We can advise research based multinational pharmaceutical companies on a wide range of issues associated with their operations throughout the CIS, including:
- Registration and circulation of medicines, medical equipment and products;
- Advertising and marketing regulations;
- Commercial agreements, including distribution and joint marketing agreements;
- Import and export requirements;
- Product liability;
- Regulation of clinical trials;
- Intellectual property, patent and trademark infringement (we were the first law firm to advise on a successful pharmaceutical patent infringement action before the Russian courts);
- Tax-effective structures for the import of medicines, medical equipment and products, maintenance of consignment stock and distribution mechanisms to take maximum advantage of the customs and tax benefits available to the pharmaceutical industry;
- Representation and defense of clients’ interests before tax and customs authorities in pre-trial proceedings, as well as in courts;
- Tolling arrangements and the adaptation of standard agreements in this connection, for use in Russia; and
- Recovery of receivables from Russian distributors by way of litigation and insolvency proceedings.
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list of recent projects.