Sanctions imposed on Russia work. This forces Russian authorities to dedicate more attention to the development of national economy.

Starting from January 1, 2024, the Eurasian system of inventions and industrial designs patent protection are guided by amended Patent Regulations...

The events in the Ukraine are widely discussed everywhere. In the meantime, life of intellectual property and its enforcement continues.

Coronavirus struck a mighty blow on all aspects of human life. It did not spare IP practitioners and government authorities from its malicious impact.

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.

On June 7 2017 Russia, alongside 68 other states and jurisdictions, signed the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty-Related Measures to Prevent BEPS, which was developed to implement Action 15 of the BEPS Plan.

The Council of the European Union issued Regulation No 2024/1745 on June 24, 2024 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia's actions destabilizing the situation in Ukraine.

Because of the current situation with Ukraine the media publish much information regarding intellectual property that is often incorrect or outright false.

AstraZeneca is a world-renowned pharmaceutical company. It owns many patents in Russia and takes steps to protect them against encroachers.

The name Margon is part of the ancient legacy of Britain. Hundreds of years ago, the Margon family existed with the slogan "Non sibi sed patriae" (not for self, but for country).

Several years ago, a company registered a trade mark no 616808 on application no 2015721705 with priority of June 14 2015 for services in Class 41.

Protection of IP in Russia is often being discussed in the media nowadays and judging by the publications that one may see Russia tends to dismiss any rights vested in IP which is outright wrong.

Apple Inc. is a company that hardly needs an introduction. Its assortment of iPhones are widely popular in Russia, and Apple holds countless patents to protect its technology.

Russia is a signatory to almost all the international treaties governing IP matters

Successful economic development depends to a large extent on innovation. Countries where many inventions are created and patented are leaders in the global economy. In turn, intellectual property...

It is commonly known that some foreign companies left Russia following the onset of events in the Ukraine. That led to mass filing of trademark applications reproducing or imitating...

Saint Vincent of Saragossa was a deacon of the Church of Saragossa. He was born at Huesca and martyred under the Emperor Diocletian around the year 304.

Preliminary injunction (PI) is an urgent and interim court order aimed at securing plaintiff's claims and interests.

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'.