Russia’s patent authority cancels protection of Yandex brand on Rambler petitionThe Chamber for Patent Disputes of Russia’s Federal Service for Intellectual Property (Rospatent) has met a request of Afisha company, a structure of Rambler Group, seeking to annul legal protection of Yandex Afisha brand owned by OOO Yandex.17:50 20.04.2020
Activist’s sentence for rally order breaches reduced by 2.5 yearsThe Moscow City Court on Monday reduced a 4-year prison sentence passed on activist Konstantin Kotov for repeated violations of a rally holding order to 1.5 years. The ruling announcement was broadcasted on the court’s website.16:58 20.04.2020
Sentence of participant of illegal Moscow rally Surovtsev upheldThe Moscow City Court on Monday dismissed an appeal against a 2.5-year sentence given to participant of the unauthorized rally held in Moscow on July 27 Sergey Surovtsev.15:43 20.04.2020
Case over 2019 deadly plane fire at Moscow airport reaches courtA court in the Moscow Region’s town of Khimki will consider a case against aircraft captain Denis Yevdokimov over the deadly fire on board a passenger aircraft Sukhoi Superjet-100 (SSJ-100) at Sheremetyevo airport that had killed over 40 people.14:56 20.04.2020
Terrorism justification case against radio journalist suspended over coronavirusThe Second Western District Military Court on Monday decided to suspend a case against journalist of the radio Echo of Moscow in Pskov Svetlana Prokopyeva charged with justifying terrorism due to the coronavirus epidemic.13:49 20.04.2020
Russia’s investigators to check if pranks on teachers constitute crimesRussia’s Investigative Committee is to monitor distant learning videos demonstrating records of humiliation and so called pranks with respect to teachers.12:32 20.04.2020
Two residents of Russia’s Altai Krai fined for breaching quaranting after trip abroadA court in Russia’s Barnaul has fined two local men 15,000 rubles ($200) each for violating the 14-day quarantine after their return from abroad.10:57 20.04.2020
Ookla LLC loses court challenge against fine for data storage violationsA Russian court said on Tuesday it had rejected a complaint filed by Ookla LLC against a 1-million ruble fine for not storing the personal data of Russian users in databases on Russian territory.17:20 17.01.2023
Russian Justice Ministry vows to improve jail conditionsRussia's Ministry of Justice has unveiled its proposals aimed at amending the internal rules of pre-trial detention centers and correctional facilities.15:29 13.01.2023
Bill on establishing Military Ombudsman post submitted to Russia’s State DumaLawmakers representing the New People party in the lower house of the Russian parliament have submitted to the State Duma a bill envisaging the introduction of the post of military ombudsman.16:17 12.10.2022