Articles and Publications

2 August 2023

Sanctions imposed on Russia because of the military conflict with the Ukraine are designed to stifle Russian economy. In some cases however they have undesirable and unexpected repercussions opposite to what was expected.

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21 July 2023

Recently, article 10.7 of the Obligations of the owner of classifieds (the amendment) amended Federal Law No. 149-FZ dated 27 June 2006 (On Information, Information Technologies and Information Protection). According to the amendment, an "online classified" is a website on the internet, information system and/or computer programme that is intended or used to organise the interaction of their users with each other. This article discusses the obligations for owners of online classifieds and the importance of this amendment.

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26 June 2023

Since 1 March 2023, by Resolution No. 1351 released 29 July 2022, marketplaces now have to report to the special monitoring system "Сhestny Znak" and check the marking on each product subject to mandatory marking to avoid penalties. This means marketplaces are now treated as full-fledged market players.

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22 June 2023

It is commonly known that some foreign companies left Russia following the onset of events in the Ukraine. That led to mass filing of trademark applications reproducing or imitating the brands of the companies that left Russia. TThe patent office quickly reacted to that and explained that filing an application and publishing it does not mean that a registration will occur. The pirate filers understood that too and discontinued the practice.

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9 June 2023

Dmitry Yakovlev and Maksym Bocharov of Gorodissky and Partners review case examples of incorrect translation which have resulted in the invalidation of filed patents to demonstrate the importance of investing in accurate translation.

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