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Canon, the familiar name of the Japanese optical, imaging, and industrial products company, came to Russia more than 25 years ago...

Russia is not a common law country. Every court abides by the law and is guided by its understanding of the law. In practice, however, opposing judgments in similar situations do occasionally happen.

Currently, an examination system of claimed designations exists in Russia. It provides for a check of at least two main grounds for trademark registrability, namely absolute and relative grounds for refusal...

Almost every jurisdiction provides for a number of grounds for early termination of a trademark registration

Over the years, among the trends in the Russian regulation of the internet, has been the implementation of rules aimed at protecting minors from specific types of online content.

Brands, especially famous ones, have always been a bonne bouche for trademark squatters. It is hard to resist temptation to make a profit out of a well-known trademark and the reputation...

In the last two years, the political and economic situation in Russia has experienced constant change, and parallel imports have become a highly debated issue.

According to the Association of Internet Trade Companies (AKIT), in 2023 the volume of online trade in Russia increased by 27.5% and amounted to 6.4 trillion rubles.

On June 4, 2024, the Russian Supreme Court issued a decision that finalized the litigation between KRKA, d.d., Novo mesto (Slovenia), and AstraZeneca AB (Sweden) on invention patent 2643764.

Nowadays, within the sector of general merchandise, offer surpasses the needs. Consumers have become more sophisticated. It is getting difficult for manufacturers to attract their attention...

Recent years have seen a growing number of cases involving claims of protection of exclusive rights to trademarks filed by persons who register those trademarks in large number and do not use them for their intended purpose.

The law (Article 1508 of the Civil Code) provides that a trademark protected in Russia based on its state registration or in accordance with an international agreement or used as a trademark, or a...

The COVID-19 pandemic and the measures taken to combat it will have a significant impact on both the global and Russian economies...

The current global concerns over the Coronavirus pandemic create new challenges for industries, including the life sciences sector.

According to Article 1482 of Russia's Civil Code, a trademark may be a word, graphic, three-dimensional designation or a combination of these.

It is now impossible to imagine everyday life without the Internet.

We often encounter databases on the internet that were filled in by users and the creation of which was not the main purpose of the owner...