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Russian antimonopoly watchdog issues warnings to Microsoft

12:50 19/06/2017 The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) of Russia has issued several warnings to Microsoft Corporation, demanding the company to cease actions or inaction leading to restriction of competition.

Russian antimonopoly watchdog to consider case against Microsoft

18:05 21/11/2016 The Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) set December 20 as the date for hearing a case against U.S. IT giant Microsoft over alleged abuse of its market dominance.

Russian antimonopoly watchdog probes Microsoft upon complaint from Kaspersky

17:47 10/11/2016 The Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has initiated a probe into US IT giant Microsoft over indications that the company abused its market dominance.

Russian patent agency vetoes LG trademark registration as similar to Microsoft brands

13:27 05/07/2016 The Russian Chamber of Patent Disputes has upheld a decision refusing South Korean LG Electronics Inc. to register its trademark Quick Window due to its similarity to Microsoft-registered Windows trademarks.

Moscow lawyers turn to court over Windows 10 data privacy risks

12:26 03/11/2015 A group of Moscow lawyers filed a lawsuit with the Tagansky District Court over violations of the law that allegedly occur during the distribution of Microsoft's new product Windows 10.

Russian officials did not find Microsoft violating data protection law

10:33 18/09/2015 The Federal Service for Consumer Rights Protection failed to find any non-compliance violations of the data protection law in Microsoft’s activity.

Moscow lawyers report Windows 10 data privacy risks to Prosecutor General

18:24 19/08/2015 The Bubnov and Partners Moscow legal firm has asked the Prosecutor General Yury Chaika to investigate violations of the law that allegedly occur during the distribution of Microsoft's new product Windows 10.

MP requests review of Windows 10 for compliance with Russian laws - report

11:40 11/08/2015 Vadim Solovyov, a parliament member representing the Communist Party, has addressed Prosecutor General Yury Chaika with a request to check whether the new Windows 10 operating system complies with the Russian laws.

Sibmost ordered to pay Microsoft $18,200 for copyright infringement

13:20 11/06/2015 The Seventh Commercial Court of Appeals has upheld the judgment ordering Russian construction company Sibmost that specializes in the production of bridges to pay Microsoft Corp 1 million rubles ($18,200) for copyright infringement.

Sibmost appeals ruling in $19k copyright infringement suit filed by Microsoft

17:56 13/04/2015 Russian construction company Sibmost that specializes in the production of bridges filed an appeal against the judgement ordering it to pay Microsoft Corp 1 million rubles (about $19,000) for copyright infringement.

Siberian bank ordered to pay Microsoft $17k for copyright infringement

11:44 30/07/2014 The 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.

Former Russian Microsoft employee sentenced in US to three months in prison

10:50 11/06/2014 Federal District Court in Seattle on Tuesday sentenced former Microsoft employee Alex Kibkalo, who was charged with stealing and then leaking company secrets, to three months in prison, according to the court documents.

US to deport former Microsoft employee to Russia

10:34 06/06/2014 US authorities plan to deport former Microsoft employee Alex Kibkalo, who was charged with stealing and then leaking company secrets, to Russia after he serves his sentence, RAPSI learned on Thursday.

Microsoft sues Siberian bank for copyright infringement

14:36 22/05/2014 The 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.

Former Russian Microsoft employee to be sentenced in US for data theft on June 10

15:48 22/04/2014 Alex Kibkalo, a former Microsoft employee from Russia, who was charged with theft of trade secrets, to be sentenced in the US on June 10.

Former Russian Microsoft employee arrested in US for data theft - report

13:04 20/03/2014 Alex Kibkalo, a former Microsoft employee from Russia, was arrested in the US on Wednesday for stealing and distributing confidential commercial data.

Court bans Xbox brand from domain name on Microsoft’s lawsuit

17:26 09/12/2013 The 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.

Appeal in Microsoft copyright dispute to be considered on September 5

13:28 09/08/2013 Microsoft 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.

Snowden says Microsoft collaborates with NSA - report

09:56 12/07/2013 US software giant Microsoft has closely cooperated with the US National Security Agency (NSA) by allowing secret services to bypass company’s own encryption codes and gain access particularly to Outlook and Skype among other programs, The Guardian reported citing documents from Edward Snowden.

Moscow court rejects Microsoft copyright claim against Autobahn

18:09 23/05/2013 The 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.

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