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Mariya Ortynska
is a Managing Partner at IPStyle Patent Law Company, where she is an expert in matters of developing IP protection strategy including trademark protection for national and international companies. Sphere of competence includes the protection of intellectual property rights. Aditionally, she provides business-oriented and clear IP guidance for her clients; along with showing great attention to details and a strong understanding of business reality of the clients industry. Mariya has been a Trademark and Patent Attorney of the Ukraine, Head of the Ukrainian Advocates’ Association IP Commitee, and a Member of INTA’s Anti-counterfeiting Committee.
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Recent Articles by Mariya Ortynska
Two signs “Oschadbank” and “Sberbank” have the same meaning in Ukrainian and Russian, namely, the abbreviation of SBEREGATELNYY BANK (Savings Bank). After the Soviet Union disintegration in 1991, the signs began to be used separately in Ukraine and Russia. Between 2003-2006, Ukrainian Oschadbank JSC registered two trademarks: Oschadbank and Sberbank. In 2007, Sberbank JSC entered the Ukrainian market under the combined sign “Sberbank Rosii” (Savings Bank of Russia) and after a while in 2015 began to use the trademark without the “Rosii” element.
As of September 1, 2017, the Association Agreement between the European Union and Ukraine came fully into force. For three years Ukrainian legislative and executive authorities were obligated to implement the provisions of the Agreement in the national legislation, however much has not been done… With the Agreement in force without implementing Ukrainian legislation companies can approach the interpretation of European and national law in two ways. Competing companies can, and likely will, differ in their approach to and interpretation of certain provisions and they will have to fight their disputes in court.