IP Court upholds refusal to register Hewlett Packard’s trademark in RussiaThe Intellectual Property Court (IP Court) has upheld a ruling of Russia’s intellectual property watchdog Rospatent refusing to register a trademark in favor of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP.16:47 20.02.2018
Hewlett Packard appeals refusal to register its trademark in RussiaHewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP has filed an appeal against a decision of Russia’s intellectual property watchdog Rospatent refusing to register green rectangle as a trademark.10:59 09.01.2018
Rosneft trademark declared notorious in RussiaRussian patent agency, Rospatent, has granted a request filed by the country’s largest oil corporation Rosneft and recognized its trademark as notorious for several classes of goods related to oil industry.14:56 21.08.2017
Russian patent agency cancels registration of brand on request of General ElectricA structure of the Russian patent agency Rospatent has granted an appeal of a major U.S. corporation General Electric Company seeking to cancel legal protection of a trademark containing “GE” element in the name.11:24 01.08.2017
Rospatent cancels protection of a brand belonging to Discovery ChannelThe Russian Federal Service for Intellectual Property (Rospatent) has passed a motion filed by RussiaDiscovery tour company to remove protection of Discovery Adventures trademark registered in favor of Discovery Channel.10:57 21.06.2017
Dutch company files appeal with Supreme Court over Black Russian brand protectionA company from Netherlands, Berklee Capital S.A. has filed an appeal with the Supreme Court asking to cancel decision of Russian patent agency Rospatent, which ruled against granting legal protection to the Black Russian brand.11:43 14.03.2017
Rospatent cancels protection of Ranger trademark on request of Jaguar Land RoverRussian patent agency Rospatent on the request of British Jaguar Land Rover has cancelled legal protection of Ranger trademark registered for Interbatservice.13:50 01.02.2017
Pepsi trademark declared notorious in RussiaRussia’s patent agency Rospatent has recognized Pepsi as a notorious trademark.12:08 25.11.2016
Russia’s patent agency dismisses Valio complaints on brand registrationRussia’s patent agency Rospatent has dismissed a complaint on the unlawfulness of registration of brands “Aura of Harmony” and “Aura of Light” for a Cypriot company lodged by Finnish Valio Ltd.14:54 15.06.2016
Government officials favor establishment of single authority for intellectual propertyThe Government Commission on Administrative Reform (Commission) had confirmed the need to create a single authority regulating intellectual property issues on the basis of the present Russian Federal Service for Intellectual Property (Rospatent).12:50 10.06.2016
Russian patent agency refuses US owner of History Channel to register brandRussia’s Chamber for Patent Disputes has upheld the decision to refuse US A&E Television Networks, LLC (owns History TV Channel) to register a trademark combining letter “H” and word “History”, the agency’s documents show.15:46 30.05.2016
Russia's patent agency protects Ford trademarkRussian patent agency, Rospatent, registered the Ford company trademark symbol as protected in Russia.16:37 20.10.2015
Moscow company loses right to use Firefox brandThe Federal Service for Intellectual Property, Patents and Trademarks (Rospatent) has ruled in favor of Mozilla Firefox, the web browser, in a lawsuit to terminate the legal protection for the Firefox brand of the Moscow-based company SaleNames.13:54 19.03.2015
Sikorsky fails to register X2 trademark with Russian patent agencyChamber for Patent Disputes of the Russian patent agency has confirmed the refusal of an application filed by Sikorsky Aircraft, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp., seeking to register X2 trademark.17:33 10.09.2014
Italian company sues Cadbury over two brandsCrispo S.r.l. (Italy) has filed a petition with a court requesting early termination of legal protection for the “Криспа” and “Crispa” trademarks registered by Cadbury UK Limited.15:06 13.08.2014
Russian businessman moves to register "little green men" trademark amid Ukraine's turmoilRussian businessman Ignat Ivanov has filed an application with Rospatent, the federal agency in charge of patents and trademarks, seeking to register the "little green men" trademark.18:01 16.05.2014
Russian patent service revokes cosmetics firm's BBC trademark registrationThe Russian Federal Service for Intellectual Property, Patents and Trademarks (Rospatent) has granted the request of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) to invalidate the registration of the BBC trademark of Britain BBC International Cosmetics, Ltd.13:22 27.03.2014
Land Rover contests brand protection in Russian IP courtThe British motor company Land Rover has filed a lawsuit with the Russian Intellectual Property Court,contesting the Russian patent regulator’s decision to grant legal protection to the Road Rover brand.14:38 03.10.2013
EurocityBank Russian trademark rejection upheld on appealRussia's Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has upheld the decision by Russian patent authorities to block a trademark application filed by EurocityBank.18:16 26.08.2013