Articles and Publications

25 September 2017

Yury Kuznetsov, Alexander Mits, and Ekaterina Shushunina from Gorodissky & Partners here describe the requirement in Russia for electronic filing from applicants and attorneys and discuss the pros and cons of the new system in place.

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8 September 2017

Rights holders which are considering entering the Russian market should be aware that, in addition to trademarks and industrial designs, a range of IP tools are available to enhance rights protection

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4 September 2017

Getting the Deal Through - Franchise 2018 / Russia at gettingthedealthrough.com

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24 August 2017

Ramon Confectionary, a famous entity in Russia, filed trade mark application number 2013705310 in respect of goods in class 30. The application was rejected,  because registration of the claimed designation as a means of individualisation of the applicant's goods claimed in the trade mark application would contradict the public interest.

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21 August 2017

Several Eurasian countries (Russia, Byelorussia, Kazakhstan, Armenia, and Kyrgyzstan) are currently on the way to integration in economic field. They established a Eurasian Economic Union forming a common market. This brings to the fore the importance of protecting intellectual property in those countries. In fact, there is already in place a Eurasian Patent Convention which encompasses Armenia, Azerbaijan, Byelorussia, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan. As can be seen, the Eurasian Patent Convention covers more countries than the Eurasian Economic Union. Hence, when making a decision to protect an invention the applicant should consider whether to file a Eurasian patent application covering eight countries or national applications in selected countries.

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