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On 1 March 2023, amendments to article 12 of the Federal Law on Personal Data No.152-ФЗ dated 27 July 2006 (PDL) established transfer impact assessments and filings with the data protection authority as the pre-conditions for cross-border personal data transfers. In certain cases, Russia may suppress outgoing data flows in an extra-judicial procedure. This article outlines the legislative changes and suggests how the affected companies should comply.

Current political situation added shades to intellectual property cases. Some foreign companies left the Russian market and this makes us cast a new look on the situation on the Russian market.

The Russian advertising regulatory landscape has seen significant developments in recent months, following the introduction of new requirements for online advertising.

On March 1, 2023, a new edition of this State Standard, issued as GOST R15.011—2022 enters into force, replacing the old one, mainly due to a need to update a number of old terms, introduce new concepts, adjust the forms of reporting documents, and set modern patent studies approaches and methodologies.

A Swiss company named BGRP GmbH obtained the international trademark No 1584115 SARTORIA MASTROIANNI for Classes 03,18 and 25 to extend registration to Russia.