At the end of 2017, a number of amendments to the Tax Code came into force which significantly increased the scope of information and documents that Russian divisions of some international companies must submit...

On 1 January 2019 Federal Law 231-FZ of 29 July 2018 will come into force, enabling the tax authorities to request client-related documents from auditors which constitute 'auditing secrets'.

For more than 25 years, a State Standard on Patent Studies (GOST R 15.011-96) has been acting in Russia.

In 2018 Russia adopted Federal Law 290-FZ on International Companies and International Funds, which introduced the possibility for foreign companies to 'redomicile'...

Marketing generic drugs is an ongoing issue. The original drugs cost a large amount to create and are cheap to reproduce. Usually, generic drugs go to the market after the expiration of the relevant patent protecting...

A new trace of practice has been noticeable on the horizon. Salitaco Ltd., a Russian company, filed a trademark application No 2022715392 for SORMEC. SORMEC is the name of an Italian company that manufactures.

As a general rule, under the Russian Law, the name of a country and a year would be considered non-protectable as a trade mark but in exceptional cases registrations are possible, necessary and effective.

A Chinese company's trademark application for "DEERMA" goods was partially refused due to similarity with existing registrations, but the Chamber of Patent Disputes ultimately granted protection for certain non-similar product categories. The case demonstrates how trademark similarity assessments balance consumer confusion risks against legitimate registration rights for distinct goods.

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.

Current political situation added shades to intellectual property cases. Some foreign companies left the Russian market and this makes us cast a new look on the situation on the Russian market.

Data Matrix, LLC (Russia) is a well-known IT-company, which specializes in providing data processing and statistics services in the pharmaceutical industry.

Federal State Enterprise "SHCHELKOVO BIOCOMBINAT" (SCHBK) is the largest domestic enterprise specializing in the production and supply of biotechnologies and veterinary drugs.

The last days or weeks have seen an unprecedented wave of articles bearing on the status of intellectual property in Russia.

On 29 May 2019 an interstate agreement was concluded within the framework of the Eurasian Economic Union, under which it was agreed to introduce a system to enable certain categories

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...

Trade mark registrations sometimes take turns which would not be expected in the normal run of things.

The story started back in 2019. At that time, SUGEN, INC. and PHARMACIA & UPJOHN COMPANY Pharmacia Upjohn sued Nativa, a Russian company, The Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation...

IP law is always in the focus of attention of the legislature. Enforcement is an inseparable part of the law. Currently, enforcement measures are included in several laws.

Some Russian and foreign media have made posts stating that the Russian Government has issued a decision abolishing a...

Before entering the Russian market, Chinese companies expanding their presence often register trademarks for their products.