On June 8, Antonina Shishanova, Associate of the Intellectual Property practice at Capital Legal Services, conducted a workshop dedicated to the specifics of due diligence of intangible assets of IT companies for ITMO students.

Researchers of the national legal rating Pravo.ru-300 noted Capital Legal Services in 11 categories.

The international rating World Trademark Review 1000 once again placed Capital Legal Services among the best Russian law firms in the field of trademark security and protection.

The international media World Trademark Review reiterated Capital Legal Services in the ranking of leading Russian experts of intellectual property. The company is declared as one of the best in “Prosecution and strategy”.

At the end of November, IP Russia Awards – a ceremony of awarding the winners of the first Russian award for the best IP specialists and projects was held in Moscow.

In late September, the largest Russian educational event on Intellectual Property Rights, the IP Academy, was held at Skolkovo Technopark. During the three-day conference, leading practice experts took part in diverse panel discussions and educational modules.

Elena Berger, the head of Intellectual Property practice at Capital Legal Services, joined the jury of the first Russian award dedicated to honoring the best IP projects, experts, and business teams — IP Russia Awards.

Partner at Capital Legal Services Irina Onikienko and Head of the IP practice Elena Berger made it to the World Trademark Review 1000 rating. This list includes those who can really be trusted with any issues concerning trademarks. The ninth edition of the directory features leading IP firms in 70 key jurisdictions of the world.

What was the new Capital Legal Services business breakfast about and how useful was it?

Many people think that copyright operates somewhere rather remote – in the movies, literature, music or on TV. Well, maybe on the Internet too. But in fact, almost every employee of every company becomes a real author while doing their job, even if the only things they write are a marketing plan, business report, innovation proposal or safety instructions. All these things constitute intellectual assets of a company.