Press Release
International Trademark Association Appoints Duane Morris Attorney Maxim "Max" Voltchenko to INTA Bulletin Committee
PHILADELPHIA, October 11, 2011—Duane Morris associate Maxim "Max" Voltchenko has been appointed to serve on the INTA Bulletin Committee for the 2012–2013 committee term. He is one of a select group—narrowed down from more than 2,400 applicants— and will contribute to the "Law & Practice: Europe & Central Asia" section of the biweekly publication.
Voltchenko focuses his practice on trademark counseling, clearance, registration, enforcement (infringement) matters in the United States and abroad; copyrights; trade secrets; intellectual property licensing; and all Russia-related legal matters. He also handles matters involving software licensing, e-commerce, and Internet use and abuse, including representation of parties in proceedings under ICANN's Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy.
Admitted in Pennsylvania, New York and Russia, Voltchenko has practiced in both the United States and Russia at large firms since 1997. In Russia, Voltchenko counseled multinational corporations and major Russian clients on U.S.–Russia cross-border transactions and complex issues of Russian law. In particular, he has advised clients on the Russian and international legal issues affecting the transfer of state-of-the-art explosive detection technology.
A native Russian, Voltchenko has authored numerous articles in Russian and English on various legal issues and has spoken at such conferences as the Annual Meeting of Russian Patent and Trademark Attorneys in December 2010 and the Independent Software Developers Forum in Moscow in October 2009.
Voltchenko is a graduate of Rutgers University School of Law-Camden (J.D.) and Temple University School of Law (LL.M., LL.M. in Taxation), Central European University in Budapest, Hungary (Master's Degree in International Business Law), and Tomsk State University in Russia (LL.B.).
About the International Trademark Association (INTA)
The International Trademark Association (INTA) is a nonprofit membership association dedicated to the support and advancement of trademarks and related intellectual property as elements of fair and effective commerce. Today, 5,900 trademark owners, professionals and academics from more than 190 countries make INTA a powerful network of powerful brands.
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