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Appeal against ruling in dispute over Christian Louboutin trademark set for July

The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has scheduled for July 21 the hearing of appeals against recovery of 24.3 million rubles ($368,000) from four Russian firms in favor of famous French fashion designer Christian Louboutin and his company "Christian Louboutin S.A.S." for sales of counterfeit perfumery products.

17:55 15.06.2016

Military court upholds mitigation of ex-Russian Army commander’s sentence

The Moscow Regional Military Court on Wednesday upheld mitigation of sentence for former Army Commander Colonel General Vladimir Chirkin and his release.

15:43 15.06.2016

Russia’s patent agency dismisses Valio complaints on brand registration

Russia’s patent agency Rospatent has dismissed a complaint on the unlawfulness of registration of brands “Aura of Harmony” and “Aura of Light” for a Cypriot company lodged by Finnish Valio Ltd.

14:54 15.06.2016

Court supports antimonopoly watchdog’s stance on misrepresentation in advertisements

The Moscow Commercial Court has upheld a decision taken by the Moscow office of Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) that company Proyektnye Innovatsii (Project Innovations) violated the law by dissimilating contextually targeted advertisements.

13:30 15.06.2016

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Russian courts allowed not to implement rulings of Europe's human rights court

Russia's Supreme Court proposed not to implement rulings of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and the provisions of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR).

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Soldiers jailed for killing US journalist Russell Bentley

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