Articles and Publications

24 March 2026

Russian marketplaces are undergoing a fundamental shift to a strictly regulated digital system, while IP protection on marketplaces is evolving into a more structured framework.

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12 February 2026

Before entering the Russian market, Chinese companies expanding their presence often register trademarks for their products. Trademarks registered by Chinese companies fall into several categories: Chinese characters (rarely), Latin letters, or their combinations. Cyrillic is rarely used.

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12 January 2026

Vladimir Biriulin, Partner at Gorodissky & Partners, Russia, documents the details of a casein which Canon defended its well-known trademarks in Russia against a local company's attempt to cancel and copy them.

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9 December 2025

Beginning September 1, 2025 data controllers are prohibited from including consent language into any documents and legal clauses other than the consent forms. It is likely that new amendments restricting the cases where the personal data processing may be based on the consent will be quick to follow.

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5 December 2025

The article is devoted to the partial cancellation of a DOGGYMAN trademark owned by the Russian entrepreneur by the Chamber of Patent Disputes following a challenge from Japanese company DoggyMan Co. due to consumer confusion issues.

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