Our team
Allocation of resources in our office
The structure of our company consists of five departments subdivided into specialised divisions.
I. The IP Prosecution Department includes:
1. The trademark division
2. The industrial designs division
3. The patent department consisting of two divisions: the division of chemistry, pharmaceutics, medicine and biotechnologies and the division of mechanical engineering, electronics and technology
4. The annuities and renewal division
II. The Litigation Department
III. The IP Legal Counseling Department
IV. The Department of Corporate, Advertising, Competition, Media and Tax Law
V. The Anti-counterfeiting Department
Today our staff includes 35 employees with different experience and practice, comprising 4 partners, 14 lawyers (including 4 Attorneys-at-Law), 11 specialists with diverse background and relevant experience in intellectual property (including 5 patent attorneys and 2 candidates of chemical sciences) and 6 specialists of clerical and accounting staff.
Dr. Antonina Pakharenko-Anderson
Dr. Pakharenko-Anderson, Managing Partner of Pakharenko & Partners.
- Kiev Polytechnic Institute
- Interregional Academy of Personnel Development
- Moscow and Kharkiv institutes for patent engineers
Ukrainian, Russian, English and German
Provides overall management of the company, cooperates with national and international organizations, works on projects that are aimed at policy-making in intellectual property sphere.
Mr. Alexander Pakharenko
Alexander Pakharenko is an Attorney-at-Law, registered Patent Attorney and a Partner with Pakharenko & Partners in Kiev.
- Kiev Polytechnic Institute
- Kharkiv Institute of Intellectual Property
- Academy of Advocacy
- Academy of International Personnel Development in Kiev
- Internship at the Strasburg Intellectual Property Academy
Ukrainian, Russian, English and German
Consulting on patentability of intellectual property,licensing and protection of intellectual property, representing clients in law enforcement and customs agencies, civil and commercial courts.
Ms. Elena Shamrina
Ms. Elena Shamrina is a lawyer and registered Patent Attorney. She is a Partner with Pakharenko & Partners.
- Kiev National Economic University
- Kiev National University of Construction and Architecture
- Kharkiv institute for patent engineers
- Obtained law degree at the Interregional Academy of Personnel Development (Kiev, Ukraine)
Ukrainian, Russian and English
Her practice covers legal counseling on all aspects of the protection of IPR objects, particularly trademarks, geographical indications, domain names, industrial designs, copyright and inventions, licensing IPRs and IPR litigation. She also practices in the field of customs, contract and banking laws.