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5 June 2015
Parallel imports have long been an issue in Russia. For some time the status of parallel imports was obscure - the courts acted erratically, sometimes ruling in favour of the trademark owners, sometimes in favour of the parallel importers. Then, in order to clarify the situation, the law was changed to state unequivocally that trademark rights were exhausted only with regard to goods sold legally in Russia. The court practice was rectified accordingly, and the courts thus ruled against the parallel importers, with some rare exceptions.
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2 June 2015
A Q&A guide to privacy in the Russian Federation.
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The Q&A guide gives a high-level overview of privacy rules and principles, including what national laws regulate the right to respect for private and family life and freedom of expression; to whom the rules apply and what privacy rights are granted and imposed. It also covers the jurisdictional scope of the privacy law rules and the remedies available to redress infringement.
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1 June 2015
A Q&A guide to data protection in the Russian Federation.
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This Q&A guide gives a high-level overview of data protection rules and principles, including obligations on the data controller and the consent of data subjects; rights to access personal data or object to its collection; and security requirements. It also covers cookies and spam; data processing by third parties; and the international transfer of data. This article also details the national regulator; its enforcement powers; and sanctions and remedies.
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27 May 2015
Today, intellectual property plays a major role in economic and industrial development worldwide, meaning that the retrieval of actual, precise and comprehensive information about patent applications is of high importance. Most patent offices provide patent information to the general public, but the scope of patent information provided and how it is obtained can vary.
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26 May 2015
The Patent Office examined the appeal on the official action of the examiner who refused registration of a trade mark in application number 2012728603 with priority of August 17 2012 with regard to goods in class 9 and services in class 35.
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