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We are experts in IP protection with over 40 years experience, including a strong history of more than 20 years in Russia and Eurasia. We were the first foreign IP company in Russia and continue to be one of the biggest foreign IP operator there.
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News

Our article in WIPR: Russia jurisdiction report – The rules on patent opposition

1.10.2018
Article

The Patent Disputes Chamber which is a department of the Federal Service for Intellectual Property (Rospatent) receives about 100 patent oppositions a year. Read more about the rules.

Startup, remember to involve an IP expert already in the product development phase – Case Kelosound

21.9.2018
Article

Protecting your ideas should start already in the product development phase. Read the story of our customer Kirsi Ihalainen, CEO of Kelosound Oy, who created a product of naturally dried wood that plays different sounds.

Changes to Kazakhstan’s IP legislation

12.9.2018
Article

We have listed the six major changes that came into force on 3 July 2018. The objective of the amendments is to modernize the existing legislation, and to simplify the trademark registration process.

Article in WIPR: Common procedures for IP disputes

12.6.2018
Article

The IP rights environment has become very internationally-focused lately. IP owners have many opportunities to protect their IP rights globally, but enforcement of IP rights is still mainly based on national requirements and processes with country specifics and peculiarities. This is also the case in Russia.

We protect your IP rights with more than 150 experts

  • Annikki Hämäläinen is currently responsible for foreign trademark registrations, international trademarks, infringement cases, agreements, disputes, oppositions, appeals and counterfeit cases in Russia and CIS countries.

    HÄMÄLÄINEN ANNIKKI
    Trademark Attorney

  • Matti has more than 20 years of experience as a patent attorney. He has identified and assessed inventions, conducted searches, drafted and prosecuted patent and utility model applications, participated in opposition and infringement proceedings, and prepared statements, IP guidelines and IP strategies.

    YLITALO MATTI
    European Patent Attorney

  • Vera Maksimova is a Patent Attorney at Papula-Nevinpat.

    MAXIMOVA VERA
    Patent Attorney

  • Alexey Ignatev started his intellectual property career in 2010 at Papula-Nevinpat as a patent specialist. His patent experience includes prosecuting patent applications in Russia and the Eurasian countries.

    IGNATEV ALEXEY
    Patent Attorney (Russian and Eurasian)

  • Mikko Nissinen is a registered Patent Attorney at Papula-Nevinpat. His duties include drafting patent applications, prosecuting patents and advising customers in their patenting issues.

    NISSINEN MIKKO
    Patent Attorney

“Papula-Nevinpat has been our IP partner from the outset as a small startup to becoming an advanced entity with international reach. We’re really happy to be continuing this journey together with them.”

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