St. Petersburg court confiscates three crosses at the suit of Russian Orthodox ChurchThe St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region Commercial Court has upheld a claim by the Russian Orthodox Church requesting compensation for three Orthodox crosses weighing a total of 1.5 tons and currently stored in a warehouse of the Sculpture Design Studio.17:18 11.04.2014
Ukraine seeks Stockholm arbitration to contest Russian gas pricesUkraine’s Energy Ministry plans to file an application with the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce to review the country’s natural gas contracts with Russia, Energy MinisterYuri Prodan told reporters Friday.12:34 11.04.2014
Russian Railways appeal in Apple copyright row moved to April 8The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals set April 8 as the hearing date for the appeal filed by Russian Railways against the dismissal of the copyright lawsuit against Apple Inc.13:08 31.03.2014
Russian state circus pays $5k to Zorro ProductionsThe Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals ruled that Russian State Circus Company (Rosgostsirk) should compensate Zorro Productions company 200,000 rubles ($5,000) for illicit trademark use, RAPSI reports from the courtroom on Wednesday.11:44 26.03.2014
Aeroflot’s claim against Civil Defense Ministry moved to April 8The Moscow Commercial Court set April 8 as the hearing date for the lawsuit filed by the largest Russian air carrier Aeroflot against The Ministry for Civil Defense and Emergencies (EMERCOM), the court told RAPSI on Wednesday.12:26 19.03.2014
Russian Railways' $215 mln lawsuit against Russia pushed to March 28The Moscow Commercial Court postponed till March 28 the hearing of 7 billion ruble ($215 mln) lawsuit filed by Russian Railways against Finance Ministry, RAPSI reports from the court room on Tuesday.13:36 04.03.2014
Eksmo Publishing House's lawsuit against social network to be heard on Apr.7The St. Petersburg Commercial Court will consider a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by Eksmo, one of Russia's leading publishing houses, against Russian social media giant VKontakte on April 7, according to the Supreme Commercial Court's website.12:57 21.02.2014
Aeroflot sues Russian Civil Defense Ministry for $4 mlnThe Moscow Commercial Court on March 11 will hold preliminary hearings in the lawsuit filed by Russian largest air carrier, Aeroflot, against The Ministry for Civil Defense and Emergencies (EMERCOM), demanding 168 million rubles ($4 mln), the court told RAPSI on Monday.17:44 17.02.2014
Russian court prohibits use of Bonduellе brand in domain namesThe Moscow Commercial Court has ruled in favor of a lawsuit filed by Bonduellе S.A.S. to prohibit Russian national Alexander Lishchin from using the brand name in his bonduellе.ru domain.15:39 12.02.2014
Hearing into Zorro Productions' case against Russian circus adjournedThe Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has postponed until Feb.28 a hearing on US Zorro Productions’ appeal against a lower court’s ruling to dismiss a lawsuit to collect 30 million rubles ($863,810) from Russian State Circus Company (Rosgostsirk) for the use of the Zorro brand, RAPSI reports from the court.16:13 07.02.2014
Troubled Russian TagAZ motor plant declared bankruptThe Rostov Region Commercial Court on Wednesday declared the Taganrog Automobile Factory (TagAZ) bankrupt, and opened five-month supervisory proceedings, RAPSI reports from the courtroom.14:34 05.02.2014
Lietuvos Dujos shareholders vote to initiate arbitration against GazpromShareholders of Lithuanian gas giant Lietvuvos Dujos voted at a meeting Thursday to initiate arbitration proceedings against Gazprom, with their sights set on reducing gas prices, the Lithuanian Energy Ministry announced in a statement.16:23 30.01.2014
Apple sues Russian customs over iMac duties – reportApple’s Russian distribution arm, Apple Rus, is suing the customs agency over import duties on the iMac all-in-one computer.12:04 24.01.2014
UK car manufacturer sues Russian patent agency over Funny Jaguar brandJaguar Land Rover has filed a suit against the Russian Federal Service for Intellectual Property (Rospatent) seeking to invalidate their decision to provide legal protection for the Funny Jaguar trademark.11:46 23.01.2014
Fugitive mogul Polonsky's co-investors sue former Mirax for $47.5 mlnThe Commercial Court of Moscow has scheduled the main hearings in the case of Cyprus-registered Bockmer Ventures Limited, representing the interests of Sergei Polonsky’s co-investors, against Potok & 0458 (formerly Mirax City) for February 27. The plaintiff has filed a claim for $47.5 million.18:17 14.01.2014
Gainsborough's Lady in Blue dispute to be considered on January 21The Commercial Court of the Stavropol Territory has adjourned the hearing of Hermitage Museum's lawsuit against fashion designer from St. Petersburg until January 21, the Supreme Commercial Court reported on its website on Tuesday.13:22 14.01.2014
Russian appeals court affirms recovery of EUR 2.35 mln from airBalticThe Ninth Commercial Appeals Court has upheld a previous court decision granting the recovery by Russia's FinTrade company of EUR 2.35 million from Latvia's Air Baltic Corporation (airBaltic).15:50 13.01.2014
Lietuvos Dujos shareholders to consider legal action against GazpromShareholders of Lithuanian gas giant Lietvuvos Dujos will consider on January 30 the Lithuanian Energy Ministry’s proposal to initiate arbitration proceedings against Russia’s Gazprom over gas prices, the company announced on Thursday through the Vilnius Stock Exchange Information Network.14:32 09.01.2014
Court of appeal rejects Rospatent’s complaint over Lacoste brand disputeThe Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has upheld the lower court order that granted legal protection to Lacoste’s international trademark, L.12.12, in Russia, a RAPSI correspondent reports from the courtroom.15:41 19.12.2013
Russian Railways v. Apple copyright dispute to be heard on February 4The Moscow Commercial Court has postponed to February 4 the hearing of a lawsuit filed by Russian Railways against Apple Inc., demanding a 2 million ruble ($60,854) compensation for copyright infringement.16:18 17.12.2013