail@arzinger.ua www.arzinger.ua Asters Leonardo Business Center, 14th floor, 19-21 Bohdana Khmelnytskoho St., Kyiv , 01030 , Ukraine Phone: +380 44 230 6000 Fax: +380 44 230 6001 info@asterslaw.com www.asterslaw.com DLF attorneys-at-law Torus Business Centre, 17d Hlybochytska Street, Kyiv , 04050 , Ukraine Phone: +380 44 384 24 54 Fax: +380 44 384 24 55 info@dlf.ua www.dlf.ua GOLAW 19B Instytutska Street, Office 29, Kyiv , 01021 , Ukraine Phone: +38 (044) 581 12 20 Phone: +38 (044) 581 12 21 Fax: +38 (044) 581 12 22 info@golaw.ua www.golaw.ua Ilyashev & Partners 11 Kudryavska Str, Kyiv , 04053 , Ukraine Phone: +38 (044) 494 19 19 Fax: +38 (044) 494 19 99 office@attorneys.ua www.attorneys.ua Inyurpolis law firm (ILF) 14-A †Skrypnyka Street, Kharkov , 61057 , Ukraine Phone: +38†(057)†728 00 00 Fax: +38†(057)†714 06 28 office@ilf-ua.com www.ilf-ua.com Konnov & Sozanovsky 23 Shota Rustaveli Street, Suite 3, Kiev , 01019 , Ukraine Phone: +380 (0) 44 490-5400 Fax: +380 (0) 44 490-5490 info@konnov.com www.konnov.com LCF Law Group 47 Volodymyrska street, Office 3, Kyiv , 01034 , Ukraine Phone: +38 (044) 455 88 87 Fax: +38 (044) 502 55 23 info@lcfgroup.com.ua www.lcfgroup.com.ua/en/ Sayenko Kharenko 10 Muzeyny Provulok, 7th floor, Kyiv , 01001 , Ukraine Phone: +380 44 499 6000 Fax: +380 44 499 6250 info@sk.ua www.sk.ua LATEST NEWS April 11, 2019 EY Ukraine advised Horizon Capital EY Ukraine advised Horizon Capital in connection with the acquisition of a minority stake in Ajax Systems. The investment was realized through the purchase of a part of existing shares of Ajax Systems by a new Horizon Capital fund – Emerging Eu… April 8, 2019 AVELLUM represented international inspection company in ICAC arbitration AVELLUM secured a favourable award for the client in the International Commercial Arbitration Court at the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (“ICAC”) for a total amount of almost USD 200,000. AVELLUM represented a major internat… April 3, 2019 Baker McKenzie advised on the sale of a Ukrainian artificial intelligence startup The Kyiv office of Baker McKenzie represented the sellers of Septa Communications (trading as Captain Growth), a Ukrainian AI startup, in its acquisition by Perion Network Ltd, an Israeli adtech company listed on NASDAQ and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchang… Read more news CURRENT ISSUE ( April 2019 ) In focus – Trademarks The reform of intellectual property protection in Ukraine is moving forward more slowly than expected. Unlike transactions, reform has no strict deadline. The incumbent Soviet-style IP authority needs to be replaced by a modernized patent office. Enlisting foreign assistance and expert help is probably the best way to not just rebuild the outdated, inefficient system but to create a modern and effective new one... Expert Opinion Injunction in Trademark Matters Julia Semeniy, Mariana Polishchuk A favorable decision in a trademark matter is a good achievement, but sometimes itТs not sufficiently satisfactory as the end of a case for a trademark owner. The question is, in particular, whether actual enforcement of the decision, such as removal of the counterfeit products, is possible. In other cases, the trial itself may be complicated due to the defendantТs strategy, such as trying to change jurisdiction or involve other parties in the proceeding by transferring the rights to a trademark to another person. To reduce such risks and facilitate successful completion of a case it may be crucial to apply an injunction. Since 15 December 2017, with the new editions of the Commercial and Civil Procedural Codes in effect, there are new rules that apply to injunctions too... In Re Interaction between Antitrust and Intellectual Property in Ukraine Oleksandr ALEKSYEYENKO While intellectual property (IP) and antitrust share the common goal of promoting consumers welfare by enhancing innovation and economic development, there is no doubt that the interaction of IP and antitrust causes increasing tensions. The intersection of antitrust and IP have already become a hot topic in developed economies and jurisdictions. Normally, antitrust regulations tend to prevail in certain situations over IP. Pharmaceuticals and IT are usually the main industries affected by this trend and, subsequently, they are thoroughly scrutinized by antitrust authorities... Non-Judicial Proceedings with Respect to Domain Name Disputes Mariya Koval, Dmytro Nikulesko As we know, the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) is a special unified policy which was developed by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) for resolving domain names disputes. At present, the UDRP applies to all generic top level domains (.net, .com, .org, .edu, .gov, etc.) andto over 70 country code top-level domains (.ch, .au, .es, .fr and many others). The UDRP was launched in 1999. The first case resolved under it by WIPO was World Wrestling Federation Entertainment, Inc v. Michael Bosman, involving the domain name ... News Deals Baker McKenzie acted as lead legal counsel to MHP SE Eterna Law Ч legal advisor to group of investment funds in sale of Core Value companies AVELLUM advised EBRD and BSTDB on financing of one of largest solar projects in Ukraine Acquisition of Aladdin Shopping Mall by Dragon Capital AVELLUM advised EBRD on infrastructure financing for Negabarit-Service Cases Swiss bank UBS hit by massive EUR 4.5 billion fine MTS to pay USD 850 million in US corruption case Naftogaz got favorable ruling in Hague case against Russia over assets in Crimea European Commission imposed another large fine on Google London Court forbid Gazprom from withdrawing assets from England and Holland Draft Government proposes changes to telecommunications industry Social Policy Ministry proposes to ban employment of individual entrepreneurs Business said to oppose billТs idea of raising income tax on Уrich pay moreФ basis Law digest Draft Law On Authorized Economic Operator at Customs approved Parliament ratified MLI Convention on Taxation NBU decided not to cut discount rate Parliament approved anti-offshore agreement with Qatar EU adopted new copyright law Biznews M&A Kernel Holding buys second largest owner of grain carriers after Ukrzaliznytsia Ukrgasbank sold building of famous Arsenal plant Dragon Capital acquired logistics complex outside Kyiv Energy European Commission approved synchronization of Ukrainian and European power systems Brexit Financial companies move over USD one trillion from UK to EU Competition Spotify files claim against Apple to European Commission International Tax EU updated offshore zones list Banking & Finance EBRD and EU to provide loans to small and medium business sector in Ukraine Ukrainian bank conducted first currency swap with client Sanctions Trump prolonged sanctions against Venezuela Cover Story Strategic Solution In a world of developing technologies, IP violations and defense are constantly evolving too. Traditional IP concerns are complimented with new challenges to protect IP rights in the digital area. We met Yaroslav Ognevyuk , whose team joined the full-service law firm Sayenko Kharenko to develop a standalone IP practice. In a private conversation Yaroslav mentioned that the firm is ready to offer clients truly pro-active strategic solutions. How far reaching these ideas are, and how the intellectual property protection industry converges with the rapidly evolving entrepreneurial climate, are the subject of our conversation. † Argument Investment Protection in Ukraine Ievgeniia Makarenko In the course of the economyТs development and the attraction of foreign capital into Ukraine, the issue of protecting foreign investments is becoming more and more important not only at national but international level too. Ukrainian legislation, international treaties, and conventions signed and ratified by Ukraine provide foreign investors with a fairly wide range of instruments enabling the protection of their interests in the event of any kind of investment dispute. Rights of foreign investors in Ukraine Biz Lunch Evolving Role English law is a key export of the UK to post-Soviet countries, including Ukraine. Every year legal practitioners from both countries gather for English Law Day in Kyiv. We met Christina Blacklaws , President of the Law Society of England and Wales , to explore the development of the legal profession, the evolving role of women in law and UK market trends. † Crux Legal Digest Last month was quite rich in legislature-changing activity and some of these actions caused strong waves of discussion, particularly the Draft Law On Introduction of Amendments to Several Legislative Acts of Ukraine on Strengthening the Protection of EmployeesТ Rights and Preventing the Use of Undeclared Labor and the Decision of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine on decriminalization of illicit enrichment. Other significant points were ratification of the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting , adoption of the Law On the A uthorized E conomic O perator and some promising draft laws. The UJBL editorial team asked experts to provide some comments on these legal issues. † Subscribe Subscribe to The Ukrainian Journal of Business Law right now and enjoy the most relevant issues on doing business in Ukraine on your device or in print. All this for just USD 9.99 a month. Sign In E-mail Password Remember Me Reset password Subscribe/Register HOME CURRENT ISSUE SUBSCRIBE & ORDER NEWS ANALYTICS SPONSORSHIP & ADVERTISING GET PUBLISHED EDITORIAL CALENDAR ARCHIVE CONTACT HOME CURRENT ISSUE SUBSCRIBE & ORDER NEWS ADVERTISE GET PUBLISHED EDITORIAL CALENDAR ARCHIVE CONTACT BANNER EXCHANGE Copyright © 2003-2017 by Yuridicheskaya Practika Publishing. All rights reserved.