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Watchdog dismisses registration of brand at video game company's request

The patent watchdog's board for patent disputes has upheld an application filed by Japan's Nintendo Company to invalidate the registration of the Game Boy trademark.

18:01 24.11.2011

Inteco appeals dismissal of $5.5 mln claim against Moscow government

The Inteco development company has appealed on Thursday the court's refusal of its 161.1 million ruble ($5.58 million) claim against the Moscow government.

17:27 24.11.2011

Renowned art collector's heirs claim ownership of icon collection worth 70 mln euro

The court will hear on December 15 a lawsuit filed by the heirs of businessman and private art collector Mikhail de Boire over the right to inherit a collection of icons

16:43 24.11.2011

Lawsuit to quash free baby food supply contracts dismissed

A commercial court has dismissed a Danone subsidiary's lawsuit against a state procurement tender on baby food, Vladimir Damilov, the CEO of the successful tenderer.

15:51 24.11.2011

ECHR to review Khodorkovsky's first criminal case - defense counsel

The European Court for Human Rights will hear an appeal filed by former YUKOS head Mikhail Khodorkovsky against the conviction from his first trial in 2005.

15:44 24.11.2011

Rusal's $810k lawsuit against RusHydro postponed to December 1

An appellate court postponed until December 1 a $810,350 lawsuit filed by the Rusal Sayanogorsk Aluminium Smelter against RusHydro for losses incurred after an accident at the Sayano-Shushenskaya Hydropower Plant.

15:18 24.11.2011

Suit against refusal to register 'Russian Alcohol' trademark remanded for review

A federal commercial court remanded for review to a trial court on Thursday a lawsuit filed by a major alcohol beverages producer to overrule the federal patent agency's refusal to register the "Russian Alcohol" trademark.

14:56 24.11.2011

Watchdog annuls patent for mobile phone dating system

The Chamber for Patent Disputes has satisfied a petition filed by Mail.Ru, Russia's largest free e-mail service, to cancel a mobile phone communication dating system patent earlier registered by a businessman.

14:41 24.11.2011

$1.12 mln lawsuit against Russian Basketball Federation to be heard on Dec.20

A commercial court will hold on December 20 the preliminary hearings into a lawsuit filed by VTB United League to recover from the Russian Basketball Federation $1.12 million.

14:16 24.11.2011

Court upholds revoking 624 street advertising permits in Moscow

A commercial court has held against Moscow City Advertising in its lawsuit against the revocation of 624 banner advertising permits.

14:07 24.11.2011

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