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VIRONIKA PILYUGINA
Partner, Head of the Intellectual Property Practice
+7 495 933 3000
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Vironika Pilyugina specializes in intellectual property litigation and intellectual property portfolio management. Vironika represents various Russian and international clients in Russian courts in connection with patent, trademark, copyright and domain name infringement, invalidity claims, false accusations and unfair competition claims. Vironika represents clients before the Russian Patent and Trademark Office and the Patent and Trademark Disputes Chamber, as well as the antitrust authorities. Her extensive experience helps clients win victories at court in the pharmaceutical, automotive, consumer goods and other industries. Vironika also handles regional and global trademark portfolios. She is recognized as a Russian trademark lawyer and is certified as a patent attorney in Russia.

Vironika is featured in Euromoney's expert guide and as a "rising star" for intellectual property management in 2018-2020, and has been recognized in Chambers Global and Chambers Europe in 2018-2020, and in Legal 500 in 2020. Clients praise Vironika, stating "her work ethic and dedication are astounding" (Chambers Global, Intellectual Property, Russia, 2020). In the Pravo-300 ranking Vironika is recommended for work in the areas of Intellectual Property (rights protection and litigation, consulting, registration) and Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare.
SERVICES
AND PRACTICE AREAS
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Practices
PHARMACEUTICALS AND HEALTHCARE
Industries
EDUCATION

  • Russian State Institute of Intellectual Property, Bachelor's degree, Jurisprudence, 2009

  • WIPO Worldwide Academy, General Course on IP, 2007

CLIENTS
AND PROJECTS
SYNERGY
Advised Synergy, a Russian holding company, on issues related to international protection of the leading brand BELUGA, including carrying out trademark registrations in 36 countries that are not part of the Madrid system and maintaining a worldwide trademark portfolio
KAO CORPORATION
Advised Kao Corporation on various issues related to the development of an IP protection strategy in Russia, conducting due diligence on the possibility of registration and use of new products on the Russian market, and maintaining a trademark portfolio
Nintendo
Advised Nintendo on various issues related to developing an IP protection strategy in Russia, conducting due diligence on the possibility of registering and using new products on the Russian market, and maintaining a trademark portfolio in Russia
DeAgostini
Advised DeAgostini on issues related to IP rights protection in Russia and the CIS and carrying out registration of numerous publication titles as trademarks in Russia and the CIS under the Madrid system
Expobank
Advised Expobank on rebranding (Expobank – Barclays Bank – Expobank) and maintaining a trademark portfolio in Russia
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AWARDS
AND RANKINGS
Rossiyskaya Gazeta
2024


- Intellectual Property (Band 1)

Kommersant
2024


- Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals

- Intellectual Property

право-300
2024


- Intellectual property (consulting)

Rossiyskaya Gazeta
2023


- Intellectual Property (Band 1)

Kommersant
2023


- Intellectual Property (Band 1)

Pravo-300
2023


- Intellectual Property (Protection and Litigation)

- Intellectual Property (Consulting)

- Retail, FMCG, Foodservice

- Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare

Kommersant
2022


- Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals

- Intellectual Property

Pravo-300
2022


- Intellectual Property (Protection and Litigation)

- Intellectual Property (Consulting)

- Intellectual Property (Registration)

- Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare

Chambers & Partners
2018-2022


- Recognition in Chambers Global and Chambers Europe rankings

IAMPatent
2021


- Recommended in the categories "Individuals Prosecution" and "Individuals Litigation"

World Trademark Review
2021

- Recommended in the categories "Enforcement and Litigation" and "Prosecution and Strategy"

The Legal 500
2020-2021


- Legal 500 recognized Vironika as a “Next generation partner” in the field of IP

IP Stars
2018-2021


- Featured in the Rising Stars category

Euromoney
2018-2021


- Featured in the Rising Stars category

FEEDBACK AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Vironika Pilyugina entered the ranking this year due to positive market feedback and her rising reputation. She assists the team in handling intellectual property disputes.“
Chambers Europe 2018
Vironika Pilyugina is known for her key role in many contentious mandates. One source explains: "She thinks two steps ahead of her opponent, so she can anticipate their next move and thwart it.”
Chambers Rankings 2019
Vironika Pilyugina advises international corporations operating in Russia. She provides support on both commercial and contentious mandates. "She can discern the problem and gives just what the client needs," says one client.
Chambers and Partners 2021
NEWS AND PUBLICATIONS
05 / 12 / 2023
"Rankings of lawyers and their firms"
LEVEL Legal Services partners are the best lawyers according to Rossiyskaya Gazeta rating
05 / 04 / 2023
LEVEL Legal Services - No. 1 in the rating of the business publication Kommersant
On April 5, 2023, Kommersant Publishing House published the results of a survey of legal services market leaders, where LEVEL Legal Services holds leading positions in 28 legal and industry practices, and 11 lawyers of the firm received individual recognition
21 / 02 / 2023
"Pravo-300" rating recommends 9 partners and practice heads of LEVEL Legal Services in individual rating of lawyers
On February 21, 2023, the "Pravo-300" ranking published individual lawyer recommendations following the release of the main survey results. The ranking recommends all partners and practice heads of LEVEL Legal Services in 14 areas of law in which the firm has been ranked as a leader in the federal Law-300 ranking.
06 / 06 / 2022
Ex-team Hogan Lovells: launch of LEVEL Legal Services law firm
The LEVEL Legal Services team is pleased to announce the opening of an independent law firm of a new format headquartered in Moscow. The firm will be led by partners Alexey Dudko, Leonid Ervits and Denis Almakaev.