Trademark

Case on illegal use of Krusovice brand not to be reconsidered

15:26 04/06/2012 The Supreme Commercial Court has refused to satisfy Elitvoda.Ru's application to submit to the presidium for reconsideration a court ruling awarding Heineken Ceska republika $5,890 in compensation for the illegal use of its Krusovice trademark.

Microsoft contests judgment in dispute over windows.ru

11:37 01/06/2012 Microsoft has challenged the court decision to uphold only part of its lawsuit against Russian businessman Dmitry Shapovalov over the "windows.ru" domain name.

Action to terminate Irn-Bru trademark protection to be handled on June 5

15:07 29/05/2012 The Moscow Commercial Court has declared a recess until June 5 in its hearing of the Businessinvestgroup Holding Company's lawsuit to prematurely terminate the legal protection of A.G. Barr p.l.c. trademarks.

Bulgari wins trademark protection dispute

12:18 29/05/2012 The Moscow Commercial Court has sided with Italy's Bulgari S.p.A. and has terminated Almaz-M company trademarks' legal protection.

Adidas trademark infringement case hearing scheduled for June 18

14:02 24/05/2012 The St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region Commercial Court has postponed until June 18 its hearing of Adidas AG's lawsuit against Lenta retail chain prohibit it from using the Adidas trademark on the products it sells.

Bork and Russian retailer settle brand infringement dispute

13:41 24/05/2012 The Moscow Commercial Court has approved a settlement between Bork, a European home appliance producer and Tehnosila, one of Russia's largest retail chains, over the recovery of compensation for the infringement of trademark rights.

Patent watchdog not to register AVATAR perfume brand

15:30 23/05/2012 The Moscow Commercial Court validated the Federal Service for Intellectual Property, Patents and Trademarks' refusal to register the AVATAR brand for the Russian Parfumeria XXI Veka perfume producer.

Dispute over Casio brand in Russia resolved

12:50 23/05/2012 The 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.

Nemiroff lawsuit on misuse of company name to be heard on July 13

15:57 22/05/2012 The Moscow Commercial Court will hear on July 13 the Ukrainian Nemiroff company's lawsuit against Nemiroff Vodka Rus to prevent the firm from using its name.

Geox S.p.A. trademark infringement lawsuit to be handled on July 12

14:05 18/05/2012 The Moscow Commercial Court will hear on July 12 the Italian Geox S.p.A. footwear company's lawsuit to protect its exclusive right to its trademarks and trade name.

Cristal champagne brand registration dispute to be heard June 26

12:05 17/05/2012 The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals will hear on June 26 the appeal by France's Champagne Louis Roederer in the dispute regarding the watchdog's revocation of the global brand Cristals registration in Russia.

Court registers another appeal in Heineken's trademark infringement case

13:41 04/05/2012 The Supreme Commercial Court has registered Elitvoda.Ru's petition to review the court's ruling charging it $6,800 in damages to Heineken Ceska republika brewery for infringing its Krusovice trademark exclusive rights.

Soft drink trademark dispute must be heard in Russia, not in U.S.

11:18 04/05/2012 Russian defendants in the litigation over soft drink trademarks believe that the dispute should be heard in Russia rather than in the United States, where U.S.-based Vosk International Co. (Vosk) is presently seeking to obtain the trademarks, according to the court documents made available to the Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI).

Italian GEOX defends rights to trade name

10:28 03/05/2012 Italian Geox S.p.A. shoe company filed a lawsuit to protect its exclusive rights to its trademarks and trade name.

Moscow bank's lawsuit against National Bank of Greece to be heard on June 27

15:41 02/05/2012 The Moscow Commercial Court will hear on June 27 the Moscow-based Prado-Bank's lawsuit against the National Bank of Greece S.A., in which the plaintiff seeks the rights to the i-bank international trademark.

Philip Morris trademark lawsuit dismissed

11:25 25/04/2012 The patent agency's decision to deny Philip Morris's application for trademark registration upheld by Moscow Commercial Court.

Bulgari lawsuit over trademark protection suspended until May 29

17:31 24/04/2012 The Moscow Commercial Court has suspended until May 29 its hearing of the Italian-based Bulgari S.p.A.'s lawsuit to terminate the legal protection of Almaz-M's trademarks.

Trademark lawsuit against Irn-Bru producer to be heard on May 29

15:29 24/04/2012 The Moscow Commercial Court will hear on May 29 the Business Invest Group Holding's petition to terminate the legal protection of trademarks owned by the Scottish-based A.G. Barr p.l.c., which produces the Irn-Bru soft drink.

French wine maker contests Cristal trademark deregistration

12:38 24/04/2012 France's Champagne Louis Roederer has challenged the Moscow Commercial Court's decision to uphold the patent agency's deregistration of the renowned Cristal trademark.

Casio trademark protection dispute suspended until May 23

11:37 23/04/2012 The Moscow Commercial Court has suspended until May 23 its hearing of Hong-Kong-based Fusion Technics lawsuit to terminate legal protection of the Casio trademark in Russia.

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