Practices

Industries

Agribusiness

Lidings provides comprehensive legal support to agribusiness biotech companies
WE PROVIDE CLEAR ADVICE ON ISSUES BIG AND SMALL

What we do

Intellectual Property & Innovation
• Patenting biotech developments (strains, GMOs, breeding achievements, genome editing methods)
• Trademark registration for biopreparations and agrochemicals
• Protection of trade secrets and know-how in R&D processes
• Technology transfer and licensing agreements (including international deals)
• Patent infringement disputes and unfair competition defense
Tax Advisory

• Tax optimization leveraging R&D incentives (VAT exemptions, profit tax benefits)
• Support during tax audits, including disputes over incentive applications
• Transfer pricing structuring for international projects

Employment & HR Processes
• Employment contracts for researchers (including remote work arrangements)
• Biosafety policies for laboratories and field research stations
• Inventorship agreements and NDAs for staff
• Resolution of employee IP rights disputes
• Visa/work permit support for foreign specialists
Antitrust Compliance
• Competition law analysis for transactions
• Defense against unfair market practices
• FAS audit support and appeals of regulatory decisions
Commercial Contracts
• R&D agreements with IP rights allocation
• Biotech platform co-development contracts
• Distribution agreements for product launches
• Field trial contracts with agricultural producers
• International deals (supply, licensing, tech transfer)
Government Relations (GR)
• Market entry support in Russia's Far East
• Special economic zone incentives optimization
• State support program navigation
HANDLE CHALLENGING AND COMPLEX MATTERS

Matters

Representing a major German food producer, in the precedent-setting recognition and enforcement in Russia of an arbitration award of the Federation of Oilseeds, Seeds and Fats Trade Associations (London) for recovery of damages in the amount of USD 600,000 and interest for non-execution of the judgment

Representing one of the largest global seed companies, removing the client from exposure to a major claim circa RUR 100 mln. for restitution of damages in a case which would otherwise have impacted the client’s reputation

Advising leading Lithuanian agricultural industrial holding group Agrowill on sale of a grain production company registered in Republic of Crimea to the Russian private investor

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