US company Ploom seeks early termination of tobacco brands protectionhe US-based Ploom company has filed three lawsuits with the Moscow Commercial Court on the early termination of the protection of several tobacco brands. Ploom operates on the market of innovations in tobacco consumption.15:01 18.03.2013
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
WDB Bank claims worth $136.5 mln upheldThe court has upheld the 4.2 billion rubles ($136.5 million) in claims that the Wolga Deutsche Bank (WDB) has filed against its debtors, the Deposit Insurance Agency reported.14:59 11.03.2013
393 lawsuits worth $10 billion filed by Mezhprombank upheldThe courts have upheld 393 lawsuits filed by International Industrial Bank (Mezhprombank or MPB) to collect debts worth around 323 billion rubles ($10.5 billion), the bank's bankruptcy receiver, Deposit Insurance Agency reports.13:20 11.03.2013
ICAC's decision invalidating sale of Emfesz for $1 upheldThe Moscow District Federal Commercial Court has upheld the ruling of the International Commercial Arbitration Court (ICAC) of the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry invalidating the sale of Hungarian gas trader Emfesz for $1.11:49 28.02.2013
Designer prohibited from using Gainsborough's Lady in BlueThe Commercial Court of the Stavropol Territory has ruled in favor of the St. Petersburg State Hermitage Museum's lawsuit against fashion designer Iya Yots, prohibiting her from using Thomas Gainsborough's Lady in Blue in her designs.12:41 27.02.2013
Parallel importer's suit against Heineken to be heard on March 14The Moscow Commercial Court will hear the lawsuit filed by the Aqualife soft drinks company against Heineken Ceska republica to terminate the legal protection of the Krusovice trademark on March 14, the court told RAPSI.13:54 26.02.2013
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
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
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
Hermitage Museum sues fashion designer over Gainsborough paintingThe Stavropol Territory Commercial Court will consider the Hermitage Museum's lawsuit against a St. Petersburg fashion designer on February 18, the Supreme Commercial Court reported on its website on Tuesday.16:43 30.01.2013
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
Moscow federal court to hear appeal on $1 sale of Emfesz Feb. 27On February 27, the Moscow District Federal Commerial Court will hear RosGas's appeal of a decision by the International Commercial Arbitration Court invalidating the sale of Hungarian gas distributor Emfesz for $1, RAPSI was told in the Moscow court Friday.14:14 25.01.2013
Nissan challenges Russian company's rights to Infinity trademarkNissan has asked the Moscow Commercial Court to preliminarily enjoin a Russian computer company's from using the CLR INFINITY trademark.15:25 18.01.2013
Kirov Commercial Court develops process service notification softwareThe Second Commercial Court of Appeals in Kirov has developed a computer program to improve the system for notifying all the parties to a lawsuit of their hearing dates, according to a statement released by the court.14:56 15.01.2013
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
Russia approves shuttle service for remote commercial hearingsNext year Russian judges will start using minibuses to hold proceedings in remote locations as part of the mobile judicial offices project. “The use of special passenger minibuses with extended functional opportunities is proposed,” reads the judicial system development program.11:11 10.01.2013
Rostelecom LTE network access lawsuit against Skartel dismissedThe Moscow Commercial Court has dismissed Rostelecom's lawsuit to force Skartel to grant access to its LTE network16:19 19.12.2012
Final bankruptcy procedures started against Baikalsk PPMThe Irkutsk Region Commercial Court has started final bankruptcy procedures against Baikalsk Pulp and Paper Mill (BPPM), giving creditors time until June 5, 2013 to file their claims.13:22 19.12.2012