Russian courts tend to support the franchisee's obligation to make royalty payments to the franchisor if the franchisee actually used the trademark that was licensed under the franchise agreement.

Employee-created intellectual property (IP) assets play an important role in the development of every technology business as well as IP portfolio. Russian domestic laws have specific regulations ...

The new amendments to the Russian Tax Code regarding de-offshorisation will enter into force on 1 January 2015.

The dispute "Russia – Tariff Treatment" deals with the import duties imposed by Russia on certain agricultural and manufacturing products in excess of its bound rates.

Anti-bribery enforcement by Russian agencies significantly differs from that of their foreign counterparts.

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Following the tradition, the September issue covers some of the hottest topics of Russian law and its practical application.

A new version of the Russian Competition Law amended by the so-called ‘fourth antimonopoly package' came into effect on January 5, 2016 (except for certain minor provisions with an earlier effective date).

The end of 2008 was marked by two important events that took place within about a week from each other: on 22 and 30 December 2008 two federal laws were adopted and these led to considerable changes in the Federal Law "On mortgage"* (the Law").

On 11 October 2017, the High Court released its latest judgment in the long running saga between Mezhprom Bank and its liquidator, the DIA, and Russian businessman Mr Sergei Pugachev ..

The primary law governing foreign and Russian investors establishing business in Thailand is the Thai Foreign Business Act B.E. 2542 (FBA).

The Skolkovo Law sets out the requirements which an applicant must satisfy in order to obtain Skolkovo member status.

2019 has been an eventful year for anti-corruption compliance in Russia with an extension of enforcement actions against companies, the strengthening of anti-corruption laws and new domestic compliance requirements.

Die Ausweitung der Verfolgung von Bestechungsdelikten, die durch Unternehmen begangen werden, die Verschärfung der Antikorruptionsgesetze und neue lokale Compliance-Anforderungen:

After 24.02.2022 many western brands have declared either suspending their activities in Russia, or leaving the market.

The last couple of years have seen a period of uncertainty around the use of trusts for Russian tax residents following the introduction of Russian 'controlled foreign corporation' ('CFC') rules in 2015.

Anti-corruption has been a hot topic in Russia for some time.

Franchising is a successful business model that allows companies to expand their market presence while maintaining control over the quality of the products or services they offer.

В определенных случаях российским бенефициаром становится затруднительно или в&#