Disputes on intellectual property

REVERA lawyers advise and represent the interests of technology companies in disputes on a wide range of issues related to intellectual property and software development.

We protect the exclusive rights of our clients to copyright, trademarks, patents, trade names and manage disputes in courts of the USA.
 
We understand the specifics of software development, how the source code differs from machine code, how Agile development is organized, and who the SCRUM master is, what American courts understand by the terms merger doctrine and scène à faire, how positional trademarks look like, and a considerable understanding of many ‘local’ issues.
 
REVERA also has experience in copyright piracy prevention in Russia, assists disputes settlement between developers, customers, and publishers, looks after the clients' interests in domain names disputes, and enforces exclusive rights to apps on Apple and Google platforms.


*Representation of interests in court is carried out by independent attorneys.

Our services

Споры, возникающие из договоров на разработку ПО и лицензий

  • Разрешение конфликтов между разработчиком и заказчиком, разработчиком и паблишером, разработчиком и лицензиатом.
  • Урегулирование разногласий по условиям лицензионных договоров, выплатам роялти и использованию программного обеспечения.

Споры, связанные с авторским правом

  • Защита прав на созданные объекты авторского права (сайты, произведения искусства, контент, программное обеспечение).
  • Разрешение споров о правомерности использования результатов интеллектуальной деятельности.

Споры по товарными знаками, промышленными образцами, фирменными наименованиями

  • Защита исключительных прав на товарные знаки и фирменные наименования.
  • Разрешение споров, связанных с недобросовестным использованием товарных знаков и введением потребителей в заблуждение.
  • Оспаривание незаконного использования брендов и введения потребителей в заблуждение.

Консультирование и споры по доменным именам

  • Разрешение конфликтов, связанных с киберсквоттингом и неправомерным использованием доменов.
  • Ведение споров по доменным именам в национальных и международных арбитражах.

Споры о нарушении авторских прав и товарных знаков в цифровой среде

  • Представление интересов в спорах, основанных на Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).
  • Урегулирование претензий, связанных с удалением контента, нарушающего авторские права, из магазинов приложений (App Store, Google Play).

Борьба с пиратством и незаконным распространением ПО

  • Разработка стратегии защиты программных продуктов от нелегального использования.
  • Сопровождение процедур по удалению нелицензионных копий и блокировке ресурсов, распространяющих контрафактный софт.

Solid practice advising regional and domestic clients on commercial disputes.

Chambers Global

High level professional skills.

IFLR 1000

Projects

Domain dispute in WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center under UDRP Policy

Representing foreign IT company in its dispute in WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center under the UDRP Policy procedure involving transfer of a domain name on the motion of foreign owners of trademarks.

Protecting client in a Californian court

We were involved in two disputes in the District Court of the Northern District of California, protecting a Belarusian computer games developer from motions by a French and a Turkish companies claiming violation of copyright on a mobile phone game, unlawful use of means of individualisation and unfair competition.

Protecting copyrights in AppStore

Consulting a number of Belarusian IT companies on disputes with competitors involving violation of copyright on AppStore applications.

“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

A foreign wine manufacturer

The client, a renowned wine producer, noticed that its Belarusian competitor registered a trademark in Belarus almost identical with a trademark owned by our client. Our attorneys contested legal protection of competitor’s trademark in the Appellate Council under the National Intellectual Property Centre and in the Judicial Board for Intellectual Property of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Belarus

Samsung

Representation of Samsung in a case involving unconscientious activities of an individual that ahd registered Samsung.by domain and used it to place advertising hyperlinks on web-pages of some online stores. REVERA represented Samsung in a judicial proceeding in the Supreme Court of the Republic of Belarus, with the result that the domain was conferred to the client.

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Publications

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

«Шоколадный» спор

«Шоколадный» спор articles

Revolutionary Future or Legal Chaos? Copyright Protection for Ai-Generated Works in Asia

Revolutionary Future or Legal Chaos? Copyright Protection for Ai-Generated Works in Asia news

Recognition and enforcement of the Decision of the Economic Court of the Republic of Uzbekistan in Belarus

Recognition and enforcement of the Decision of the Economic Court of the Republic of Uzbekistan in Belarus articles

English courts: is there a copyright on Bitcoin File Format, and who is Satoshi Nakamoto?

English courts: is there a copyright on Bitcoin File Format, and who is Satoshi Nakamoto? analytical materials

I'm a Barbie girl, in an IP disputes world: how the Barbie brand protected IP

I'm a Barbie girl, in an IP disputes world: how the Barbie brand protected IP