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Bill on depriving lawmakers of immunity heads to parliament

State Duma Committee on Constitutional Legislation and United Russia party member Vladimir Ponezhevsky has submitted a bill for consideration that specifies the procedure for submitting an application to parliament on depriving a deputy or a senator of immunity, RIA Novosti reported.

18:00 12.11.2012

Russian patent agency refuses to register Pussy Riot trademark

The Federal Service for Intellectual Property, Patents and Trademarks (Rospatent) has refused to register the Pussy Riot trademark. Particularly, the refusal reads that the word combination may be interpreted as negative and provocative.

17:23 12.11.2012

Ukrainian ombudsman looks into Razvozzhayev's kidnapping statement

The office of a Ukrainian human rights ombudsman is looking into the alleged kidnapping of Russian opposition figure Leonid Razvozzhayev in Ukraine, Ukrainian Parliamentary Human Rights Ombudsman Valeria Lutkovskaya said on Monday.

17:02 12.11.2012

Norilsk Nickel disputes to nullify buyback resolution

The Third Commercial Court of Appeals has registered Norilsk Nickel's appeal against the court ruling to nullify acts approved by its board of directors on stock repurchasing in September 2011.

16:43 12.11.2012

Supreme Court dismisses Russian social network's piracy appeal

The Supreme Commercial Court has dismissed VKontakte's request to transfer for review to the court's presidium the imposition of damages in the amount of 210,000 rubles ($6,640) against the company for hosting songs on its website without the consent of the copyright holders.

16:11 12.11.2012

Opposition activist handed over $3,300 of ‘Kremlin Coup Money’

A leftist activist who says he was tortured into confessing to a plot to overthrow Russian President Vladimir Putin gave investigators money supplied by the influential Georgian politician who financed the alleged conspiracy, according to the final page of the activist’s disputed confession published in the Russian media on Monday.

16:00 12.11.2012

Gazprombank suit against government watchdog to commence December 5

On December 5 the Moscow Commercial Court will hear Gazprom's claim to invalidate the Federal Antimonopoly Service's (FAS) repeated prohibition of the bank's acquisition of 50.9 percent of the shares in Moscow United Electric Grid Company (MOESK).

15:46 12.11.2012

Former Rosatom head released on $158k bail

The Moscow City Court has ruled to release former Roasatom CEO Yevgeny Yevstratov on a 5 million ruble ($158,220) bail, his attorney Alexander Gofshteyn told RAPSI.

15:17 12.11.2012

Opposition leader Navalny disputes dismissal of lawsuit against bailiffs

Opposition leader Alexei Navalny has filed an appeal against the Moscow Commercial Court's dismissal of his lawsuit against the Zamoskvoretsky District Bailiffs Department in which he disputes the inaction of the court bailiffs.

14:40 12.11.2012

CIA chief David Petraeus resigns over extramarital affair

CIA Director David Petraeus has submitted his resignation in response to his extramarital affair, which was revealed after his lover Paula Broadwell sent threatening emails to another woman. US President Barack Obama has approved his resignation.

14:04 12.11.2012

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