Intellectual property

The REVERA team will help you find the best option for transferring rights to intellectual property in a manner tailored to each specific situation.

REVERA lawyers will help with the correct registration fixation of rights and their transfer, not only taking into account the wishes of clients, but also strictly observing the requirements of the law, will help to adjust the balance of interests of the parties and sort out a conflict situation if it arises.

Our services

1. Advising on legal protection of copyright and neighbouring rights objects

  • Analysis of the client's existing objects of copyright, determination together with the client of the ownership of rights to them.
  • Preparation of recommendations on competent fixation and consolidation.

2. Legal consultations on the transfer of rights to copyright objects including computer programs, databases and building relationships between the developer and the customer

  • Analysis of existing documents on the creation of copyright objects, their elaboration and support for the execution by the parties.
     

3. Legal consultations on the conclusion and execution of copyright agreements and analysis of already concluded agreements

  • Analysis of existing agreements.
  • Drafting copyright agreements.
  • Assistance in resolving conflicts between the parties to the copyright agreement.

4. Legal support for transactions with IT objects

  • Preparing draft agreements on the creation of software, applications, games, websites.
     

5. Preparation of drafts of license agreements on the granting of the right to use a copyright object, in particular software

These agreements do not require official registration, however, in any case, they must comply with certain standards and contain certain conditions.

  • Preparing drafts of such agreements with maximum consideration of the client's wishes and in accordance with the requirements of the law.

6. Support for the acquisition of a copyright object, analysis and drafting of relevant agreements

  • REVERA lawyers will ensure the completeness and legality of the transaction for the alienation or acquisition of copyright objects (software, computer games, websites, etc.), and prepare all the necessary documents.
     

7. Other issues related to the creation, transfer and legal analysis of the status of legal protection of copyright and related rights

  • Formalizing relations with the employee regarding the creation of work made for hire, customers.
  • Formalizing civil contracts with authors on the creation of a copyright object (agreement on the creation and use of the results of intellectual activity, a contract for work), the copyright holder in conducting a legal analysis of the situation.
  • Legal due diligence of IP objects (creation, use and transfer of rights).
  • The development of local regulatory legal acts of the company, including the development of confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements, the introduction and maintenance of a commercial secret regime.

Experts in the field

Pavel Klementsov

Pavel Klementsov

Head of Brand Protection Direction

p.klementsov@revera.legal Svetlana Gordey

Svetlana Gordey

Head of Video Game Law Direction

s.gordey@revera.legal

Projects

“Sweet” case

REVERA team defended the trademark rights of a major player of the Russian confectionery industry at Chamber for Intellectual Property Disputes of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Belarus in relation to a famous brand of sweets coming from the USSR.

Project case

Notable IP practice covers a broad range of mandates, with a special focus on trade marks and software contracts. Serves clients from a range of industry sectors, including IT, retail, manufacturing and pharmaceuticals.

Chambers Europe

They are accurate, commercial and keep to deadlines.

Chambers Europe

Publications

analytical materials

EU Court to Consider Lawfulness of AI Training on Copyrighted Works for First Time

EU Court to Consider Lawfulness of AI Training on Copyrighted Works for First Time analytical materials

Guide to Intellectual Property Contracts

Guide to Intellectual Property Contracts publications in the media

Interview with Handriko Artem, Head of IT/IP practice at REVERA

Interview with Handriko Artem, Head of IT/IP practice at REVERA articles

Counterfeiting and rights protection: how to protect intellectual property and brand reputation

Counterfeiting and rights protection: how to protect intellectual property and brand reputation news

Will Actors Be Replaced by Digital Replicas? California Passes a Law

Will Actors Be Replaced by Digital Replicas? California Passes a Law articles

Celebrity Likenesses as Prototypes for Video Game Characters: Pros and Cons

Celebrity Likenesses as Prototypes for Video Game Characters: Pros and Cons