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Russia’s patent authority cancels protection of Yandex brand on Rambler petition

The Chamber for Patent Disputes of Russia’s Federal Service for Intellectual Property (Rospatent) has met a request of Afisha company, a structure of Rambler Group, seeking to annul legal protection of Yandex Afisha brand owned by OOO Yandex.

17:50 20.04.2020

Activist’s sentence for rally order breaches reduced by 2.5 years

The Moscow City Court on Monday reduced a 4-year prison sentence passed on activist Konstantin Kotov for repeated violations of a rally holding order to 1.5 years. The ruling announcement was broadcasted on the court’s website.

16:58 20.04.2020

Sentence of participant of illegal Moscow rally Surovtsev upheld

The Moscow City Court on Monday dismissed an appeal against a 2.5-year sentence given to participant of the unauthorized rally held in Moscow on July 27 Sergey Surovtsev.

15:43 20.04.2020

Case over 2019 deadly plane fire at Moscow airport reaches court

A court in the Moscow Region’s town of Khimki will consider a case against aircraft captain Denis Yevdokimov over the deadly fire on board a passenger aircraft Sukhoi Superjet-100 (SSJ-100) at Sheremetyevo airport that had killed over 40 people.

14:56 20.04.2020

Terrorism justification case against radio journalist suspended over coronavirus

The Second Western District Military Court on Monday decided to suspend a case against journalist of the radio Echo of Moscow in Pskov Svetlana Prokopyeva charged with justifying terrorism due to the coronavirus epidemic.

13:49 20.04.2020

Russia’s investigators to check if pranks on teachers constitute crimes

Russia’s Investigative Committee is to monitor distant learning videos demonstrating records of humiliation and so called pranks with respect to teachers.

12:32 20.04.2020

Two residents of Russia’s Altai Krai fined for breaching quaranting after trip abroad

A court in Russia’s Barnaul has fined two local men 15,000 rubles ($200) each for violating the 14-day quarantine after their return from abroad.

10:57 20.04.2020

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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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Redomiciliation stalls: How sanctions are shaping new practices for Russian companies

The mechanism for redomiciliating foreign companies to Russian jurisdiction, in effect since 2018, has recently encountered serious obstacles. Taking into account the background of sanctions-related restrictions introduced in 2022 through 2025, it has become extremely difficult to achieve the goal. The situation gave rise to the phenomenon of dual domicile and led to a rise in the number of new litigations, both in Russia and abroad.

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Soldiers jailed for killing US journalist Russell Bentley

A military court in Donetsk sentenced three soldiers to up to 12 years in prison for torturing and killing Russell Bentley, a 63-year-old U.S. national who collaborated with Sputnik news agency.

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