Yuriy Karlash

Associate
Attorney at Law
Patent, Trademark and Design Attorney *

Ukraine Office

Q&A

Yuriy advises clients on intellectual property matters in Ukraine and other countries in the region. He represents clients before the courts, law enforcement bodies, customs authorities and the antimonopoly committee in Ukraine. Yuriy handles trademark prosecution and unfair competition matters, license and IP rights assignments, and develops enforcement strategies and settlement agreements.

He also regularly handles trademark non-use revocation disputes, and he recently advised a client on a strategy for preventing their trademark from becoming a generic name. Yuriy is also well versed in domain name transfers and other Internet-related intellectual property issues, including online infringement and defamation on social networks. He represents clients from a variety of industries. Notably, he recently represented an international school network and an NGO in trademark infringement matters.

Before joining PETOŠEVIĆ in 2011, Yuriy worked as an in-house intellectual property counsel at the Ukrainian vodka manufacturer Nemiroff, based in Kyiv, for two and a half years. Prior to Nemiroff, Yuriy’s practice focused on corporate law.

* Contractor

Practice Areas

Trademark Litigation
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Estonia
- Georgia
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Moldova
- Tajikistan
- Turkmenistan
- Belarus
- Russia
- Ukraine
- Uzbekistan
Design Litigation
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Estonia
- Georgia
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Moldova
- Tajikistan
- Turkmenistan
- Belarus
- Russia
- Ukraine
- Uzbekistan
Copyright
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Estonia
- Georgia
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Moldova
- Tajikistan
- Turkmenistan
- Belarus
- Russia
- Ukraine
- Uzbekistan
Domain Names
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Estonia
- Georgia
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Moldova
- Tajikistan
- Turkmenistan
- Belarus
- Russia
- Ukraine
- Uzbekistan
Internet and Social Media
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Estonia
- Georgia
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Moldova
- Tajikistan
- Turkmenistan
- Belarus
- Russia
- Ukraine
- Uzbekistan
IP Enforcement and Litigation
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Estonia
- Georgia
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Moldova
- Tajikistan
- Turkmenistan
- Belarus
- Russia
- Ukraine
- Uzbekistan
Strategic Counseling
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Estonia
- Georgia
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Moldova
- Tajikistan
- Turkmenistan
- Belarus
- Russia
- Ukraine
- Uzbekistan
IP for Startups (IP2START)
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Estonia
- Georgia
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Moldova
- Tajikistan
- Turkmenistan
- Belarus
- Russia
- Ukraine
- Uzbekistan
Advertising Law
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Estonia
- Georgia
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Moldova
- Tajikistan
- Turkmenistan
- Belarus
- Russia
- Ukraine
- Uzbekistan
Franchise Law
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Estonia
- Georgia
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Moldova
- Tajikistan
- Turkmenistan
- Belarus
- Russia
- Ukraine
- Uzbekistan

Qualifications

Attorney at Law, Ukrainian National Bar Association, 2018
Patent, Trademark and Design Attorney, Ukraine, 2016

Languages

Native Ukrainian and Russian, fluent English, proficient Polish

Education

Intellectual Property Institute of the National University of the “Odessa Academy of Law”, Kiev, Ukraine, Master of Intellectual Property, 2014
Institute of European Law at the National Law Academy in Odessa, Ukraine, LLM, 2005

Presentations

"Abkhazia and South Ossetia: What IP Owners Need to Know", PETOŠEVIĆ Webinar on Special-Status Territories: Kosovo, Transnistria, Abkhazia and South Ossetia, BrightTALK, December 5, 2012

Publications

“IP Protection in Ukraine during the Ongoing War”. FICPI IP News. FICPI. (May 12, 2022)
“Cake wars: confectioner Roshen sues ice cream maker Khladoprom over ‘Kyiv cake’ trademark”. World Trademark Review Daily. Globe Business Media Group. (April 16, 2020)
“Ukraine Drafts Amendments to Patent, Utility Model, Design and Trademark Legislation”. SMD Country Index. SMD Group. (November, 2018)
“Ukraine establishes IP court”. World Trademark Review. Globe Business Media Group. (December 6, 2017)
“EU-Ukraine Association Agreement: an Update”. World Trademark Review Daily. Globe Business Media Group. (March 2, 2015)
“IP Protection in Ukraine and Russia in Light of Crimean Conflict”. World Trademark Review Daily. Globe Business Media Group. (September 1, 2014)
“Ukraine case summary”. The Trademark Reporter Vol. 102 No.2. International Trademark Association. (March-April, 2012)
Contributor for Uzbekistan to the “Trademark Licensing Guide” Country Index. S.M.D. Markeur. (November, 2011)

Committees

International Trademark Association Committee Member, Contributory and Secondary Liability Subcommittee of the Emerging Issues Committee, 2016 - 2017 Term
International Trademark Association Committee Member, Development of Rights Subcommittee of the Emerging Issues Committee, 2014 - 2015 Term
International Trademark Association Committee Member, The Issues of Proof Subcommittee of the Enforcement Committee, 2012 – 2013 Term

Membership

INTA
FICPI

Testimonials

Yuriy Karlash […] is as comfortable duking it out before the courts and customs authorities as he is handling domain name transfers and complex internet-related issues. Patrons treasure his “high-quality, detailed and clear” counsel. WTR 1000, 2023
Yuriy Karlash […] is as comfortable duking it out before the courts and customs authorities as he is handling domain name transfers and complex internet-related issues. WTR 1000, 2022
A familiar face before the courts, Customs and the Anti-monopoly Committee, Yuriy Karlash “takes an engaged approach, and his high-calibre advice is detailed and clear. He handles matters professionally, communicates transparently and is quick to respond”. WTR 1000, 2021