Articles and Publications

27 February 2014

Unlike patent trolls in the original understanding of the term, the concept of Russian trolls is tinged by national particulars. The Russian law includes patents for a utility model. This is a simplified version of inventions which is sometimes called a petty patent.

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26 February 2014

The issue of parallel imports has undergone many turns, retreats and advances over the years. The courts have issued divergent judgments and interested parties have engaged in heated arguments for and against parallel imports. At last, the courts have reached a logical conclusion: rights holders must have full control over the use of their trademark in Russia.

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22 January 2014

Russian law provides various ways of commercialising intellectual property. The owner of a patent or trademark may assign it or grant a licence, and franchising is also becoming more popular. The law has provided for these options for a long time and they are widely used by rights holders. Every year the Patent Office registers between 15,000 and 20,000 IP transactions.

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15 January 2014

Last year was a good one for rights holders: many of the issues they faced were resolved, and intellectual property remains strong. In Russia, the number of patent and trademark applications is on the rise. Although complete statistics are not yet available, the activity of the Patent Office can be assessed based on the figures for the first three quarters of 2013.

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14 January 2014

Sergey Medvedev of Gorodissky & Partners examines the Russian IP Court’s ruling on the protection of database content in social media

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