The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) is a relatively new economic union of several countries of former USSR. The economic relations between those countries were broken and now they are taking steps...

We are living in turbulent days. Almost every day one may witness interpretation by IP practitioners of several decrees issued by the Russian government.

On 1 September 2023, Decree of the Government of Russia No. 754 dated 16 May 2023 On Approval of the Rules for the Localisation of Agricultural Plant Seed Production in the Russian Federation...

On 29 May 2024 the Supreme Court of Russia adopted a large overview of the court practice clarifying many practical aspects of the substantive law and those of the procedure...

Intellectual property in Russia marches on by fits and starts. The beginning of 2024 showed that the Russian Patent and Trademark Office (Rospatent) received a record number of trademark applications over two months...

After filing a patent application, 18 months elapse before the application is published. After receiving a request for substance examination, the patent office starts the examination procedure.

According to the Country Commercial Guide of the U.S. International Trade Administration, Russia is the sixth-largest economy globally, and its gross domestic product purchasing power...

On June 15 2016 the State Duma of the Federal Assembly adopted in its third reading the Federal Law on the Amendment of Part One and Part Two of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation.

In September 2021, the government approved the second set of measures to support the national IT industry.

Decree No. 1151 has amended the Regulations on Official fees. The Russian PTO has indicated the introduction of new procedures in the law (after October 1, 2014) being carried out with respect to applications...

On July 2, 2021, President Putin signed a law 345-Ф3 "On Making Amendments to the Federal Law On State Regulation of Production and Circulation of Ethyl Alcohol...

The word Guaraná has associations with Latin American countries around the equator even in the minds of those who do not know what Guaraná is.

The United States Trade Representative publishes every April annual reports on the IP situation in selected countries. The year 2025 has seen a new 2025 Special 301 Report.

Interest, mainly. I took up this career in 1992 – when the first Russian Patent Law was enacted. This law introduced patent protection as the only form of invention protection...

Various issues relating to information and data workflows in Russia, such as access to content, liability of information market stakeholders and some enforcement issues, are governed by...

On 1 March 2023, article 10.7 of the Obligations of the owner of classifieds (the amendment) amended Federal Law No. 149-FZ dated 27 June 2006 (On Information, Information Technologies and Information Protection).

Over the past year, Parliament has adopted several laws amending the Tax Code regarding the taxation of legal entities.

From March 2024, the procedure for the VAT payment on electronic services when such services are provided by a taxpayer from one Eurasian Economic Union...

In 2020 Russia launched an intensive process of revising its bilateral tax agreements with numerous jurisdictions, including Cyprus, Luxembourg, Malta and the Netherlands.

Beginning on 1 February 2024, hosting providers operating in Russia must obtain state registration. The recent amendments aim to strengthen state supervision over the hosting services.