Siberian bank ordered to pay Microsoft $17k for copyright infringementThe Krasnoyarsk Region Commercial Court has ordered Kansky Commercial Bank to pay 597,700 rubles ($ 16,773) to Microsoft Corporation for the illegal use of the company’s software, the court told RAPSI on Wednesday.11:44 30.07.2014
Battle against music piracy could be postponed for 18 months in RussiaA law that would allow the courts to close websites that post pirated content even if they regularly delete it, which the State Duma can adopt by July 13, will not include music piracy, Vedomosti newspaper wrote on Wednesday.10:35 25.06.2014
Trial over websites containing pirated versions of Game of Thrones set for July 10The Moscow City Court on July 10 will begin the trial of a lawsuit demanding to block 15 sites that distribute the pirated versions of the popular western series including four seasons of the Game of Thrones, the court told RAPSI on Tuesday.14:49 17.06.2014
Earth images from space can be subject to copyright in Russia - reportRussia’s Ministry of Economic Development has proposed to protect photographs made from space by copyright law, Izvestia newspaper writes on Monday.10:39 26.05.2014
Russian IP court to consider Land Rover brand protection lawsuit on June 16The Russian Intellectual Property Court will consider a lawsuit filed by the British motor company Land Rover contesting the Russian patent regulator’s decision to grant legal protection to the Road Rover brand on June 16, the court told RAPSI on Friday.16:02 23.05.2014
Microsoft sues Siberian bank for copyright infringementThe Krasnoyarsk Region Commercial Court will consider on June 9 Microsoft Corporation‘s lawsuit demanding 597,700 rubles (17,321$) from Kansky Commercial Bank for the illegal use of its software, the court told RAPSI on Thursday.14:36 22.05.2014
Major record labels seek $1.4 mln from Russia's largest social networkThe Leningrad Regional Commercial Court has registered claims filed by Sony Music Russia, Universal Music Russia and Warner Music against Vkontakte, a Russian social network that operates a music service, the court told RIA Novosti on Monday. The record labels are demanding the removal of the infringing music and 50 mln rubles ($1.4 mln) in damages.12:44 14.04.2014
Russian Ministry of Culture urges to toughen copyright protectionThe Ministry of Culture supports a stricter protection of intellectual property rights and urges the State Duma to approve amendments to the anti-piracy bill, according to Deputy Minister of Culture Grigory Ivliyev at a meeting of the State Duma Committee on Culture.15:52 09.04.2014
Major record labels sue Russia's largest social network for $1.4 mlnSony Music Russia, Universal Music Russia and Warner Music UK have filed a lawsuit with the Leningrad Regional Commercial Court against Vkontakte, a Russian social network that operates a music service. The record labels are demanding the removal of the infringing music and 50 mln rubles ($1.4 mln) in damages, according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).14:40 03.04.2014
Disney faces federal suit over alleged ‘Frozen’ copyright infringementAlleging that a teaser trailer for Disney’s latest animated blockbuster Frozen was a flagrant rip-off of her own short film, The Snowman, a California animator has filed a federal claim against the film giant.13:51 01.04.2014
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
Owner of Russian file-sharing site gets 2-year suspended sentence - reportAnton Yelesin, the owner of the ironclub.tv file hosting website, was handed a two-year suspended sentence after pleading guilty to “intentional large-scale violation of copyright law”12:25 20.02.2014
Dutch court confirms Russia’s rights to vodka brandsThe Dutch Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal filed by Yuri Shefler’s SPI Group against a lower courts’ decision that SPI is not the rightful owner of the Stolichnaya and Moskovskaya trademarks.11:28 19.02.2014
Eksmo Publishing House sues social network for copyright infringementEksmo, one of Russia's leading publishing houses, has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Russian social media giant VKontakte.18:14 17.02.2014
Russian Railways' copyright infringement suit against Apple rejectedThe Moscow Commercial Court has rejected a lawsuit filed by Russian Railways against Apple Inc., demanding a 2 million ruble ($57,371) compensation for copyright infringement, according to the ruling published on the court's website.13:39 14.02.2014
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
German firm sues Apple for $2 billion, alleging patent infringementGerman firm IPCom GmbH has filed a $2.12 billion claim in a Mannheim court alleging that Apple infringed a patented technology that gives priority to emergency phone calls on mobile networks, the Wall Street Journal reported Wedneday.15:08 06.02.2014
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
Court bans Xbox brand from domain name on Microsoft’s lawsuitThe Moscow Commercial Court on Monday ruled that the usage of Microsoft’s Xbox One brand in the xboxone domain name was unlawful, RAPSI reports from the courtroom.17:26 09.12.2013