In autumn 2008 the Kyiv office of the international law firm Gide Loyrette Nouel (GLN Kyiv) launched a full service Intellectual Property & Media Practice which will manage and protect IP assets of their clients globally.

Since the opening of the Kyiv office in 2006, the IP & Media Practice has been constantly developing. Presently, despite the economic situation in the world and in Ukraine and due to increase in the number of clients’ requests in this area, a separate IP & Media Practice has been established.

The IP & Media team of the Kyiv office is comprised of professionals who have acquired specific knowledge and experience in such fields as trademark and patent law, know-how, copyright, advertisement law, domain names, telecommunications and media law during more than 10 years.

The GLN Kyiv IP & Media Practice covers all aspects and technological areas of intellectual property law which range from patent and trademark services to advisory and advocacy on copyright, competition, licensing, electronic and broadcast media rights, data protection and trade secrets, including multi-jurisdictional IP litigation and arbitration, as well as domestic enforcement procedures. The GLN Kyiv IP & Media lawyers have a legal expertise to provide qualified legal services and to represent their clients’ interests before the State Department of Intellectual Property, Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine, State Customs Service and other agencies, as well as before the domestic and European courts.