Legal Advisory for an International Company

In partnership with the international legal alliance Schindhelm, the lawyers of Zilver provided comprehensive legal advisory services to an international company — the owner of globally recognized clothing brands — regarding cooperation with Ukrainian companies. Within the scope of the project, the applicable regulatory framework of the European Union, as well as the existence of…

Customs Clearance of Tons of Cargo Suspended

Once again, our lawyers, acting to protect the intellectual property rights of our clients, have succeeded in suspending the customs clearance of counterfeit imported cargo at the border of Ukraine. This was preceded by the inclusion of our clients’ trademarks in the special customs register, the submission to the customs authorities of an application to…

The Supreme Court Upheld the Decision

The opposing party of our client first filed appeals with the Kyiv Court of Appeal and subsequently with the Supreme Court against the 2021 decision of the Shevchenkivskyi District Court of Kyiv on the dissolution of marriage. The purpose of these appeals was to annul the divorce four years after it had been granted, which…

Court order for child support

At the client’s request, our lawyers prepared and filed a petition for a court order for child support. As a result, the Kyiv Desnyansky District Court issued the order for child support—the lawyers’ work is done!

Preliminary Trademark Search Conducted

Clients approached the law firm Zilver with a request to register a trademark (mark for goods and services). Our lawyers always recommend conducting a preliminary trademark search before filing an application in order to identify any registered trademarks that may be similar to the trademark intended for registration, as the registration of identical or confusingly…

Counterfeit Goods Stopped at Kyiv Customs

A container with counterfeit goods has been stopped at customs! Thanks to the registration of a trademark in the Ukrainian Customs Register of Intellectual Property Rights carried out by our lawyers, the import of goods brought in by a competitor in violation of trademark rights was suspended. In particular, the products bore our client’s trademark,…

Lawyers Supported the Sale and Purchase of a Stake in an IT Company

Our team of lawyers provided comprehensive legal support for the sale and purchase of a stake in a Ukrainian IT company by non-residents. We advised on taxation, corporate and currency regulation matters, prepared draft documents, and supported the transaction before a notary, including the registration of changes to the company’s ownership structure. As a result,…

Amicable Settlement of an Import and Intellectual Property Dispute

As we reported earlier, as a result of the actions taken by our lawyers, tons of goods were suspended at Ukrainian customs due to suspicions that the packaging of the imported rice contained an image similar to our client’s trademark. During the preparation of the statement of claim for court proceedings aimed at protecting intellectual…