EDUCATION

Fairfax University, Louisiana, USA, D.Litt. Intellectual Property, 2001

Academic Law School under the National Research Institute of State & Legislation of the Kazakh Academy of Science (Almaty, Kazakhstan): Qualified as a Lawyer and Admitted to Practice in Kazakhstan (with Honours), 1998

Riga Politechnics Institute, Riga, Latvia, Ph.D. Technical Sciences, 1987

Moscow Steel & Alloys Institute (Moscow, Russia), Metallurgical Engineer, 1983

 

ADMITTED

Kazakhstan 1998

 

PLACE OF BIRTH

Almaty, Kazakhstan

 
Lawyers / Professionals
 
Yuri A. Bolotov
Partner
McGuireWoods Kazakhstan LLP
Arai Building, 20 A Kazibek Bi Street
Almaty 050010, Republic of Kazakhstan 
T: + 7 (727) 259 6109
F: + 7 (727) 259 6116
ybolotov@mcguirewoods.com

Practices & Industries Honors
  • Qualified as Senior Research Scientist, Technology of Silicates and Refractory Materials, (Diploma of the State Higher Attestation Commission, Moscow), March 1991
  • Awarded Honorary Badge "USSR Inventor," August 1988
Previous Experience
  • Associate, Patent and Trademark Attorney, Michael Wilson & Partners Ltd., Kazakhstan, 1998-2004
  • Associate, Patent and Trademark Attorney, Baker & McKenzie CIS Ltd., 1995-1998
  • Director, Patent and Trademark Attorney, Bolotov & Partners LLP, Kazakhstan, 1993-1995
Publications
  • Major IP Publications:
    • "Software Copyright Protection in the Republic of Kazakhstan," Doing Business with Kazakhstan (3rd Edition), Cogan Page & Contributors, 2004, (in co-authorship with Saule D. Kulzhambekova)
    • "Protection and Defence of Know-How" - Chapter V of the Text Book Principles of Patent Law and Patenting in the Republic of Kazakhstan, Almaty, Zheti Zharghy, 2003
    • "Limits to Intellectual Property Rights in Kazakhstan: Trade Names, Trademarks and Appellations of Goods Origin," Trademark World, No. 151, October 2002 (in co-authorship with Dr. Rinat K. Mukhamedshin)
    • "Protection of Marks in Kazakhstan," Trademark World, No. 145, March 2002 (in co-authorship with Dr. Tolesh E. Kaudirov)
    • "Recent Intellectual Property and Customs Developments in Kazakhstan," BNA’s Eastern Europe Reporter, Vol. 12, No. 1, January 2002
    • "IP and New Customs Regulations in the Republic of Kazakhstan," World Intellectual Property Report, Vol. 16, No. 1, January 2002
    • "New Initiatives of WIPO on Intellectual Property and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises," Industry of Kazakhstan, No. 4 (8) August, 2001 (in co-authorship with Berik M. Imashev)
    • "Intellectual Property as Reflected in the Administrative Violations Code," Legal Reform in Kazakhstan, No. 12, 2001 (in co-authorship with Dr. Tolesh E. Kaudirov)
    • "Domain Names and Intellectual Property Matters," Legal Reform in Kazakhstan, No. 1, 2001(in co-authorship with Dr. Tolesh E. Kaudirov)
    • "The Concept of Exclusive Right to Use an Appellation of Origin of Goods in the Republic of Kazakhstan," Trademark World, No. 128, 2000 (in co-authorship with Dr. Tolesh E. Kaudirov), Legal Reform in Kazakhstan, No. 2, 2000
    • "New Law Adopted on Legal Protection of Selective Breeding Achievements," World Intellectual Property Report, Volume 14, No. 3, March 2000 (in co-authorship with Dr. Elena G. Shatrova)
    • "Unfair Competition and Copyright Protection," Central European & CIS Legal Update, Baker & McKenzie, Summer 1998
    • "Labelling of Goods and Languages Policy in Kazakhstan," Central European & CIS Legal Update, Baker & McKenzie, Winter 1997; BNA's Eastern Europe Reporter, Volume 8, No. 11, 1998
    • "Kazakhstan's New Criminal Code will expand protection for Intellectual Property Rights," BNA's Eastern Europe Reporter, Volume 7, No. 24; BNA World Intellectual Property Report, Volume 12, No. 2, Feb. 1998; East/West Executive Guide, Jan. 1998, Vol. 8, No. 1
    • "Copyright Protection in Kazakhstan," Central European & CIS Legal Update, Baker & McKenzie, Spring 1998
    • "Filing Requirements for Industrial Property Matters in Kazakhstan," BNA Eastern Europe Reporter, Volume 6, No. 18, 1996, (re-printed in East/West Executive Guide, January 1997)
    • "Intellectual and Industrial Property Protection in Kazakhstan," Law Journal of the Republic of Kazakhstan, No. 30, 1996 and No. 32, 1996
  • Publications on General Legal Subjects:
    • "Kazakhstan and the World Economic Community: Accession to the WTO," Investor, International Magazine for Business People, No. 4, 2001 (in co-authorship with Igor I. Kolchin)
    • "Kazakhstan Adopts the New Law 'On Limited and Additional Liability Partnerships,'" Central European & CIS Legal Update, Baker & McKenzie, Autumn 1998
    • "Branch or Kazakhstani Legal entity?" Central European & CIS Legal Update, Baker & McKenzie, Spring 1998
Speaking Engagements
  • “Protection of Rights to Software and Legal Consequences of Illegal Reproduction, Distribution and Use of Software” – Presentation at the International Seminar on Software and Database Protection, Astana, 27-28 March 2003
  • “Problems of Further Development of IP Legislation in Kazakhstan: TRIPS Compliance” – Presentation at the 10th Years Anniversary of IP Protection System in Kazakhstan, Almaty, 21-22 November 2002
  • “Certain Issues of IPRs Protection in the Internet” – Presentation at the Kazakhstani-U.S. Conference on Development of E-commerce in Kazakhstan, 6-7 November 2002
  • “Counterfeit Pharmaceutical Products in the Republic of Kazakhstan” – Presentation at the Seminar of Association of Pharmaceutical Enterprises of Kazakhstan, Almaty, 24 September 2002
  • “Intellectual Property Objects in the Legislation of Kazakhstan” – Theses of the Republican Seminar for Customs Officers, Pavlodar, 5-6 September 2002
  • “Problems in the Courts at Consideration of IP Cases” - Materials of the National Seminar for Judiciary on Enforcement of IP Rights, April 2002, Astana
  • “Practical Measures for the Protection of Means of Product Differentiation in Kazakhstan, Kyrghyzstan and Uzbekistan” - Materials of the 1st International Conference “Protection of Intellectual Property in Russia and the CIS,” January 2002, Moscow
  • "Know How as an IP Object," Materials of the Conference "Science to Industry," April 2002, Almaty
Professional Affiliations
  • Member of Editorial Board of the Magazine “Intellectual Property” of IPR Committee of Ministry of Justice, 2004
  • Member of Kazakhstan Franchise Association, 2002
  • Arbitrator of the International Arbitration Court (Kazakhstan): Intellectual Property Related Cases, 2002
  • Member of the WTO/TRIPS Assessment Working Group of the Confederation of the Employers of Kazakhstan, 2002
  • Chairman of IP Working Group of the European Business Association of Kazakhstan, 2002
  • Member of the Board of the Patent & Trademark Attorneys Association, Kazakhstan National Group, 1998
  • Association of Business Lawyers of Kazakhstan, 2000
  • Baker & McKenzie IP/IT Practice Group: Coordinator for Central Asian Republics of the Former USSR, 1997-1998
  • INTA External Affairs Committee, Eastern Europe/CIS Subcommittee, 1997-1998
  • Individual Member of AIPPI, 1997-1998
Languages
  • Russian
  • English
  • Czech
  • Polish