Selected Speaking Engagements

Maxim A. Voltchenko, along with his colleague Lewis F. Gould, Jr. and Nicholas Holmes of Davies Collison Cave (Australia) and Dr. Alexey Vakhnin of Vakhnina & Partners – Innotec Group (Russia), organized a roundtable discussion on “Madrid Protocol 103 and Beyond––A Cross-Jurisdictional Perspective: Overview of Trademark Filing Issues from Australia, New Zealand, Russia and U.S. Perspectives” on Monday, May 7, 2012 in Washington DC.

“Criminal Copyright Infringement and International Cybercrime,” presentation at the roundtable held at the Consulate General of the Russian Federation in New York, October 2011.

"Navigating the Evolving Landscape of the Workplace," presentation at the Russian-Speaking Professionals Network of Greater Philadelphia Annual Business Trends Forum in Philadelphia, May 2011

"Intellectual Property Laws of Russia. What Russia Can Be Compared to: India, China, USA or EU?" presentation at the World Russia Forum in Washington, D.C., March 2011

The Madrid Protocol: U.S. and Russian Perspectives and Other International Trademark Issues” presentation at the Association of Russian Patent and Trademark Attorneys, Moscow, Russia, December 2010.

5 Things You Need to Know to Protect Your Intellectual Property (IP), While Not Spending Much Money: IP in the Time of Crisis 101. Presentation at the annual conference of the International Software Developers Forum (ISDEF) in Moscow, Russia, October 2009.

Website and Copyright Issues. Presentation at the breakfast meeting of the Russian Speaking Professionals Network (RSPN) in Philadelphia, April 2009

Website and U.S. and International Copyright Issues. What Every Businessman Should Know When Creating or Commissioning a Website. Presentation at the annual conference of the International Software Developers Forum (ISDEF) in Moscow, Russia, September 2008.

Trademark Selection and Search Basics. What a Business Person Should Know When Selecting a New Trademark for Product to Market Domestically and Internationally. Presentation at ISDEF-2007 (International Software Developers Forum) in Moscow, Russia, October 2007.

Unauthorized Use of Someone’s Trademark in Search Engine Keyword Advertising. Domain Names and Related Legal Issues. Presentations at ISDEF-2006 (International Software Developers Forum) in Moscow, Russia, October 5-8.

IP Issues in Software Outsourcing. Featured panel presentation at the Fifth Annual Russian Outsourcing & Software Summit (ROSS-2005) in St. Petersburg, Russia, June 16, 2005.

Marketing Information Technology Services and Products in the U.S. and Globally: Practitioner's Recommendations for Selecting a Brand and Logo. Featured panel presentation at the U.S.-Russia technology conference as part of CeBIT-America in New York, May 27, 2004 and at the Fourth Annual Russian Outsourcing & Software Summit (ROSS-2004) in St. Petersburg, Russia, June 9-12, 2004.

Doing Business Abroad: RUSSIA. Key Legal Issues and Regulations. Presentation at a business seminar organized by the International Visitors Council of Philadelphia and the International Law Committee of the Philadelphia Bar Association, April 22, 2004.

Transfer of Intellectual Property: Interdisciplinary Approach – Maximum Protection. EuroForum conference on Trademarks in Russia/CIS, Moscow, Russia, May 28-29, 2003