Patent Attorney Reg. No. 1924 

• Anastasia graduated from Saint Petersburg State University; Anastasia holds a Master of Laws degree.
• Anastasia successfully completed a program in European law, including Intellectual property law, at Université Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas (France).
• Anastasia is a member of The International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) and The International Trademark Association (INTA) since 2017.
• Anastasia is an individual member of The Art Law Foundation since 2019.
• Anastasia has more than six years of experience in intellectual property dispute resolution and consulting, including more than three years of experience in a Big 4 firm.

Projects and practice

Anastasia’s vast experience in European and Russian Civil Law, Intellectual Property Law, Art Market Law, and exceptional litigation experience in cases concerning intellectual property allows her clients to:

•     Respond promptly and effectively to infringement of intellectual property by competitors,  unfair market players, and patent trolls.
•     Ensure compliance, protectability, and effectiveness of transactions relating to works of modern art; receive all necessary approvals for using works of art from the right holders, owners, and art galleries.
•     Develop an effective system for protecting intellectual property and take full advantage of favorable policies in foreign jurisdictions.
•     Change the established case law and practice in cases relating to intellectual property at the Russian Supreme Court.
•     Coordinate and support transactions relating to intellectual property and artworks by applying legal tools within French and European law.

• University of London, LL.B.
• D. in Civil Law, Commercial Law, and International Private Law.
• Saint Petersburg State University, Faculty of Law.
• Author of more than 50 publications on intellectual property protection and a series of research articles on law and history of copyright and trademarks.
• Intellectual Property Law and Commercial Law lecturer at the Faculty of Law of the Saint Petersburg State University since 2004.
• Experience in the field of intellectual property since 2003.
• Igor is a member of The International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) and The International Trademark Association (INTA) since 2017.
• Igor is the leader of Claims law firm. Under his leadership, our team has developed cutting-edge strategies and tactics related to intellectual property operations for major FMCG companies, devised methods for protection of key brands, and carried out more than 100 complex cases in intellectual property protection.

Projects and practice

Igor has significant experience in consulting major Russian and international FMCG companies on devising and implementing strategies for intellectual property and brand protection, trademark, and trade dress dispute resolution. Igor is the author of precedential strategies related to trademark cancellation and brand protection.

Igor’s comprehensive experience allows clients to reach the most challenging objectives of protecting their brands, technologies, and ideas in several jurisdictions simultaneously, shape new precedential court opinions, and change the established court practice.

Partner CLAIMS BALKANS, Patent Attorney Reg. No. 1817

• Alexey graduated from Saint Petersburg State University; Alexey holds a Master of Laws degree.
• Alexey is currently pursuing a Ph.D. degree in Law at Saint Petersburg State University; Alexey's research topic is preventing unfair competition.
• Alexey is the author of several publications in academic and business journals. Alexey has been teaching legal courses related to intellectual property since 2014.
• Alexey is a member of The International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) and The International Trademark Association (INTA) since 2017.
• Alexey has more than eight years of experience, including five years of experience in a company dealing with intellectual property matters, and more than three years of experience in a Big 4 firm.

Projects and practice

Alexey’s extraordinary experience in legal protection of intellectual property allows to:

• Protect brands in Russia and foreign jurisdictions through registration of different types of trademarks, including non-traditional trademarks—positional, color, three-dimensional, and motion marks.
• Protect well-known trademarks.
• Conduct expert assessment of similarity of trademarks for judicial and administrative procedures.
• Support legal aspects of patent procedures and know-how protection.
• Carry out complex legal analysis of IP protection and prepare strategies for elimination of identified risks.
• Establish Intellectual property rights and protection in the field of science, technology, and IT.
• Manage projects relating to structuring and supporting transactions concerning intellectual property assets.
• Litigate cases concerning intellectual property (Intellectual Property Court, State Arbitration and General Courts, the Chamber for Patent Disputes, and antimonopoly authorities).
• Develop and implement legal positions influencing establishment of law enforcement practice in the Presidium of the Russian Intellectual Property Court.

• Ekaterina graduated from Samara State University of Economics with degrees in Law and Professional Communication and Translation.
• Ekaterina earned an LL.M. degree in Transnational Business Practice from University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law (U.S.).
• Ekaterina has more than 8 years of experience, including 2 years in a major manufacturing company, and more than 3 years of experience in a Big 4 firm.
• Ekaterina is a member of The International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) and The International Trademark Association (INTA).

Projects and practice

Ekaterina’s extraordinary experience in legal protection of intellectual property, Russian Civil Law and International law and exceptional litigation experience in cases concerning intellectual property allows to:

• Carry out complex projects in the field of intellectual property in Russia and foreign jurisdictions.
• Manage court disputes related to brand infringement in FMCG, information technology, and computer games industries.
• Manage court disputes in the sphere of copyright and industrial designs.
• Conduct complex legal analysis of intellectual property protection and prepare recommendations to minimize identified risks.
• Resolve conflicts related to use of intellectual property.
• Protect well-known trademarks.
• Develop and implement legal positions influencing establishment of law enforcement practice in the Presidium of the Russian Intellectual Property Court.

• Senior associate CLAIMS BALKANS.
• Anton graduated from Saint Petersburg State University with a Bachelor of Laws Degree. Anton has also earned his Master of Laws degree at Saint Petersburg State University.
• Anton represented Saint Petersburg State University in the Intellectual Property Model Court in a V International Intellectual Property Forum, reached the final competition with his team and was declared “best speaker” among all participants.
• Anton interned for 6 months at the Intellectual Property Center of Excellence of a Big 4 consulting firm. Anton has been working at Claims since March 2017.
• Anton is the author of a number of articles on intellectual property protection.
• Anton is a cohost of a unique in CIS and Eastern Europe podcast on intellectual property – “Copycast”.

Projects and practice

• Anton has experience in supporting registration of trademarks in Russia and foreign countries.
• Anton participated in projects related to legal recognition of well-known trademarks.
• Anton conducted market research to substantiate trademarks non-use claims.
• Anton advises on legal protection of intellectual property on the Internet and in the field of information technology.
• Anton represents clients in courts, including Intellectual Property Court.

• Senior associate CLAIMS BALKANS.
• Victor graduated from Russian State University of Justice with a Bachelor of Laws Degree.
• Victor completed his Master of Laws degree at St. Petersburg University.
• Member of the Famous and Well-Known Marks Committee of the International Trademark Association (INTA) in 2022-2023.
• Junior research fellow at St. Petersburg University 2020-2022.
• Victor has been working as a lawyer for 5 years.
• Author of lectures and master-classes on controversial issues of intellectual property law.
• Author of academic articles on civil and constitutional law.
• Co-host of a unique in CIS and Eastern Europe podcast on intellectual property – “Copycast”.

PROJECTS AND PRACTICE

•  Victor represents clients in the Intellectual Property Court and arbitration courts all over Russia as well as in other jurisdictional bodies.
• Manages projects of intellectual property rights protection in countries of Europe and Asia.
• Develops strategies of intellectual property protection with complex analysis of legal risks.
• Participant of key cases of well-known trademarks recognition in Russia.
• Provides advice on intellectual property and information technologies issues.
• Reviews contracts and negotiates with opponents.
• Challenges administrative acts such as decisions of Rospatent and the Federal Antimonopoly Service.

• Maria graduated from Moscow state university of international relations and holds a Bachelor of Laws degree.
• Maria has joined Claims in 2017.

Projects and practice

 Maria has experience in:

• Organizing covert monitoring of IP infringement.
• Supporting registration of national and international trademarks in Russia.
• Registration of colour trademarks.
• Non-use trademark cancellations.
• Legal translation of project documentation.
• Drafting unique and complex contracts and their following conclusion on terms, beneficial for the client

• Alyona graduated with law degree from Saint Petersburg State University
• Alyona graduated with a degree in Philology from Petrozavodsk State University
• Alyona earned a professional certificate in Advertising an PR from Peoples’ Friendship University in Russia.

Projects and practice

Alyona has experience in:

• Protection against IP infringement, including termination of activities infringing the rights and claiming compensation for damages.
• Protection in event of receiving invalid claim regarding IP infringement.
• Сancellation of legal protection of the trademark due to its non-use.
• Recognition of the trademark registration and use as an act of unfair competition.
• Preparation of contracts with distribution of rights and obligations in event of creating the original product, including in co-authorship.
• Preparation of all necessary documents required for trademark registration by Rospatent (replies to inquiries and notifications of the Rospatent) and after registration (amending trademark registration, alienation of exclusive right to a trademark under an agreement, registering the granting of the right to use a trademark).
• Coordination of the process of trademark registration abroad, including overcoming refusals by patent offices.

Ivan graduated with honors from St. Petersburg State University with a degree in Jurisprudence.
Ivan is studying at St. Petersburg State University in the programs "Management" and "Tax Law".
He has been a member of AIPPI and INTA since 2022.
Experience in intellectual property law: more than 2 years, experience in teaching intellectual property law: more than 1 year.

Projects and practice

Ivan has experience in:

• Trademark monitoring, including monitoring of national and international trademark applications.
• Participation in the procedures of cancellation of the trademarks due to non-use.
• Due diligence of software concerning using OpenSource program code.
• Complex research of court and state authorities practice regarding intellectual property law.
• Formation of license agreements and agreements on the alienation of the intellectual rights.
• Intellectual property enforcement at the Internet and social networks.
• Creating outreach and academic content on intellectual property.

• Nikolay graduated from Saint Petersburg University of Management and Economics with a bachelor’s degree in Advertising and PR.
• Nikolay is currently completing his master’s degree in Marketing Innovation at ITMO University.
• Nikolay has more than 4 years of experience in branding and digital marketing.
• Nikolay is a key host of a Telegram and Facebook channel “Games of Brands” on intellectual property issues.

Projects and practice

Nikolay has significant experience in:

• Primary analysis of clients’ and competitors’ brands’ level of protection, searching for brand allusions and mimicries.
• Development of marketing and PR strategies.
• Market research of customers and competitors.
• Optimization of marketing related processes.
• Creating designs and visual appearance of non-traditional trademarks.