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Prosecutor's office opens 400 cases over illegal use of 2014 Olympics symbols

Prosecutors opened 400 administrative cases over the illegal use of 2014 Winter Olympic Games symbols

17:46 23.12.2011

Dispute over Inteco development company sale to be considered in February

A commercial court will hear on February 27 a lawsuit filed by Viktor Baturin, the brother of Russia's richest woman and owner of the Inteco developer Yelena Baturina, to invalidate the company's sale.

17:40 23.12.2011

Police exposes over 2,000 violations in parliamentary elections

Police has made over 2,000 administrative violation reports during the election campaign to the State Duma.

17:20 23.12.2011

Court affirms rightholders union's right to collect fee from CD producers

The Supreme Commercial Court refused to reconsider lower courts' judgments affirming the decision to entitle the Russian Union of Right-Holders to collect a one-percent commission from the sales of blank CDs and CD recording equipment. The federal service for the enforcement of cultural heritage protection laws reported on October 26, 2010 that it empowered the Russian Union of Right- Holders headed by renowned film director Nikita Mikhalkov to collect the commision.

17:05 23.12.2011

Rosneft wins trademark infringement suit against fuel company

A court has awarded Rosneft oil company $95,000 in its trademark infringement lawsuit against EKA-AZS fuel company, which operates a large chain of filling stations.

16:42 23.12.2011

Appellate court upholds Tymoshenko's sentence in "gas case"

An appellate court in Kiev upheld on Friday the trial court's judgment sentencing former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko to seven years in prison for abuse of power in signing gas supply contracts with Russia in 2009.

15:59 23.12.2011

Two antimonopoly service's orders to Russian Railways revoked

A court revoked on December 21 two orders issued by the antimonopoly service to the Russian Railways regarding its passenger operations and building risks insurance contracts.

15:44 23.12.2011

Well-known writer appeals registration denial for presidential elections

The Other Russia unregistered party leader, writer Eduard Limonov has filed an appealwith the Supreme Court against the refusal to register him as a candidate for the presidential elections.

15:15 23.12.2011

Court to hear copyright infringement suit against MTV Russia

A court will hear on February 16 a $3,300 copyright lawsuit filed by Lavina Concert agency against MTV Russia Television Channel.

14:33 23.12.2011

Patent authority wins trademark dispute

The court has dismissed a claim filed by K.P.F Konsensus (Yemelya Croutons) to reverse the federal patent agency's decision to partially cease the legal protection of the claimants registered Yemelya trademark.

14:08 23.12.2011

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American basketball player gets 9 years in Russian jail for drug smuggling

A court in Khimki, a town in the Moscow Region, on Thursday sentenced Brittney Yevette Griner, an American professional basketball player, to 9 years in penal colony for drug trafficking.

19:49 04.08.2022

MP Belousov put on wanted list after being sentenced to 10 years in jail

State Duma lawmaker Vadim Belousov, sentenced to 10 years in prison for taking a bribe, has been put on the federal wanted list.

12:51 04.08.2022

The Insider editor-in-chief arrested in absentia in illegal border crossing case

The Moscow Lefortovsky District Court has issued an arrest warrant in absentia for editor-in-chief of The Insider (recognized in Russia as a media performing functions of a foreign agent and an undesirable organization) Roman Dobrokhotov (recognized as a foreign media agent in Russia) in a case over illegal crossing of the state border.

12:22 05.08.2022