Articles and Publications

21 October 2026

The Supreme Court examined the case and noted that Decree No. 322 requires special payment procedures. At the same time, the Decree sets out exceptions to the procedure if the IP owner’s products are on the Russian market. The Supreme Court explained that, in Russia, IP rights are guaranteed equally regardless of the IP owner’s citizenship or place of business.

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8 October 2026

Liudmila Serova, Partner and Trademark Attorney at Gorodissky & Partners, Russia, outlines when letters of consent are required for trademark registration in Russia, and why applicants must ensure they meet strict legal and procedural requirements.

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17 September 2026

Natalia Nikolaeva, Partner, and Ilya Goryachev, Counsel, at Gorodissky & Partners explore the development of Russian disputes of compulsory licensing in a pharmarelevant context, including the recent decision of the Constitutional Court setting the interpretation of legal issues for such disputes.

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15 September 2026

The case is of broad significance to brand owners enforcing rights in Russia: the IP Court’s ruling that a plaintiff need not possess precise data on the scale of infringing sales, and that unchallenged compensation figures may be relied upon, provides a framework for securing awards that better reflect the true extent of the infringement. This moves Russian trademark enforcement meaningfully beyond the token sums that have long characterized the field.

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7 September 2026

From the Russian perspective, a product’s design can be protected by obtaining a patent for industrial design. An exclusive right to an industrial design is recognized and protected in Russia only upon its registration, which is followed by the issuance of a respective design patent. The availability of national, international and regional filing routes gives applicants considerable flexibility in building a design protection strategy for Russia.

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