E.B. Alexandrov, Ph.D. in Law, President of the Licensing Executives Society Russia (LES Russia), Senior Partner, Russian Patent Attorney, Head of the Legal Practice, Trademark and Industrial Design Practice; S.V. Vasiliev, Ph.D. in Law, Partner, Russian Patent Attorney; A.V. Kratyuk, Partner, Russian and Eurasian Patent Attorney, Head of the Trademark Department (all from Gorodissky & Partners, Moscow); and V.M. Stankovsky, Partner, Russian and Eurasian Patent Attorney, Regional Director (Gorodissky & Partners, St. Petersburg), participated in the Annual Scientific and Practical Conference “Current Issues in the Protection and Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights”, organized by the Interregional Public Organization for the Promotion of Patent Attorneys’ Activities, the Chamber of Patent Attorneys.

Evgeny Alexandrov moderated the LES Russia roundtable discussion “IP Disputes 2025: Analysis of Key Cases and Their Impact on Legal Practice”, during which Sergey Vasiliev delivered a presentation entitled “Significant Court Decisions in the Field of Intellectual Property Protection”.

Alexey Kratyuk chaired the roundtable discussion “Trademarks” and delivered a presentation entitled “The Use of Geographical Names and Toponyms as Means of Individualizing Goods”.

Viktor Stankovsky participated in a mock trial entitled “Court Proceedings on the Cessation of Utility Model Rights Infringement”.

December 11–12, 2025