The auto concern Daimler and the manufacturer of hydraulic equipment KYB have lost a lawsuit against the Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia (FAS) to challenge the FAS ruling on the import of repair parts. In 2020, the FAS commission considered…
According to the operator of the 2D digital code marking Center for the Development of Advanced Technologies, the share of illegal tobacco products in Russia for the year decreased by more than 30% and reached 8.09% of the total market…
On July 15, 2021, the Parliament of Ukraine adopted the Law “On Amendments to the Law of Ukraine “On Medicines” regarding the prohibition of the sale of medicines to children”. Amendments to the law prohibit the sale of medicinal products…
The Moscow Arbitration Court partially satisfied the claim of the Moscow Metro against Zaryad! LLC – prohibited the use of designations confusingly similar to the plaintiff’s trademarks. In 2018, a service for the provision of chargers for rent (Power Banks)…
On July 27, 2021, the Moscow Arbitration Court satisfied the claim of the Swiss company “Squin SA” against Samsung Electronics Co Ltd. and its Russian representation in a dispute over the use of the invention “Electronic payment system” under patent…
The Federal Service for Intellectual Property (Rospatent) has launched a prototype register of patents for pharmacologically active substances in a demo version. In test mode, it is already possible to apply for the entry of the patents in the register…
The Chamber for Patent Disputes of Rospatent satisfied the objection of the Italian company Ferrari and canceled the certificate for the Ferre trademark in the name of an individual entrepreneur from Russia. The Italian company stated in its claim that…
Google has filed a lawsuit against the Kyiv developer “Real Estate of the Capital” PJSC with the claim to partially cancel the certificate for the Nest trademark. Google has a division of Nest that makes devices for smart homes (thermostats,…
On July 2, 2021, the President of Russia signed amendments to the Law on the Regulation of Alcoholic Products, which introduce additional requirements for alcoholic beverages. In particular, the law allows the use of the name “champagne” only for Russian…
On June 10, 2021, the Armenian government approved an agreement with the EU on financial support to Armenia in the amount of 3 million euros for the refusal to label “cognac” on alcoholic beverages. The very agreement on the gradual…