Patents

Diagnosing COVID-19: A perspective from U.S. patenting activity

The United States Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) Office of the Chief Economist released a report revealing that small companies…

1 год ago

Harman’s JBL speakers designs protection: to be continued

If one asks for a list of companies that protect its rights abroad to the fullest, we would definitely recall…

1 год ago

IP Court ruled to issue supplemental patent for RYALTRIS® nasal spray despite Rospatent refusal

In a recent decision of June 6, 2023, the IP Court overturned the Rospatent Refusal to extend the term of…

1 год ago

Europe Launches Game-Changing Patent System

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

1 год ago

Applications for copycats go abandoned or refused

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

2 года ago

Can foreign IP holders enforce their rights in Russia?

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

2 года ago

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

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

2 года ago

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

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

2 года ago

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

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

2 года ago

Hypertherm wins patent infringement case and receives 1.5 million in compensation

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

2 года ago