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“Software: concept and legal characteristic”
In the framework of this article, Andrey Alekseychuk, Intellectual Property / Information Technologies Associate at Kachkin & Partners, made an attempt to formulate the concept of software from a legal point of view, to distinguish it from the concept of a computer program.
The material was published in the journal «Household and Law» No. 11-2019
- Legal support for the operations of a major Russian telemedicine company
- Legal support for the Internet project of a major construction company
- Due diligence of transaction to purchase an international PC software developer
- Legal assessment of risks in connection with a transaction involving the acquisition of an IT company
- Comprehensive legal support for the operations of the professional mass media
- Consulting support for the St. Petersburg Committee for the Promotion of Tourism on the exercise of intellectual-property rights to the city’s unofficial tourism logo
- Legal support of ICC RAS LLC in protection of its intellectual property rights
- Support of trademark registration for state-of-the-art apartment hotel in the historical center of Saint Petersburg
- Formulation of a legal strategy to protect intellectual-property rights and the other intangible assets created within the scope of implementation of a project involving the organization of sports competitions
- Protection of the toy store interests in the dispute over violation of the exclusive right for the trademark “Masha and the Bear”
- Legal support of a major Russian language lab manufacturer “Line” in a dispute in Chamber for Patent Disputes
- Preparation of a legal opinion on the assessment of risks of dispute the provision of legal protection to the trademark Tucano Coffee
- Legal support for a major Russian Internet service offering action searches kudago.com in the process of trademarks registration
- Legal support of the major Argentinian company Explosivos Tecnológicos Argentinos in drafting a licensing agreement on the provision of usage rights to a utility model
- Kachkin & Partners attorneys successfully defended the rights of the firm’s client at the Intellectual Property Court in the course of a dispute with Kodeks over the violation of software copyrights
- Representing the interests of the major international fast-food restaurant chain Domino’s Pizza in a dispute involving cybersquatting
- Defense of a major IT-company BIA Technologies rights to service intellectual property assets
- Defense of architectural studio’s rights to design of new stage in Maly Drama Theatre – Theatre of Europe
- Consulting on the legality of the functioning of an Internet-aggregator used for housing searches
- Pre-trial dispute settlement with the violators of the photographer’s copyright
- Comprehensive legal support in relation to SUBWAY’s franchising activities in Russia
- Legal support for the activities of an international company involving the issuance of microloans in connection with the provision of financial services via the Internet
- Assistance in the legal formalization of contractual relations at the negotiation stage with respect to the integration of an ERP-system in the informational infrastructure of Autokontinent Group
- Legal formalization of the processes involved in creating software and transferring the related intellectual-property rights to a company in the USA
- Consulting of international companies on the issues associated with the application of Russian legislation on personal data
- Comprehensive legal support for a transaction involving the sale of a set of rights to a popular website
- Legal advice in the protection of the interests of computer games developer operating in the social media sphere
- Legal support of an Internet TV-channel and video library start-up project during its launch phase
- Development of a training program and hosting of a series of seminars on intellectual property issues for members of the non-profit partnership Guild of Architects and Engineers of St. Petersburg
- Due diligence on the issue of the proper ownership of intellectual property rights to an item of industrial property within the territory of the Russian Federation and abroad
- Representation in the matter of protecting the business reputation of an American company in a court dispute with a leading Russian social networking service
- Preparation of a legal memorandum on the issue of the proper formalization of the client’s intellectual property rights to the software of a foreign copyright holder within the territory of the Russian Federation
- Legal support for the Russian architectural firm A.Len in a court dispute involving the recovery of compensation for the violation of exclusive rights to a work of architecture
- Defending the intellectual property rights in an domain name dispute
- Market clearance: Karusel hypermarket trademark exclusive right violators