Louboutin v. YSL: in the battle for the red-lacquered sole, everyone winsLouboutin’s telltale red lacquered soles are entitled to trademark protection, so long as that protection extends only to contrasting red soles, and not to monochromatic designs. In so deciding, a panel of US federal judges for the Manhattan-based Second Circuit Court of Appeals reversed in part a lower court decision which had centered on the theory that within the fashion industry a single color can never serve as a trademark.10:25 08.09.2012
German banknote printer sues Russian MF for patent infringementGiesecke & Devrient GmbH (G&D), which specializes in printing banknotes, has sued the Russian Finance Ministry and Goznak, the Moscow Mint, for 429,000 Euros, claiming that they unlawfully use patent protected technologies.11:32 22.08.2012
Volodya i Medvedi trademark suit brought back to courtThe patent watchdog has requested review of the court ruling over the Volodya i Medvedi (Volodya and the Bears) brand's registration.14:09 26.06.2012
Rado.ru ban upheld under Swiss watchmaker's lawsuitThe Moscow District Federal Commercial Court has validated the ruling prohibiting Holmrook Limited from using the Swiss Rado Uhren AG watchmaker's trademarks in its domain names.17:48 25.06.2012
Philharmonic societies not to pay for MozartRussian Supreme Court has ruled that philharmonic societies are not obliged to pay royalties for performing classics, including Mozart and Bach.14:52 18.06.2012
Dispute over Casio brand in Russia resolvedThe Moscow Commercial Court closed the lawsuit by Hong-Kong based Fusion Technics, which asked for the patent watchdog to deprive the Casio trademark of legal protection for some goods as in Russia.12:50 23.05.2012
Yandex seeks to dismiss copyright claim in U.S. courtA controlling stockholder of Yandex, Russia's biggest Internet search engine, has filed a petition with the district court in California to dismiss a lawsuit claiming Yandex's breach of intellectual property rights.11:47 16.05.2012
Philip Morris trademark lawsuit dismissedThe patent agency's decision to deny Philip Morris's application for trademark registration upheld by Moscow Commercial Court.11:25 25.04.2012
Intellectual property regulations protect large companies, not authorsIntellectual property regulations work for the benefit of large companies purchasing intellectual property rights and not authors, Supreme Commercial Court chairman Anton Ivanov said at a news conference dedicated to the upcoming Second International Legal Forum in St. Petersburg.17:03 16.04.2012
Action to ban PS Vita sales in Russia to be heard without expertsA Moscow district court has refused to hold a patent expert appraisal in considering the lawsuit filed by Russian inventors Vitaly Pilkin and Vladimir Miroshnichenko requesting to prohibit Sony Electronics from selling the PlayStation Vita console in Russia.11:15 12.04.2012
Civil Code amendments to protect intellectual propertyAmendments to the Civil Code will allow intellectual property to be more efficiently protected and will simplify public access to the results of intellectual activity, according to a press release by Pavel Krasheninnikov, State Duma Legislative Committee head.15:52 10.04.2012
US alcohol producer sues patent service over trademarkThe US-based SKYY SPIRITS, LLC alcohol producer has filed a lawsuit against the patent service over the early termination of the SKYY trademark’s protection in Russia.16:57 09.04.2012
Internet providers might be punished for violating copyrightInternet providers will soon bear responsibility for violating intellectual property rights. A new article is being introduced into the Civil Code stipulating general principles of responsibility for information mediators.16:25 02.04.2012
Copyright owners' union ready to sue Nokia and SamsungThe Russian Copyright Owners' Union is determined to sue Nokia and Samsung in the court due to copyright violations.10:45 16.03.2012
Nokia, Samsung allegedly violate intellectual property rights in RussiaRussian record companies have refused to cooperate with Nokia and Samsung, accusing them of violating intellectual property law.18:23 14.03.2012
Adidas disagrees with judgment over trademark infringementAdidas AG has asked the court to reconsider its "three-stripe" trademark case against the Alba Corporation.16:06 27.02.2012
Company seeks to terminate legal protection of Playboy trademark in RussiaThe Moscow Commercial Court has registered two lawsuits against Playboy Enterprises, world known men's magazine Playboy publisher. The plaintiff, Tekhnoservice company, seeks the early termination of the Playboy trademark's legal protection in Russia.14:21 22.02.2012
Microsoft sues Russian businessman for trademark infringementThe Moscow Commercial Court will hear on April 11 Microsoft's lawsuit to prohibit Russian businessman Dmitry Shapovalov from using the Windows trademark in Windows.ru domain.15:31 21.02.2012
Google claims to ban googl.ru and gugl.ru domainsA commercial court will hear on April 6 Google Inc.'s lawsuit to prohibit Weblink Ltd. from using the googl.ru and gugl.ru domains.18:25 20.02.2012