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Federal Law No. 265-FZ of 31 July 2020 (the "Law") limits the VAT exemption for granting use rights for certain IP assets and introduces a special tax regime for companies in the IT industry.

Russia's new Data Localisation Law went live yesterday on 1 September. Many companies with operations in Russia are scratching their heads about how to comply.

For its 11th edition, Premier Cercle™ will gather 100+ IP high-level speakers and 400+ delegates from corporate, private, institutional and academic worlds at the Intellectual Property Summit.

Following pressure from Russian and international media companies, the Russian government introduced its anti-piracy law on August 1, 2013.

In April 2022, 80% of the population over the age of 12 (97.5 million people in Russia) used the internet. While this data shows the promising development of the online media...

The Law provides for the creation of a unified register of Russian computer programs and databases (hereinafter - the "Register of Russian software").

Violations of intellectual property rights on the Internet can be difficult to handle and taking a violator to court over a domain name dispute has recently become more challenging in the RF.

On 1 May 2017 the President of the Russian Federation signed Federal Law No. 87-FZ on Amendments to the Federal Law on Information, Information Technologies and Information Protection and Certain Legislative Acts...

On 31 July 2020, the President signed the federal law No 265-FZ ‘On Amendments to Part Two of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation'

From October 1, 2023, the requirements for Internet sites, software and information systems that use recommendation technologies - information technologies for providing information based on the collection...

On January 10, 2021, the Federal law N 482-FZ came in force granting Roskomnadzor, the federal oversight service for communications, IT, and mass media, the right to block Internet resources

Russia has introduced reduced pension and social insurance contribution rates for IT and technology companies, in addition to the reduced rates introduced in April 2020 for SMEs.

Beginning 1 September 2026, new domain name registration rules enter into force. Domain name owners will be required to complete a verification procedure via Russia’s official government services portal (Gosuslugi) for registering, renewing, purchasing, selling, and deleting domain names. Foreign companies and individuals may face significant difficulties accessing Gosuslugi and, consequently, risk losing their domain names.

The unprecedented demand for online services brought about by covid-19-related quarantine measures has reignited the drive in Russia to bolster protection against attacks on internet piracy.

On 15 June 2016, the State Duma of the Russian Federation adopted in the final reading the bill 'On the Introduction of Amendments to Part One and Part Two of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation (regarding taxation of certain operations carried out through the Internet)'.

Domain name disputes are becoming more acute, sophisticated and global as e-commerce continues to develop in Russia.

On August 3, 2015, the Russian Ministry of Communications and Mass Media (commonly referred to as "Minsviaz") published detailed—and the only written—guidelines clarifying the new personal data localization requirements...

The Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of Russian Federation is developing superservices that allow receiving public services online in a simplified mode, including those that provide social support.