Trademark Prosecution Trends And Developments In Russia (Video)

With Western countries increasingly sanctioning Russia and a growing number of boycotts from brands due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Russia has started to respond with its own measures.

IP protection system is being steadily built in the Eurasian region.

In September 2019 a conference on adopting the Protocol on the Protection of Industrial Designs in Eurasia was held in Nur-Sultan (formerly Astana), the capital of Kazakhstan.

On 1 March 2021 the Eurasian patent office (EAPO) launched a new information resource called "Pharmaceutical register" (Register).

In February 2020 the member states of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) – Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Russia – signed the EAEU Treaty on Trademarks

As noted in our client alert on April 20, 2022, Cooley continues to monitor the ever-changing situation in Russia and Ukraine following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

According to Russian and Eurasian patent regulations, an application must relate to one invention or a group of inventions. In the latter case, all of the inventions in the group must be linked..

The Russian Federation (Russia) and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) established diplomatic relations immediately after the UAE's formation in 1971.

The Eurasian market is becoming increasingly important in a tectonically changing world economy, creating a bridge between West and East, North and South, connecting and uniting economies, peoples and cultures.

The Council of the European Union issued Regulation No 2024/1745 on June 24, 2024 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia's actions destabilizing the situation in Ukraine.

Franchise business in Russia is growing at an average annual rate of 10% to 15%. The most popular and franchise-heavy sectors are: ...

Federal Law 139-FZ came into force on 26 May 2021, thereby denouncing the agreement between Russia and the Netherlands on double taxation avoidance and tax evasion provisions relating to income and property tax.

IP protection system is being steadily built in the Eurasian region.

2018 went down in history as the year of important privacy developments. Several months after the General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) ('GDPR') ...

The reform in the sphere of customs control recently initiated by the government of Ukraine has already brought the results: a new Customs Service of Ukraine has been created...

The Russian Federation (Russia) and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) established diplomatic relations immediately after the UAE's formation in 1971.

The Eurasian market is becoming increasingly important in a tectonically changing world economy, creating a bridge between West and East, North and South, connecting and uniting economies, peoples and cultures.

United Arab Emirates (UAE) is considered to be one of the most attractive and lucrative markets for that global companies that operate and expand under a franchise business model.

The legislature is in the process of adopting a number of tax benefits intended to stimulate the development of innovative companies and marquee investments in Russia.

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