INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CENTER «SKOLKOVO»
Helping the company secure exclusive rights to the patent subject by formalizing relationships with employees
Creating a strategy to protect the patent subject in Russia and abroad
Adding IP rights to the company charter
Formalize relationships with third-party developers engaged in the project, to confirm the company’s ownership of all IP it created
Assessing major trends in scientific research and development in a particular area. Preparing a description of a newly developed technical solution (e.g. technology) for the purpose of filing a patent application
Finding patentable results of research and development activities. Search for the existing IP rights of third parties required or recommended for further commercialization of the newly created technology on the market
Formalize relationships with third party owners of IP rights required or recommended for further implementation of the new technology on the market
Prepare patent application with related materials and supporting documents for a patentable solution, created in the course of research and development activities
Filing patent applications to Rospatent, patent offices in foreign jurisdictions, including filing applications under procedures established by regional and international treaties
Supervision and administration of the submitted patent application. Obtaining patent certificates. Regular monitoring for keeping the company’s patents in force
Legal protection of IT solutions in the stage of preparing technical requirements and specifications.
Legal protection of hardware.
Legal protection of IT solutions during the development of a prototype.
Legal protection of the Internet web site of the company.
Legal protection of IT solutions in the stage of commercial use on the market
Creation of work of science, literature and art, including a work for hire and a work created under commissioning contract
Legal protection of copyrightable objects
Arrangement of IP ownership rights transfer from author to legal successor, including employer, if relates to works for hire
Making a decision on protection of the research result as trade secret (know-how)
Adoption of a commercial secret regime in respect of trade secrets (know-how)
Use by the company of a company name, trademark or commercial designation (brand, logo, slogan, design of package or goods)
Developing and adopting an appropriate strategy for the protection of the company’s means of individualization in Russia and abroad
Checking the existing means of individualization of third parties, which may be an obstacle to registration or use of the company’s means of individualization on the market
Registration of the company’s trademark in Russia and foreign jurisdictions
Regular monitoring, protection and renewal of the trademark registration
Analysis of the results deriving from research and development activities
Market research
Identification of potential customers
Preparation of presentations
Negotiations
Licensing
Technology transfers
Sale of business
Arranging surveillance for detection and prevention of the company’s IP rights infringement by third parties
Detection of committed or planned IP rights infringement
Dispute settlement through mediation procedures
Drafting cease and desist letters to opponents, filing lawsuits with relevant courts, applying to the law enforcement agencies, Federal Antimonopoly Service, Federal Customs Service
Undertaking immediate actions aimed at the company’s IP rights infringement prevention (e.g. arrest of counterfeit products to block further distribution on the market)
Supervising execution of court judgments by bailiffs