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Russian and Eurasian IP attorneys

IP Transactions and Recordals in Russia and Eurasia

We draft, review and record assignments, licences, pledges and other transactions involving Russian trademarks, patents and industrial designs, international rights extending to Russia, and Eurasian patents and designs.

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What we handle

Our work covers the deal from title review and drafting through signatures, registry filings and confirmation that the intended change appears in the correct register.

Ownership
A

Assignments and changes of ownership

Full or partial portfolio transfers, asset deals, intra-group assignments and ownership changes in Russian, WIPO and EAPO registers.

Use rights
L

Licences and sublicences

Exclusive and non-exclusive licences, territorial and field-of-use limits, royalty terms, quality provisions and permitted sublicensing.

Security
P

Pledges and security interests

IP collateral review, pledge drafting, registry filings and coordination with financing and closing documents.

Franchise
F

Commercial concession agreements

Russian-law franchise structures combining trademarks, know-how and business systems, including mandatory Rospatent recordal.

Succession
S

Reorganisations and succession

Mergers, name changes, inheritance and other transfers without contract, with chain-of-title evidence prepared for each registry.

Lifecycle
CH

Amendments and termination

Changes to parties, scope, territory, term or remuneration, and recordal of licence termination or release of registered security.

One deal, several registration routes

International registration does not mean one filing works for every transaction. We map the asset, territory and legal effect before the agreement is signed.

Rospatent
RU

Russian national rights

Assignments, licences and pledges concerning registered Russian trademarks, patents and industrial designs are recorded with Rospatent. Transfers without contract also require registry action.

Madrid System
M

International trademarks

WIPO can record a change of holder centrally. A Madrid licence recorded in the International Register has no effect in Russia, so the Russian designation requires a separate Rospatent recordal.

PCT
PCT

International patent applications

During the international phase, WIPO records specified applicant and representative changes under PCT Rule 92bis. After Russian national-phase entry, the Russian application or patent follows Rospatent procedures.

Hague System
H

International designs

WIPO can record ownership changes centrally, but the Hague System has no international licence recordal. A licence concerning protection in Russia must follow the applicable national procedure.

EAPO inventions
EP

Eurasian patents

The EAPO records transfers of Eurasian applications and patents. Patent licences are registered under the law of each Contracting State where the licence is intended to have effect.

EAPO designs
ED

Eurasian industrial designs

The EAPO records transfers and pledges. Licences and other territorial contracts are registered by the national office concerned, then reflected in the Eurasian design register.

Draft for mandatory law, not only commercial intent

A commercially clear term sheet can still produce an unregistrable or ineffective agreement. We draft or verify the instrument against mandatory Russian and Eurasian requirements before closing.

Rights, scope and territory

We identify every application or registration, the rights being transferred or licensed, permitted uses, exclusivity, territory, term and any retained rights.

Price and payment mechanics

For paid assignments and licences, remuneration or a workable method for determining it must be stated. We align royalties, milestones, taxes and payment clauses with the deal structure.

Trademark-specific obligations

Russian trademark licences require the covered goods or services to be identified and must account for statutory quality obligations, licensor control and potential joint liability.

Closing and recordal terms

We coordinate signatures, authority, effective date, filing responsibility, official fees, translations, registry queries, rejection cures and post-closing cooperation.

Build a recordable closing package

The filing package should prove the transaction without disclosing more of the commercial agreement than the selected procedure requires.

Title and register auditWe reconcile owner names, addresses, application and registration numbers, status, existing licences or pledges, and the chain of title before signing.
Correct evidence of the transactionDepending on the route, the filing may use a joint notice, prescribed extract, executed agreement, succession document or official WIPO/EAPO request.
Authority, language and formalitiesWe check signatory authority, powers of attorney, translations, territorial schedules, fees and consistency between the contract and registry data.

Process for foreign counsel

We keep the legal analysis, drafting and registry work in one sequence, with concise reporting suitable for the client or transaction team.

01

Deal map

We review the parties, rights, territories, deal structure, timing and existing registry data.

02

Draft or verify

We prepare the agreement or mark up the foreign-law draft for mandatory local requirements.

03

Closing package

We finalize execution copies, schedules, powers, evidence, translations and filing instructions.

04

Registry filings

We file with Rospatent, WIPO, EAPO or the relevant national office and address formal queries.

05

Verify and report

We verify the register entry and provide the recordal document and a short post-closing status note.

What registration changes

Recordal is not clerical housekeeping. It determines whether the deal has the required legal effect and whether the public chain of title supports later prosecution, financing and enforcement.

Legal effectFor Russian registered IP, an unrecorded assignment, licence or pledge is treated as not having occurred. For other systems, registration may determine effect against third parties.
Public chain of titleThe correct owner, licensee or encumbrance appears in the relevant register and can be verified by counterparties, authorities and courts.
Transaction readinessAccurate recordals reduce friction in due diligence, renewals, enforcement, customs work, further licensing, financing and later portfolio transfers.

Legal references

Key statutory and official materials used for this service page.

Current as of 19 July 2026. The correct filing route and formalities should be checked against the rights, territories and transaction documents in each matter. This page is general information, not a legal opinion on a particular transaction.

Planning an IP transaction involving Russia or Eurasia?

Send us the draft or term sheet, parties, right numbers, territories, transaction type and target closing date. We will identify mandatory terms, recordal routes, documents, fees and sequencing.