Maria
Aronikova
Partner
Head of Practice
Trademark Protection
- Education
- Herzen State Teacher Training University, Social Science Department, with honors
- Russian State Academy of Intellectual Property (RSAIP), postgraduate studies
- World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) courses
- Korukhov Forensic Experts Chamber, Fundamentals of Forensic Science, certified
- Specialization
- Trademarks protection
- Copyright protection
- Registration of industrial designs
- Competition law
- Domain name dispute resolution
- Representation of Russian and international clients before the Rospatent Chamber for Patent Disputes, the Russian Intellectual Property Court, commercial (arbitrazh) courts, and courts of general jurisdiction on a wide range of IP matters
- Achievements
- Certified forensic expert
- Speaker at Russian and international conferences on intellectual property law
- Ranked as a Leading Intellectual Property Lawyer by Best Lawyers (2020-2022)
- Earned prestigious Bronze Band recognition in World Trademark Review 1000 (WTR 1000) for excellence in trademark prosecution and strategy, IP protection, and dispute resolution
- Ranked by Managing Intellectual Property (MIP) as IP Stars Notable Practitioner (2020-2021) and as Rising Star in Russian IP (2018-2019)
