Judgment over Nike trademark in domain dispute upheldThe Intellectual Property Court (IP Court) has affirmed lower courts’ decisions prohibiting Stanislav Drugalyov, administrator of the nike.ru domain, from using the word "nike" in a domain name.11:45 04.10.2013
$25 million lawsuit against Kaspersky lab withdrawn from US courtThe legal battle between Kaspersky lab and Losdys has ceased after Lodsys withdrew its claim with a refilling ban clause, Digit.ru reports.17:13 03.10.2013
Russian comedy producers seeks to strip MySpace of its brandComedy Club Production, a Russian company, has filed a claim with the newly established Moscow-based Intellectual Property Court (IP Court) seeking to strip social network MySpace of its “MySpace Secret Stand-up” brand registration in Russia.19:03 26.09.2013
Intellectual Property Court to consider appeal against nike.ru judgmentThe Intellectual Property Court (IPC) will consider on October 1 a cassation appeal filed by Stanislav Drugalyov, administrator of the nike.ru domain, against the Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals' decision prohibiting him from using the word "nike" in a domain name.12:58 28.08.2013
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
19 complaints filed in court after adoption of anti-piracy law19 complaints have been filed in the Moscow City Court after adoption of anti-piracy law, Pavel Krasheninnikov, chair of the State Duma Committee on Civil, Criminal, Arbitral and Procedural Legislation.14:52 19.08.2013
Ban of gray market imports of Guinness to Russia upheldRussia's Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has upheld a previous ruling to ban Aqualife, a gray market importer of Guinness, from importing and distributing the beer in Russia.13:50 19.08.2013
Moscow City Court blocks access to film under new anti-piracy lawThe Moscow City Court has granted a request filed by The All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (VGTRK) to block access to a film stored on Rutor.org file-sharing website.10:53 16.08.2013
Intellectual Property Court to consider Gainsborough's Lady in Blue disputeThe Federal Commercial Court in North Caucasus District has transferred a cassation appeal filed by a St. Petersburg fashion designer Iya Yots against the ruling prohibiting her from using Thomas Gainsborough's Lady in Blue in her designs, to the Intellectual Property Court (IPC), the Supreme Commercial Court said on its website on Friday.11:50 09.08.2013
US court rejects Stolichnaya trademark dispute over standing issuesA US federal appeals court affirmed a lower court’s decision Monday dismissing a lawsuit disputing US-trademark rights to the Stolichnaya vodka brand for lack of standing.18:10 07.08.2013
Valio Demi brand dispute to be considered on November 11The Intellectual Property Court will consider on November 11 a lawsuit filed by Delta Pro, the Krasnoyarsk spice company, against Valio Ltd, the biggest milk processor in Finland, the court told RAPSI on Wednesday.17:18 07.08.2013
Anti-piracy law implementation to cost Russia up to $3 million a yearImplementation of the recently enacted anti-piracy law by federal communications agency Roskomnadzor will cost Russia up to 97 million rubles (app. $3 million) annually.16:12 02.08.2013
Dismissal of Yandex's copyright lawsuit over Punto Switcher upheldThe Seventeenth Commercial Court of Appeals (Perm) has upheld a previous ruling to reject a lawsuit filed by Yandex that sought to prevent businessman Yevgeny Balabanov from distributing the Punto Switcher app owned by the company.12:02 25.07.2013
Court to hear dispute over soundtracks played at Metro Cash & Carry storesThe Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has accepted a complaint filed by the Russian Organization for Intellectual Property (VOIS) against the court’s refusal on June 3 to collect 500,000 rubles ($15,320) in compensation from the Russian subsidiary of Metro Cash & Carry for copyright violations.17:10 15.07.2013
Putin signs anti-piracy lawPresident Vladimir Putin has signed the anti-piracy law which was adopted by the State Duma on June 21 and approved by the Federation Council on June 26.10:47 04.07.2013
Intellectual Property Court to start working on July 1The Intellectual Property Court (IPC) will start working on July 1, the plenary meeting of the Supreme Commercial Court said in a draft resolution published on its website.12:40 17.06.2013
Russian company appeals brand ruling in favor of 20th Century FoxThe Ninth Commercial Appeals Court has registered an appeal filed by the Begushchy Gorod (Running City) sports company against the ruling that canceled the legal protection of its PoBeGi trademark.14:05 13.06.2013
Law on online piracy may be adopted next weekThe State Duma plans to adopt next week a bill on online piracy designed, in part, to prevent the illegal posting of films and music on torrent trackers, United Russia Deputy Viktor Pinsky, deputy chair of the House Committee on Criminal Legislation, told RIA Novosti on Thursday.11:50 13.06.2013
Russian IP Organization's claim against McDonald's set for July 16The Moscow Commercial Court has postponed the 790,000 ruble ($25,420) lawsuit the Russian Organization for Intellectual Property (VOIS) filed against Moscow-McDonald's until July 16.17:08 06.06.2013
Moscow court upholds decision to protect Mexx trademark domainRussia's Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court's decision to prohibit the use by a Russian businessman of the mexx.ru domain name, finding that such was an infringement of Mexx Europe BV's trademark rights, a court spokesperson told RAPSI Wedensday.15:53 29.05.2013