Advertising

Media may be banned from advertising dietary supplements

16:02 28/05/2012 A draft law to impose a ban on advertising biologically active additives in the media has been submitted to parliament for consideration.

Nestle's complaint over dismissal of ad slogan action to be heard on June 20

13:29 25/05/2012 On June 20 the Moscow District Federal Commercial Court will hear Nestle Russia's appeal against the court's dismissal of its lawsuit against Unilever Rus over an advertising slogan.

VimpelCom's appeal in text message adverts dispute to be heard on April 24

12:56 20/04/2012 The Moscow District Federal Commercial Court has adjourned until April 24 its proceedings over VimpelCom's appeal against court judgments which upheld the antimonopoly regulator's accusation of a breach in advertising law by sending out mass text messages.

Media-Markt-Saturn appeal in advertising violation dispute dismissed

13:45 13/04/2012 The Volga District Federal Commercial Court has validated a court resolution dismissing Media-Markt-Saturn's lawsuit to invalidate the antimonopoly watchdog's decision that its advertising was inappropriate.

Antimonopoly watchdog appeals adverse decision in Rostelecom case

17:18 04/04/2012 The Thirteenth Commercial Court of Appeals has registered the antimonopoly services appeal against lower-court decisions in favor of Russia's leading long-distance telephone provider Rostelecom.

VimpelCom's appeal in dispute with watchdog to be heard on April 19

14:28 27/03/2012 The Moscow District Federal Commercial Court will hear on April 19 an appeal filed by the VimpelCom telecommunications operator against judicial acts affirming the antimonopoly service's resolution that it violated the advertising legislation.

Media-Markt appeal on advertising law violation to be heard April 12

12:10 21/03/2012 The Volga District Federal Commercial Court will hear on April 21 the Media-Markt-Saturn's appeal against the refusal to cancel the antimonopoly service's decision declaring the company in breach of advertising law.

Nestle's appeal in unfair advertising dispute rejected

10:32 06/03/2012 The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has turned down an appeal filed by Nestle Russia against adverse judgment in its suit against Unilever.

Complaint over using mosque image in Metro Cash & Carry advertising rejected

13:23 02/03/2012 The Volga District Federal Commercial Court has held against the prosecutors' complaint against the refusal to ban Metro Cash & Carry from using Qolsharif Mosque image in its adverts.

Act on advertising violations made by medical center validated

15:00 17/02/2012 The Moscow Commercial Court has refused to satisfy Kundala's lawsuit to invalidate the Federal Antimonopoly Service's resolution imposing a fine on the company for false advertising.

Major electronics retail store found guilty of violating advertising law

13:39 15/02/2012 The Moscow Commercial Court has validated the antimonopoly service's decision to fine M.Video Management $3.333 million for violating advertising law.

Retail chain appeals adverse judgment in advertising law violation case

12:54 14/02/2012 Media-Markt-Saturn, Russian subsidiary of Germany's Media-Saturn-Holding GmbH, challenged court refusal to invalidate the Federal Antimonopoly Service's decision regarding advertisement law violation.

Court upholds prohibition to use WWII statue in advertising

15:37 12/01/2012 A federal commercial court has upheld the antitrust watchdog's resolution that Greefieldbank violated the law by using the image of "The Motherland Calls" statue in its advertisement.

Advertising agency' suit for breach of exclusivity to be heard in February

10:26 12/01/2012 A commercial court postponed on Wednesday until February 10 its hearing of the ABV advertising agency's lawsuit to recover losses worth $265,000 from Ingosstrakh and Alfa-Gifts for violating its exclusive rights.

Advertising firm's suit against insurance company to be heard in January

17:14 20/12/2011 A commercial court postponed until January 2012 the hearing of the ABV advertising agency's lawsuit to recover losses worth $262,000 from Ingosstrakh for violating its exclusive rights.

Supreme Commercial Court denies advertisement dispute review to major brewery

16:32 16/12/2011 The Supreme Commercial Court will not reconsider the court judgment declaring Baltika Brewery guilty of breaking the law on advertising by circulating a vulgar slogan.

Advertising company sues major insurance company for exclusive rights violation

16:28 15/12/2011 A court has adjourned until December 20 its hearing of the ABV Advertising Service's $264,400 claim against the Ingosstrakh insurer and Alfa-Gifts for infringing its exclusive rights.

Court holds against Nestle in suit against Unilever over unfair competition

14:37 14/12/2011 A court has held against Nestle Russia, Nestle's subsidiary, in its lawsuit against Unilever RUS to find improper the "No magic!" advertising slogan.

Court sides with watchdog in dispute with Moscow's oldest department store

11:04 14/12/2011 A commercial court has upheld the antimonopoly service's order to the TsUM department store to remove adverts containing the foreign word "SALE".

Court approves using mosque image in Metro Cash & Carry advertising

10:37 08/12/2011 A commercial court of appeals upheld on Wednesday the refusal to satisfy the Kazan prosecutor's lawsuit to prohibit Metro Cash & Carry from using Qolsharif Mosque image in its adverts.

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