Largest Russian brewery sues patent agency for dismissal of trademarkBaltika Brewery's petition to revoke the patent watchdog's refusal to register the Zatecky Gus trademark will be heard at a hearing set for February 29.16:11 31.01.2012
LG subsidiaries give up appeals against $121k award for illegal software useThe Ninth Commercial Appeals Court has terminated the proceedings in LG Electronics' appeal against a $121,000 award for Adobe and Corel as compensation for illegal software use.15:09 24.01.2012
Multi-million publishers' dispute to be heard on February 29A commercial court set February 29 to hold primary hearings of a $237.34 million dispute between two publishing houses over an allegedly illegal use of works by Russian sci-fi writer Alexander Belyayev.12:58 17.01.2012
Court affirms rightholders union's right to collect fee from CD producersThe Supreme Commercial Court refused to reconsider lower courts' judgments affirming the decision to entitle the Russian Union of Right-Holders to collect a one-percent commission from the sales of blank CDs and CD recording equipment. The federal service for the enforcement of cultural heritage protection laws reported on October 26, 2010 that it empowered the Russian Union of Right- Holders headed by renowned film director Nikita Mikhalkov to collect the commision.17:05 23.12.2011
Court upholds $11.2 mln award from major shipyardA federal commercial court has turned down the Severnaya Verf's (Northern Shipyard) appeal against the lower court's decision to recover $10.3 million from the shipyard.11:16 19.12.2011
Medvedev amends laws following IP Court establishmentPresident Dmitry Medvedev signed a federal law amending the laws "On the Russian Judicial System" and "On Russian Commercial Courts" due to the establishment of the so-called "patent court".14:16 09.12.2011
Upper house approves IP Court establishmentThe Federation Council adopted on Tuesday a law establishing the Intellectual Property Court.12:00 29.11.2011
Russia’s Intellectual Property Court may be established in February 2012Russia’s Intellectual Property Court may be established as soon as February 1.15:05 14.11.2011
Court to reconsider $229.5 mln dispute between major publishing housesThe Supreme Commercial Court remanded for reconsideration a $229.5 million dispute between two publishing houses on Tuesdayю12:38 05.10.2011