Russian national charged with impairing global film companiesThe Russian Anti-Piracy Organization (RAPO), which represents the interests of five global film companies, is suing a resident of Naberezhnye Chelny, Tatarstan, for posting pirated copies of films online, a prosecutor told RIA Novosti on Tuesday.16:15 11.11.2014
Wendy’s to sue Russian ex-franchiseeWendy’s, a large US fast food chain is insisting that the last Wendy’s outlet in Moscow be closed due to the violation of its intellectual property rights. The company has announced its intention to sue its former franchisee, Venrus in a statement released on Tuesday.15:45 11.11.2014
Aeroflot awarded $1,200 in Dobrolet trademark infringement suitA court in St. Petersburg has held for OAO Aeroflot in its lawsuit against Russian citizen Alexander Naumov, who maintained the website that used Dobrolet trademark in its domain name.17:32 28.10.2014
Russian TV company appeals against ban on broadcasting Western singersRussian TV company Tricolor TV has filed an appeal with the Intellectual Property Court against the ruling banning it from broadcasting songs by a number of Western singers, including Madonna and Robbie Williams.16:20 22.10.2014
Russian Railways suit against Apple to resume in NovemberThe Intellectual Property Court has postponed a Russian Railways appeal against a court decision in favor of Apple Inc. until November 20, the court said on Friday.15:47 10.10.2014
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
University Pharmacy set to to strip PepsiCo's subsidiary of YA trademarkYliopiston apteekki (University Pharmacy), owned by the University of Helsinki, has filed a lawsuit with Russia's Intellectual Property Court seeking early termination of protection of YA trademark registered by Lebedyansky juice maker, controlled by PepsiCo.16:41 01.09.2014
Russian authorities to toughen penalty for anti-piracy law violationRussian authorities advocate toughening penalty for violation of the anti-piracy law aimed at protecting intellectual property on the Internet.17:01 22.08.2014
Russian IP Court sets Oct. 6 for appeal in Land Rover brand caseRussia's Intellectual Property Court (IP Court) has set an appeal hearing in Land Rover case over the Road Rover brand on October 6.14:42 22.08.2014
Moscow court bans unauthorized import of Mazda-branded goods to RussiaThe Moscow Commercial Court has granted a lawsuit filed by Mazda Motor Corporation against Business Group seeking to forbid the company from unauthorized importing of Mazda-branded goods to Russia.17:55 20.08.2014
Warner Music Russian subsidiary wins copyright infringement suit against IKEAThe Moscow Region Commercial Court has granted in part a lawsuit filed by S.B.A. Music Publishing, a subsidiary of Warner Music Russia, against IKEA.17:45 18.08.2014
Supreme Court dismisses Coca-Cola complaint in imitation design lawsuitRussia’s Supreme Commercial Court has dismissed the Coca-Cola lawsuit filed to prohibit businessman Oleg Tsirikidze from producing and marketing products that contains design elements similar to those protected by the Coca-Cola copyright, RAPSI learned in the court on Wednesday.10:35 17.07.2014
ECJ greenlights Apple store layout trademarkApple Inc. will be able to trademark its store layout in the European Union if it adheres to a number of stipulations, according to a statement released by the Court of Justice of the European Union on Thursday.14:18 10.07.2014
Dispute over SKorean flight simulator software to be reconsideredRussia’s Intellectual Property Court (IP Court) has submitted for reconsideration to the Moscow Commercial Court the claim filed by bankrupt Russian design bureau against Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) and Doosan Infracore over flight simulators software.18:07 01.07.2014
BBC files claim with Russia's IP Court over Top Gear trademarkBritish Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has turned to the Russian Intellectual Property Court seeking cancellation of the Top Gear trademark protection.14:20 27.06.2014
Battle against music piracy could be postponed for 18 months in RussiaA law that would allow the courts to close websites that post pirated content even if they regularly delete it, which the State Duma can adopt by July 13, will not include music piracy, Vedomosti newspaper wrote on Wednesday.10:35 25.06.2014
Skechers sues Reebok for patent rights violation in U.S. courtUS shoe maker Skechers has filed a lawsuit with a court in California against Reebok on infringement of patent rights with respect to the Go Walk shoe model, Reuters reports citing a statement by Skechers.14:52 20.06.2014
Russian state circus appeals recovery of $6k in favor of Zorro ProductionsRussian State Circus Company (Rosgostsirk) filed a cassation appeal against a ruling ordering it to pay 200,000 rubles ($5,827) in compensation to Zorro Productions company for illicit trademark use, the Moscow Commercial Court told RAPSI.14:14 16.06.2014
Earth images from space can be subject to copyright in Russia - reportRussia’s Ministry of Economic Development has proposed to protect photographs made from space by copyright law, Izvestia newspaper writes on Monday.10:39 26.05.2014
Russian IP court to consider Land Rover brand protection lawsuit on June 16The Russian Intellectual Property Court will consider a lawsuit filed by the British motor company Land Rover contesting the Russian patent regulator’s decision to grant legal protection to the Road Rover brand on June 16, the court told RAPSI on Friday.16:02 23.05.2014