Patent authority confirms denying McDonald's brand registrationThe Patent Disputes Chamber has confirmed its refusal to register the new McDonald's brand Chicken Bacon, the authority said on its website on Friday.18:43 15.03.2013
Prado Bank's case against National Bank of Greece upheldThe court has supported Prado Banks request to partially cancel the legal protection of the National Bank of Greece's "i-bank" brand, the court told RAPSI on Friday.17:16 15.03.2013
Moscow Commercial Court bans gray market imports of Guinness to RussiaThe Moscow Commercial Court has banned Aqualife, a gray market importer of Guinness, from importing and distributing the beer in Russia.18:29 14.03.2013
Guinness Russia trademark termination suit set for April 12The Moscow Commercial Court has scheduled a hearing date of April 12 for Aqualife's lawsuit against alcohol manufacturer Diageo Ireland for the early termination of Guinness' trademark protection in Russia.16:49 11.03.2013
Company requests to register brands in honor of fallen meteorPatent Group, a company from Chelyabinsk in the eastern Urals, has filed a request with the Russian patents agency to register Mysterious Meteor, Urals Meteor and Chebarkul Meteor as their trademarks in honor of meteor which has fallen in the region on February 15.12:46 25.02.2013
Russian businessman files appeal to use 'windows' in domainThe Supreme Commercial Court has registered businessman Dmitry Shapovalov's appeal to reconsider judicial acts recognizing the Microsoft Corporation's right to use the Windows trademark in the windows.ru domain name.18:00 22.02.2013
Appeal against nike.ru judgment filedThe owner of nike.ru website which tells the story of Nike, the ancient Greek goddess of victory, has filed an appeal against the court ruling prohibiting the use of the word "nike" in the domain name.18:55 20.02.2013
Burger King gets $6,600 in compensation for brand infringement in RussiaThe Moscow Commercial Court has ordered a businessman to stop using the Burgerking and Burger-King brands and to pay Burger King Corporation 200,000 rubles ($6,640) in compensation.14:13 19.02.2013
Russian company out to strip Heineken of Krusovice brandThe Moscow Commericial Court has registered a lawsuit against Heineken Ceska republica beer producer. It was filed by the Aqualife soft drinks company, which seeks the termination of the Krusovice trademark's legal protection.16:37 07.02.2013
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
US swimwear producer contests Italian Venus brand in RussiaVenus Fashion, a well-known American swimwear producer, has filed a lawsuit with the Moscow Commercial Court against Kelemata, Italy's largest cosmetics company, with a request that the legal protection of the defendant's Venus trademark in Russia be ceased for clothing and leather goodsю14:55 31.01.2013
National Bank of Greece's brand dispute to be heard in MarchThe Moscow Commercial Court will not hear until March 13 Prado Bank's case against the National Bank of Greece.16:06 25.01.2013
European court dismisses Budvar claim against Anheuser-Busch over BUD trademarkThe General Court of the European Union (GCEU) held Tuesday that American brewery Anheuser-Busch is entitled to register the Community trademark “BUD” despite Budvar’s protestations based on the insignificant use of the appellation of origin BUD in Austria and France.17:46 22.01.2013
Siberian company refuses to give up infinity logo despite Nissan claimThe Siberia-based Sun Innovations, an ink and printing equipment manufacturer, has refused to stop using the Infiniti brand for its products and will defend the decision in court, SUN CEO Yury Kurochkin was quoted as saying on Monday.16:49 21.01.2013
Intesa trademark claim withdrawnThe Jet Money microfinance organization has filed an application to withdraw its lawsuit to prematurely terminate the legal protection of the "GET MONEY TO FAMILY" trademark with the Moscow Commercial Court.16:20 14.01.2013
Burger King to take on Russian pseudo-franchise dealer February 19Hearings will begin February 19 in the Moscow Commercial Court in Burger King's case against entrepreneur Alexei Makoveyev, who has been using "Burgerking" and the "Burger-King" in his domain names.16:29 11.01.2013
Chips Ab suit to cease legal protection for Taffel trademark set for Jan. 30The Moscow Commercial Court has set January 30, 2013, as the date for holding the main hearing into the lawsuit by the manufacturer of Finnish crisps, Chips Ab, on the premature termination of the legal protection for the Taffel trademark in Russia.13:46 18.12.2012
Burger King sues Muscovite for trademark infringementBurger King Corporation, a major US fast-food company, has filed a lawsuit with the Moscow Commercial Court against Muscovite Alexei Makoveyev, who registered the burgerking.su and burger-king.su domains in his own name.11:19 17.12.2012
Protection of businessman' Signature brand ceased under Visa lawsuitThe Moscow Commercial Court has prematurely ceased the legal protection of the Signature trademark, which up to this date belonged to entrepreneur Igor Sergiyenko, under the lawsuit filed by Visa International Service Association, the court told the Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI/rapsinews.com).12:55 07.12.2012
Appeal filed over case on prohibiting Holmrook from using word "tissot"The Supreme Commercial Court has accepted an application on the supervisory review of court acts regarding the lawsuit of Tissot AG to prohibit Holmrook Limited from using the word "tissot" in the tissot.ru domain.13:19 05.12.2012