Europe Launches Game-Changing Patent System

1 год ago

Europe made a giant step forward in patent protection on June 1, 2023, as it introduced the Unitary Patent system,…

Applications for copycats go abandoned or refused

2 года ago

In the spring of 2022, there were batches of applications for trademarks copying famous brands filed with the Russian PTO…

Can foreign IP holders enforce their rights in Russia?

2 года ago

Announcements about some well-known brands leaving the Russian market coupled with the partial legalization of parallel import have created a…

The Constitutional Court: expenses in administrative proceedings should be reimbursable!

2 года ago

The Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation has ruled to develop legal norms and mechanisms regulating compensation of expenses incurred…

The Bronze Horseman designation might be registrable as a trademark, but only with the consent of competent authorities

2 года ago

On October 21, 2022 the Presidium of the IP Court upheld Rospatent refusal to register Bronze Horseman designation as a…

Spare parts and expendables shall be delivered to the Russian customers during the whole term of service of a product

2 года ago

In 2022, many companies suspended their activities in Russia, which led to a legal controversy as to whether the companies…

Wildberries is refused TM registration for its Violet Pantone 254C by Rospatent

2 года ago

On September 15, 2022 the IP Court dismissed a lawsuit by the Russian giant online marketplace Wildberries OOO, and upheld…

In a recent decision of the Russian IP Court, a lawsuit to cancel TM registrations for “Love Is…” owned by Minikim Holland B.V. has been dismissed

2 года ago

In the decision in November 2022, The IP Court supported the position of Minikim Holland B.V. whose TM registrations Nos…

SUGEN and PHARMACIA & UPJOHN COMPANY won infringement case in IP Court against NATIVA

2 года ago

On June 17, 2022 the Commercial Court of Moscow city revised its previous decision in the case of Sugen LLC…

Hypertherm wins patent infringement case and receives 1.5 million in compensation

2 года ago

On November 1, 2022 the Commercial Court of St. Petersburg satisfied patent infringement lawsuit in favor of Hypertherm Inc. and…