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

Disputes related to software development and licensing agreements

  • Resolving conflicts between developers and clients, developers and publishers, developers and licensees.
  • Resolving disputes over licensing terms, royalty payments, and software usage.

Copyright disputes

  • Protection of rights to copyrighted works (websites, artworks, content, software).
  • Resolving disputes over the use of intellectual property.

Trademark, industrial design, and trade name disputes

  • Protection of exclusive rights to trademarks and trade names.
  • Resolving disputes regarding unfair use of trademarks and misleading consumers.
  • Challenging unlawful use of brands and consumer deception.

Domain name consultations and disputes

  • Resolving conflicts related to cybersquatting and unauthorized use of domain names.
  • Handling domain name disputes in national and international arbitrations.

Copyright and trademark infringements in the digital space

  • Representing clients in disputes under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).
  • Resolving claims regarding the removal of infringing content from app stores (App Store, Google Play).

Combating piracy and unauthorized software distribution

  • Developing strategies to protect software from illegal use.
  • Assisting in the removal of unauthorized copies and blocking websites distributing counterfeit software.

Solid practice advising regional and domestic clients on commercial disputes.

Chambers Global

High level professional skills.

IFLR 1000

Experts in the field

Kamal Tserakhau

Kamal Tserakhau

Head of Arbitration & IT Disputes Practice

k.tserakhau@revera.legal

Projects

Protecting copyrights in AppStore

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

Domain dispute in WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center under UDRP Policy

Сonsulting 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.

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.

Protecting majority shareholders against CEO's actions

Representation of majority shareholders of a Belarusian company in courts and law enforcement agencies due to CEO’s alienation of exclusive right to trademark. Our dynamic efforts had driven negotiations from the dead-lock and allowed the client to agree upon his withdrawal from the Belarusian business on advantageous terms. We also monitored formalisation of arrangements to settle the corporate conflict, in particular, with respect to alienation of shares and change of CEO.

Schneider

A project to fight counterfeit goods in the market of the Republic of Belarus, within the framework of an administrative process. We had been involved in the project right from the start. At first, we carried out a number of sample purchases, in order to establish the fact of sales of counterfeit goods.
After collecting evidential base, we applied to the law enforcement authority, and participated in the investigation together with it. As a result, the entire volume of counterfeit goods was forfeited and the offender was brought to responsibility imposed by law. The rights of intellectual property owner were fully rehabilitated.

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Publications

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