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Patent authority confirms denying McDonald's brand registration

The 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

ECHR will not consider Kalmyk claims of Soviet era political repression

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) announced its refusal Friday to consider the applications it has reviewed so far as filed by members of Russia's Kalmyk population claiming persecution under the Soviet authorities in the 1940s.

18:23 15.03.2013

Russia may increase fivefold fine for misleading consumers

The State Duma will consider a bill raising the fine for misleading consumers fivefold in the first reading on March 19.

17:35 15.03.2013

Prado Bank's case against National Bank of Greece upheld

The 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

Mexx awarded $4,900 in compensation for brand infringement

The Moscow Commercial Court has ordered a businessman to stop using the mexx.ru website and fined him 150,000 rubles ($4,870) for violating Mexx Europe B.V.'s brand.

17:03 15.03.2013

Schneerson book collection to be handed over to Russian Hasids

Books from the so-called Yitzchok Schneerson collection will be handed over to Russian Hasids amid requests by Hasids in the United States to transfer the books into their possession instead.

16:46 15.03.2013

Duma lawmaker under fire for urging US to fight Russian corruption

The State Duma Commission on Parliamentary Ethics will consider on March 20 allegations that State Duma lawmaker and opposition figure Dmitry Gudkov recently urged the US to influence corrupt Russian officials.

16:16 15.03.2013

YouTube vs consumer watchdog case to be heard on March 26

The Moscow Commercial Court has scheduled the hearing of the YouTube LLC lawsuit against Rospotrebnadzor, the consumer rights regulator.

15:42 15.03.2013

Foreign banks banned from opening branches in Russia

President Vladimir Putin has signed a government-sponsored law banning foreign banks from opening branches in Russia, PRIME reported on Friday, citing a post on the government legal information website.

15:20 15.03.2013

Putin signs law protesting cultivation of coca plants in Bolivia

President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill into law opposing the proposed UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs reservation which will allow Bolivia to grow coca plants.

14:48 15.03.2013

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Russian courts allowed not to implement rulings of Europe's human rights court

Russia's Supreme Court proposed not to implement rulings of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and the provisions of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR).

12:53 09.12.2025

Redomiciliation stalls: How sanctions are shaping new practices for Russian companies

The mechanism for redomiciliating foreign companies to Russian jurisdiction, in effect since 2018, has recently encountered serious obstacles. Taking into account the background of sanctions-related restrictions introduced in 2022 through 2025, it has become extremely difficult to achieve the goal. The situation gave rise to the phenomenon of dual domicile and led to a rise in the number of new litigations, both in Russia and abroad.

12:32 09.12.2025

Soldiers jailed for killing US journalist Russell Bentley

A military court in Donetsk sentenced three soldiers to up to 12 years in prison for torturing and killing Russell Bentley, a 63-year-old U.S. national who collaborated with Sputnik news agency.

14:05 08.12.2025