BMW sues patent watchdog over Gazprom brandGerman carmaker BMW AG has appealed the Rospatent ruling that upheld the legal protection of Gazprom Neft's trademark G-Drive.17:49 24.05.2013
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
Russian upper house speaker proposes unified IP systemFederation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko has proposed setting up a federal agency responsible for Intellectual Property issues under the Government’s authority.17:44 20.05.2013
Antitrust watchdog proposes legalizing parallel importsThe Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has proposed legalizing parallel imports, which are non-counterfeit products imported from another country without the permission of the intellectual property owner, with the exception of companies that have localized production in Russia, said FAS head Igor Artemyev.09:54 17.05.2013
Russian Academy of Sciences to help prosecutors protect intellectual propertyProsecutor General Yuri Chaika and Russian Academy of Sciences President Yuri Osipov signed a cooperation agreement on Wednesday. According to the agreement, the academics will provide assistance to the Prosecutor General's Office in its law-enforcement activity.13:28 15.05.2013
Intellectual property suit against McDonald's to be heard in JuneThe Moscow Commercial Court will hear the 790,000 ruble ($25,420) lawsuit that the Russian Organization for Intellectual Property (VOIS) filed against Moscow-McDonald's on June 6, the court told RAPSI on Tuesday.16:10 07.05.2013
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
Intellectual Property Court will help improve procedural law - judgeThe Intellectual Property Court, which has been established in the Russian commercial court system, will help bolster the development of procedural law, Supreme Commercial Court Chairman Anton Ivanov said on Monday.14:52 22.04.2013
Nissan's suit against Compulink over brand name postponedThe Moscow Commercial Court has postponed the hearing for Japanese carmaker Nissan who filed a complaint on the termination of Compulink's rights to the CLR INFINITY trademark until May 14.16:38 18.04.2013
The new frontier of Russian IP lawRussia’s Intellectual Property Court, which was established by presidential order on December 8, 2011, will begin hearing cases this year. The court’s chair Lyudmila Novosyolova told RAPSI’s Sergei Feklyunin about the court’s judges and the current situation in the sphere of intellectual property disputes in Russia.13:22 10.04.2013
Russia cracks down on Internet piracyThe government has instructed the agencies concerned to review the Culture Ministry's bill which proposes to allow the pretrial blocking of pirated content.12:42 05.04.2013
State Duma to discuss procedure for IP CourtState Duma Deputy Pavel Krasheninnikov from the United Russia party has submitted a package of proposals aimed at the development of the Intellectual Property Court in Russia.17:07 03.04.2013
Apple loses bid to trademark IPad MiniThe US Patent and Trademark Office rejected Apple’s application to patent its IPad mini, explaining that the sought-after trademark (mini) was merely descriptive, and was thus not patentable under US law.18:54 01.04.2013
India rejects Novartis cancer-drug patentIn a judgment released Monday, the Supreme Court of India refused to extend patent protection for Novartis cancer drug Glivec. The court noted that it was stretched between the policy goals of protecting the pioneering of new medicine and promoting public health.13:37 01.04.2013
Expert evaluation set in patent rights lawsuit against SamsungMoscow's Presnenky District Court has ordered an independent expert evaluation in connection with a businessman's lawsuit against Samsung over dual-SIM mobile phone patent rights.16:35 04.03.2013
Designer prohibited from using Gainsborough's Lady in BlueThe Commercial Court of the Stavropol Territory has ruled in favor of the St. Petersburg State Hermitage Museum's lawsuit against fashion designer Iya Yots, prohibiting her from using Thomas Gainsborough's Lady in Blue in her designs.12:41 27.02.2013
Ban on use of Google trademark in googl.ru and gugl.ru domains upheldThe Ninth Commercial Court of Appeal has rejected an appeal from Weblink Ltd against the court ban on using the Google trademark in the googl.ru and gugl.ru domain names.13:43 21.02.2013
Microsoft, Adobe, Autodesk sue Russian companies over copyrightAutodesk Incorporated, Microsoft and Adobe Systems Incorporated have filed lawsuits with the Krasnoyarsk Territory Commercial Court against local firms for unauthorized software use.17:04 20.02.2013
Facebook allegedly violated patents obtained by deceased social networking pioneerAccording to the claim, Van Der Meer essentially invented social media in the 1990s, although he referred to the technology in terms of personal web page diaries. This technology specifically enabled users without sophisticated computer science experience to create personal diaries online, through which personal information and third-party content could be collected. This information could then be organized chronologically, and then shared with others selected by the user via privacy settings.14:38 12.02.2013
Patent watchdog rejects 'Jelzin' vodka registrationThe Chamber for Patent Disputes has confirmed its decision to deny Les Grands Chais De France's request to register the "Jelzin" brand in Russia.16:13 31.01.2013