Taylor Wessing Ukraine is part of the wider firm’s international IP and IT group, which has extensive experience in trade mark licensing and enforcement, copyright registration, licensing agreements, regulatory advice, patent litigation and transactional matters. The local team consists of corporate partner Olena Stakhurska and counsel Vasyl Pop-Stasiv, who assists clients with IP rights, unfair competition, advertising and marketing, privacy and data protection issues.
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Work highlights
- Provided legal guidance to a global social media platform to safeguard their IP rights in Ukraine amidst ongoing martial law, addressing an issue involving another entity attempting to use a name strikingly similar to theirs.
- Completed a thorough review and update of IP contracts for an international entertainment and media company, focusing on agreements with Ukrainian talent and adaptation to digital platforms.
- Supporting a US-based 3D modelling software developer on IP rights and on complex licensing issues related to AI tools and artificial neural networks, including open-source software terms, to proactively address legal challenges associated with AI technology.
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The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Olena Stakhurska, Vasyl Pop-Stasiv