25 July 2019
The national pharmaceutical chain VITA / VITA Express, which has been operating in Russia since 1995 and numbers 1,730 pharmacies, engaged the Firm’s services after it became known that a competitor was also using a logo containing the word “ВИТА” (the Russian word for VITA) and a similar colour combination on its signs. Moreover, VITA’s opponent managed to register its logo as a trademark with Rospatent. Protecting the client’s interests proved to be challenging as the logo used by the client was different from the one protected by their trademark.
25 June 2019
The Firm’s attorneys continue to successfully defend the patent rights of major international pharmaceutical companies. This is the fourth pharmaceutical manufacturer (along with Novartis, Bayer, and BMS) that successfully sought legal redress in the Intellectual Property Court thanks to the Firm’s team
30 November 2018
Associates from the Firm have continued their efforts to protect the patent rights of major international pharmaceutical firms, working with colleagues from Tilling Peters to secure a victory in the Intellectual Property Court for German multinational Bayer, overturning previous court rulings in the case.
20 July 2012
EPAM has successfully protected the reputation of Sanofi Aventis, one of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies, during a complex libel case against several Russian publishing houses.
22 November 2011
EPAM has successfully represented Antiviral, a Russian pharmaceutical manufacturer, whose products include Antigrippin-Maximum and Antigrippin-ANVI, in a dispute with Natur Produkt International, in regards to the Intellectual Property rights of Antigrippin trademarks.