On the very first day of the entry into force of amendments to the law On Information, Information Technology and Information Protection Sony Music Entertainment, S.B.A. Music Publishing and Universal Music have filed a lawsuit in the Moscow City Court…
Since October 1, 2020, mandatory digital marking has become mandatory for a larger list of products – also for perfumes, toilet water, cameras, photo flashes, and flash lamps. Accordingly, sellers and resellers of such goods must have equipment for reading…
The largest Russian online retailer Wildberries has opened an online store in Ukraine. Orders are available through the wildberries.ua online store, as well as through the mobile application. Ukraine became the third new market for Wildberries in 2020 – earlier…
On September 17, 2020, the Parliament of Ukraine adopted amendments to the law On Medicines, which regulated the implementation of electronic retail trade in medicines. In March 2020, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine adopted a resolution on the temporary…
The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) of the Russian Federation saw signs of unfair competition in the positioning of antibacterial soap from Cotton Club LLC. On the packaging of the liquid soap “AURA antibacterial” there is an inscription “ANTIBACTERIAL BRAND №…
The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) of Russia found the advertisement of the Supradin vitamin complex from Bayer violating the law on advertising. In a commercial on a television channel dedicated to children and youth, it was said that the drug…
The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) of Russia has imposed a fine on Bionorica SE. In 2019, Bionorica LLC distributed leaflets advertising its drug Canephron N at specialized medical conferences. The text in them guaranteed a positive effect when applied and…
The Russian government passed a resolution allowing foreign pharmaceutical manufacturers to interact more quickly with Russian control agencies. Inspections of foreign manufactures and preparation of reports are carried out by the Federal State Institution «State Institute of Drugs and Good…
MSP Bank granted the first loan in Russia secured by the intellectual property to company Energoelement. Energoelement, a company from the Skolkovo Innovation Center, which produces a new type of lithium-ion batteries, received a loan for 4.3 million rubles ($58…
According to the report of the Global Innovation Index 2020, Ukraine climbed two positions and became 45th among 131 countries in the global innovation ranking. Most of all, Ukraine added in the categories “Knowledge” and “R&D” – plus 20 and…