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
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
Russian patent agency denies Boeing trademark bidThe Board of Russia’s Chamber for Patent Disputes has confirmed its denial to register a Boeing trademark graphic that is rendered as an airplane, the agency said in a statement.12:52 06.06.2014
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
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
Supreme Court declines to review parallel importer's suit against HeinekenRussia’s Supreme Court will not review the dismissal of a lawsuit seeking the early termination of brewer Heineken Ceska Republica’s legal protection of the Krusovice trademark, RIA Novosti reported Thursday. "Parallel" or "grey" imports are goods imported from another country without the permission of the official manufacturer.15:02 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 state circus pays $5k to Zorro ProductionsThe Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals ruled that Russian State Circus Company (Rosgostsirk) should compensate Zorro Productions company 200,000 rubles ($5,000) for illicit trademark use, RAPSI reports from the courtroom on Wednesday.11:44 26.03.2014
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
Russian patent service rules against Ford in trademark rowThe Federal Service for Intellectual Property, Patents and Trademarks (Rospatent) said it has ruled against a petition by the Ford Motor Company (US) to recognize the “Ford” brand name as a commonly known word in Russia.12:55 12.03.2014
Coca-Cola trademark claim reaches Russian Intellectual Property CourtCoca-Cola Co. has filed a trademark infringement claim with Russia’s Intellectual Property Court (IP Court) against businessman Oleg Tsirikidze.18:04 19.02.2014
Dutch court confirms Russia’s rights to vodka brandsThe Dutch Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal filed by Yuri Shefler’s SPI Group against a lower courts’ decision that SPI is not the rightful owner of the Stolichnaya and Moskovskaya trademarks.11:28 19.02.2014
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
UK car manufacturer sues Russian patent agency over Funny Jaguar brandJaguar Land Rover has filed a suit against the Russian Federal Service for Intellectual Property (Rospatent) seeking to invalidate their decision to provide legal protection for the Funny Jaguar trademark.11:46 23.01.2014
US company appeals decision denying it the right to Russian soda trademarksUS Vosk International Co. (Vosk) has filed an appeal to a court decision that recognizes the rights of the Russian firm Aqua-life to three trademarks Duchesse, Estragon and Extra-Cider.15:41 27.12.2013
Coca-Cola signature bottle to be registered as brandThe Chamber for Patent Related Disputes has approved an application from Coca-Cola to register its signature bottle as a three-dimensional trademark, the Federal Service for Intellectual Property, Patents and Trademarks (Rospatent) reported.13:36 24.12.2013
Court of appeal rejects Rospatent’s complaint over Lacoste brand disputeThe Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has upheld the lower court order that granted legal protection to Lacoste’s international trademark, L.12.12, in Russia, a RAPSI correspondent reports from the courtroom.15:41 19.12.2013
Amicable agreement between Apple Inc. and Kodak in trademark case approvedThe Moscow Commercial Court has approved an amicable agreement between Apple Inc and Kodak Gmbh in the dispute over the Retina trademark legal protection.12:42 18.12.2013
20th Century Fox's Russian trademark appeal postponed to Dec. 16Moscow Region's Federal Arbitration Court has postponed appeal hearings in 20th Century Fox's trademark case with a Russian company until the 16th of December.15:48 18.11.2013
US court rules in favor of Russian company in trademark disputeA federal court in Washington ruled in favor of Russian Aqua-Life company in a lawsuit which American beverage company Vosk International (Vosk) brought against predecessors-in-interest in an effort to lay claim to the international trademarks associated with three popular drinks.13:47 14.10.2013