Microsoft sues Siberian bank for copyright infringementThe Krasnoyarsk Region Commercial Court will consider on June 9 Microsoft Corporation‘s lawsuit demanding 597,700 rubles (17,321$) from Kansky Commercial Bank for the illegal use of its software, the court told RAPSI on Thursday.14:36 22.05.2014
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
South Korean companies appeal ban on flight simulator with Russian softwareOn June 9, the Intellectual Property Court (IP Court) will hear cassation appeals by South Korean Doosan Infracore and Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) against the ruling of a lower-instance court that banned the use of software developed by the Penza Design Bureau in KT-1 flight simulators used in the training of the South Korean Air Force, a court representative told RAPSI.15:21 15.05.2014
IP court upholds ruling in Hershey vs Russian confectionary caseRussia’s Intellectual Property Court (IP Court) has upheld a lower court’s ruling in a lawsuit filed by The Hershey Company to terminate the legal protection of the IceBReAKeR trademark of the Krasny Oktyabr confectionery, RAPSI learned in court on Monday.13:43 28.04.2014
Apple seeks $2.191 from Samsung for alleged infringement – reportAn economist testifying in Apple’s patent infringement case against Samsung argued that the latter should pay the former $2.191 billion in damages, CNet reported Tuesday.18:04 09.04.2014
Russian Ministry of Culture urges to toughen copyright protectionThe Ministry of Culture supports a stricter protection of intellectual property rights and urges the State Duma to approve amendments to the anti-piracy bill, according to Deputy Minister of Culture Grigory Ivliyev at a meeting of the State Duma Committee on Culture.15:52 09.04.2014
Major record labels sue Russia's largest social network for $1.4 mlnSony Music Russia, Universal Music Russia and Warner Music UK have filed a lawsuit with the Leningrad Regional Commercial Court against Vkontakte, a Russian social network that operates a music service. The record labels are demanding the removal of the infringing music and 50 mln rubles ($1.4 mln) in damages, according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).14:40 03.04.2014
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
Russian Intellectual Property Court opens mediation roomLyudmila Novosyolova, Chair of the Intellectual Property Court, opened a mediation room at the court on Tuesday. The room can be used to settle disputes out of court and through the mediators, RAPSI reports from the court.13:38 18.03.2014
Russian company moves to trademark Sochi Olympic rings glitchThe Federal Service for Intellectual Property, Patents, and Trademarks (Rospatent) has accepted an application from Russian company Mirovye Shedevry seeking the registration of a trademark in the form of four Olympic rings and a snowflake.15:31 13.03.2014
Eksmo Publishing House's lawsuit against social network to be heard on Apr.7The St. Petersburg Commercial Court will consider a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by Eksmo, one of Russia's leading publishing houses, against Russian social media giant VKontakte on April 7, according to the Supreme Commercial Court's website.12:57 21.02.2014
Owner of Russian file-sharing site gets 2-year suspended sentence - reportAnton Yelesin, the owner of the ironclub.tv file hosting website, was handed a two-year suspended sentence after pleading guilty to “intentional large-scale violation of copyright law”12:25 20.02.2014
Eksmo Publishing House sues social network for copyright infringementEksmo, one of Russia's leading publishing houses, has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Russian social media giant VKontakte.18:14 17.02.2014
First court order to block website piracy in Russia - reportS.B.A. Music Publishing, a subsidiary of Warner Music Russia, has succeeded in a suit to close the www.tracksflow.com domain, Vedomosti reported Thursday.12:24 13.02.2014
Hearing into Zorro Productions' case against Russian circus adjournedThe Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has postponed until Feb.28 a hearing on US Zorro Productions’ appeal against a lower court’s ruling to dismiss a lawsuit to collect 30 million rubles ($863,810) from Russian State Circus Company (Rosgostsirk) for the use of the Zorro brand, RAPSI reports from the court.16:13 07.02.2014
German firm sues Apple for $2 billion, alleging patent infringementGerman firm IPCom GmbH has filed a $2.12 billion claim in a Mannheim court alleging that Apple infringed a patented technology that gives priority to emergency phone calls on mobile networks, the Wall Street Journal reported Wedneday.15:08 06.02.2014
Gainsborough's Lady in Blue dispute to be considered on January 21The Commercial Court of the Stavropol Territory has adjourned the hearing of Hermitage Museum's lawsuit against fashion designer from St. Petersburg until January 21, the Supreme Commercial Court reported on its website on Tuesday.13:22 14.01.2014
Hyundai Motors brand protection claim moved to FebruaryRussia's Intellectual Property (IP) Court scheduled the hearing of Huyndai Motors' lawsuit against Polish Solaris Bus & Coach company for Februrary 26, RAPSI reports from the courtroom.13:49 16.12.2013
Shell wins $160,000 in parallel import case against Russian companyThe Moscow Commercial Court has granted in part a claim filed by Shell Brands International seeking 53 million rubles (up to $1.6 million) in compensation from the Moscow-based Vostok-Logistik LLC for the unauthorized import of Shell products into Russia.17:08 29.11.2013
Moscow City Court to spend over $3 mln on automated anti-piracy systemThe Moscow City Court, which has been authorized to consider complaints over intellectual property rights infringement on the Internet, has allocated 100 million rubles (upwards of $3 million) to be spent on an automatized system expected to assist with the workload.16:22 29.10.2013