Intellectual property and trademarks

Anton Pchelkin Has Been Appointed Counsel at Pepeliaev Group Anton Pchelkin, a Senior Associate in the Intellectual Property and Trademarks Practice, has been appointed Counsel at the firm.

Pepeliaev Group at the XIV St Petersburg International Legal Forum A delegation from Pepeliaev Group played an active part in the business programme of the XIV St Petersburg International Legal Forum, held in St Petersburg from 24 to 26 June. The firm’s experts participated in 11 sessions as moderators and speakers.

Valentina Orlova Moderated a Session at the AEB’s Annual Intellectual Property Conference On 20 May 2026, the AEB’s Annual Intellectual Property Conference, “Intellectual Property in Russia: Finding Solutions through Dialogue between Government and Business” took place.

Pepeliaev Group Ranked Among Leaders in the Kommersant Legal Rankings Pepeliaev Group has once again confirmed its strong position in the annual ranking of Russia’s leading legal practices and lawyers published by the newspaper Kommersant based on the results of 2026.

An Expert from Pepeliaev Group Discussed Practical Aspects of Registering Holographic Trade Marks Anton Pchelkin, Senior Associate in the Intellectual Property and Trademarks Practice at Pepeliaev Group, participated as a guest speaker in a meeting of the “Intellectual Property: Mine or Someone Else’s” club at the Higher School of Economics (HSE University). The topic of the session focused on non-traditional trademarks and approaches to selecting designations for promoting products in the market.

Experts from Pepeliaev Group Have Achieved Outstanding Results in the Individual Pravo-300 Ranking for 2025 A total of 44 lawyers from Pepeliaev Group have been recommended in the 2025 individual Pravo-300 ranking. Of these, three experts were recognised in the ranking for the first time.

Pepeliaev Group has expanded its presence in the Pravo-300 ranking in 2025 Our practices have been ranked in Group 1 across 12 categories, including tax disputes and advisory, real estate, corporate law, bankruptcy, customs law, compliance, pharmaceuticals and healthcare, and environmental law.

Experts from Pepeliaev Group have been acclaimed in 17 categories of the Rossiyskaya Gazeta ranking in 2025 Pepeliaev Group has once again been named among the leading legal advisers in the annual Lawyers and Their Firms Ranking prepared by Rossiyskaya Gazeta.

Pepeliaev Group has made great strides in the Pravo.ru-300 ratings Pepeliaev Group has achieved exceptional results in the Pravo.ru-300 ratings. For instance, the Currency Regulation and Currency Control Practice, having put itself forward in the Foreign Trade category for the first time, was immediately ranked in Group 1. The Environmental Practice has risen from Group 3 to Group 1. In the Natural Resources/Energy category, the firm has ascended from Group 2 to Group 1. The Intellectual Property and Trademarks Practice was ranked in Group 1 in the “consulting” and “registration” sections, while the Bankruptcy and Anti-Crisis Protection of Business Practice received the same acclaim in the “restructuring/consulting” section.

Pepeliaev Group leads the ‘Rating of lawyers and their firms’ which has been compiled for the first time by Rossiyskaya Gazeta Thirty experts from Pepeliaev Group have been listed in the ‘Rating of lawyers and their firms’ which has been compiled for the first time by Rossiyskaya Gazeta.

Anton Pchelkin has joined INTA’s Anticounterfeiting Committee Anton Pchelkin, an associate of the Intellectual Property and Trademarks Practice of Pepeliaev Group, has been elected to the Anticounterfeiting Committee of the International Trademark Association (INTA).

Pepeliaev Group retains its prominent positions in Chambers Global 2022 Law firm Pepeliaev Group has retained its high positions in the Chambers Global independent international ratings.