Valio brand right deprivation case to be heard on January 15The intellectual rights court has postponed the hearing of a lawsuit by Krasnoyarsk-based spice and dressing producer Delta Pro against Valio Ltd (Finland) until January 15. Delta Pro has requested that Valio Ltd be deprived of the right to its Valio Demi trademark.15:35 09.12.2013
Metro Cash & Carry appeals ruling in copyright disputeThe Russian subsidiary of Metro Cash & Carry has filed a cassation appeal challenging a court's earlier decision to order the company to pay out 500,000 rubles ($15,032) in compensation for copyright violations.11:14 05.12.2013
Russian Railways v. Apple copyright dispute moved to December 17The Moscow Commercial Court postponed the hearing of a lawsuit filed by Russian Railways against Apple Inc., demanding a 2 million ruble compensation for copyright infringement, RAPSI reports from the courtroom.12:59 26.11.2013
Moscow City Court to spend over $3 mln on automated anti-piracy systemThe Moscow City Court, which has been authorized to consider complaints over intellectual property rights infringement on the Internet, has allocated 100 million rubles (upwards of $3 million) to be spent on an automatized system expected to assist with the workload.16:22 29.10.2013
Russian court dismisses Nissan appeal over Infinity brandThe Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has dismissed an appeal filed by Japan's automaker Nissan seeking to deprive Siberian company SUN of its rights to Infinity brand.16:44 23.10.2013
Couple given suspended sentence in billion dollar copyright infringement caseThe Timiryazevsky District Court of Moscow has handed down a suspended sentence to a married couple charged with distributing illegal films and cartoons, the court's press office told RAPSI on Wednesday.16:27 16.10.2013
BMW loses Moscow court action over G-Drive brandThe Moscow Commercial Court has dismissed a claim filed by Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft (BMW AG) contesting the Russian patent regulator’s decision to grant legal protection to G-Drive brand registered by Russia’s major oil producer Gazprom neft, RAPSI learned in the courtroom Friday.16:06 11.10.2013
Gainsborough's Lady in Blue dispute to be reconsideredRussia’s Intellectual Property Court has granted a cassation appeal filed by a St. Petersburg fashion designer Iya Yots against the ruling prohibiting her from using Thomas Gainsborough's Lady in Blue in her designs and remanded the case for a new trial.13:11 23.09.2013
20th Century Fox appeals Moscow court's trademark ruling20th Century Fox appealed the Moscow Commercial Court’s ruling to terminate the film company’s lawsuit seeking immediate termination of the legal protection of PoBeGi trademark in Russia13:50 13.09.2013
Hyundai Motors to seek brand protection in Russian IP courtRussia's Intellectual Property Court will hold preliminary hearings in the case of the largest South Korean motor company Hyundai Motor's lawsuit against Polish Solaris Bus & Coach company on December 16.15:48 05.09.2013
Appeal in Microsoft copyright dispute to be considered on September 5Microsoft Corporation has filed an appeal against a previous ruling which rejected its claim seeking 101,000 rubles (app. $3,000) against the Russian-German joint venture Autobahn for the illegal use of its software.13:28 09.08.2013
Nike's right to nike.ru domain contestedStanislav Drugalyov, administrator of the nike.ru domain filed a cassation appeal against a The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals' decision prohibiting him from using the word "nike" in a domain name, a court spokesperson told RAPSI Friday.12:36 09.08.2013
US court rejects Stolichnaya trademark dispute over standing issuesA US federal appeals court affirmed a lower court’s decision Monday dismissing a lawsuit disputing US-trademark rights to the Stolichnaya vodka brand for lack of standing.18:10 07.08.2013
Dismissal of Yandex's copyright lawsuit over Punto Switcher upheldThe Seventeenth Commercial Court of Appeals (Perm) has upheld a previous ruling to reject a lawsuit filed by Yandex that sought to prevent businessman Yevgeny Balabanov from distributing the Punto Switcher app owned by the company.12:02 25.07.2013
Court to hear dispute over soundtracks played at Metro Cash & Carry storesThe Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has accepted a complaint filed by the Russian Organization for Intellectual Property (VOIS) against the court’s refusal on June 3 to collect 500,000 rubles ($15,320) in compensation from the Russian subsidiary of Metro Cash & Carry for copyright violations.17:10 15.07.2013
Prosecutors accuse Joe Cocker concert organizers of violationsProsecutors have exposed violations during the organization of a Joe Cocker concert in Kazan on June 5, the Prosecutor General’s Office stated on Wednesday.16:07 05.06.2013
Appeals court upholds Nike's right to nike.ruThe Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has upheld the ruling of the Moscow Commercial Court in a lawsuit filed by Nike International Ltd that prohibited Stanislav Drugalyov, administrator of the nike.ru domain, from using the word "nike" in a domain name.16:51 30.05.2013
Moscow court rejects Microsoft copyright claim against AutobahnThe Moscow Region Commercial Court rejected Microsoft Corporation’s claim seeking 101,000 rubles (app. $3,200) against the Russian-German joint venture Autobahn for the illegal use of its software.18:09 23.05.2013
Burger King retains rights to domain names in Russian copyright suitThe Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has rejected on Monday a Russian businessman's appeal against a court order to stop using the Burger King brand in his domain names.18:13 13.05.2013
Yandex's copyright lawsuit over Punto Switcher rejectedThe Sverdlovsk Regional Commercial Court has rejected a lawsuit filed by Yandex that sought to prevent businessman Yevgeny Balabanov from distributing the Punto Switcher app owned by the company.16:35 23.04.2013