Trademarks, Russia

War and Peace at Rospatent: Protecting Trademarks in Russia - Katten Kattwalk | Issue 24

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 7/28/2022

Yes, we shall live, Uncle Vanya. Could Anton Chekhov ever have imagined that his literary work would be used to sell hamburgers? In March, a controversial application for an "Uncle Vanya" mark in connection with "snack bars,...more

The Katten Kattwalk | Issue 24

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 7/27/2022

War and Peace at Rospatent: Protecting Trademarks in Russia - Yes, we shall live, Uncle Vanya. Could Anton Chekhov ever have imagined that his literary work would be used to sell hamburgers? In March, a controversial...more

PTAB/USPTO Update - July 2022

WilmerHale on 7/6/2022

USPTO Leadership - ..In June, USPTO Director Kathi Vidal delivered official remarks at the 2022 Bench & Bar Conference, a PTAB Pro Bono Fireside Chat, the 2022 SelectUSA Investment Summit, and the AI/ET Partnership Series...more

Intellectual Property & Health | News To Know – June 2022

McDermott Will & Emery on 6/27/2022

RUSSIA RESPONDS TO WESTERN SANCTIONS WITH PATENT RETALIATION - On March 6, 2022, the Russian government retaliated against the West’s imposition of sanctions by issuing a decree permitting patented innovations to be used...more

OFAC Authorization of Certain ‎Transactions Related to Patents, ‎Trademarks, and Copyrights

Locke Lord LLP on 6/17/2022

On May 5, 2022, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) issued General License No. 31 (“GL 31”), which makes clear that U.S. Persons may continue to act in the Russian Federation to...more

Update on Protecting Intellectual Property in Russia

Cooley LLP on 5/18/2022

As noted in our client alert on April 20, 2022, Cooley continues to monitor the ever-changing situation in Russia and Ukraine following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Provided below is an update regarding...more

Sanctions Against Russia: The Week in Review - May 2022

K2 Integrity on 5/9/2022

The Week in Review delivers the impact and analysis for the public, private, and non-profit sectors from our regular reporting of the evolving global sanctions campaign against Russia. This week, we reviewed the recent...more

The Impact on Brands when Trademarks are Used in Military Strategy

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 4/29/2022

Western companies with trademark rights in Russia are feeling the ripple effects of the Ukrainian conflict. In response to the economic sanctions and boycotts imposed by the U.S. and other Western countries, Russia has...more

Russia, Ukraine and Patents

Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP on 4/1/2022

Continuing hostilities by the Russian Federation in Ukraine have garnered a number of responses from countries around the world. These include responses from patent offices, including the United States Patent and Trademark...more

Client Alert: Intellectual Property in Russia

Sunstein LLP on 3/30/2022

The Russian war on Ukraine has resulted in a series of US sanctions and Russian countermeasures that have disrupted the coordination of patent and trademark rights between the United States and Russia. ...more

Peppa Pig Can't Fly: Russia's Retaliatory Expropriation of Foreign Property Has Started

BakerHostetler on 3/18/2022

The crippling economic sanctions the West imposed in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have led to Russian retaliation. Russia’s symbolic sanctions of President Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau may get...more

Russian War Affects Tech and IP

Womble Bond Dickinson on 3/16/2022

Russia initiated a full-scale invasion of one of its sovereign neighbors and the Western world has responded with censure and fury. Our governments and financial institutions have cut off Russian access to money....more

Internet Memes In Russian Practice: IP Protection And Personality Rights Issues

International Lawyers Network on 6/10/2021

When we say “meme”, we usually mean an internet meme. An Internet meme is an idea (and some content embodying this idea) spread via the Internet. Memes are usually created in the internet community for humorous purposes....more

COVID-19 Report for Life Sciences and Health Care Companies (UPDATED)

Hogan Lovells on 9/9/2020

The COVID-19 Report is a compilation of coronavirus news, analysis, and insights from around the world to help life sciences and health care companies stay current in this challenging time. ...more

Russia PTO: New Rospatent Rules come into force on 6 September 2020

Hogan Lovells on 9/4/2020

New Rules for consideration of oppositions and related IP cases by the Russian Patent and Trademark Office (Rospatent) enter into force on 6 September 2020 replacing Rospatent’s rules of 2003. The Rules provide for electronic...more

News Highlights: IP&IT Novelties In Russia Of 2019

International Lawyers Network on 1/30/2020

THE GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS AS THE NEW INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ITEM - According to the Federal Law “On the Introduction of Amendments to Part Four of the Civil code of the Russian Federation” that shall come into force on...more

Information on Filed Applications for Registration of Drugs has Become Publicly Available in Russia

International Lawyers Network on 6/10/2019

Under the Federal Law “On drugs circulation” (Law), information on state registration of drugs in Russia shall be publicly available. Pursuant to Art. 37(1) of the Law, MoH-s obligation is to disclose information regarding...more

TOP-10 IP Disputes in 2018

International Lawyers Network on 1/31/2019

CATEGORY: Trademarks - CASE: Sony vs. PAG - DETAILS: Resolution of the Constitutional Court No. 8-P dated 13 February 2018 - SUMMARY: Unlike the counterfeit, the original (grey) product cannot be destroyed under the...more

Fashion law insights with chair and vice-chair of Franco-Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Hogan Lovells on 1/10/2019

The Intellectual Property Committee of the Franco-Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry was elected at a meeting on 22 November 2018, dedicated to the legal protection of intellectual property assets in the fashion...more

Russian Constitutional Court comments on parallel import issues

Hogan Lovells on 2/22/2018

On 13 February 2018 the Russian Constitutional Court checked the compliance of the following provisions of Russian Civil Code (the “CCR“) related to parallel import with the Constitution of Russia...more

Supreme Court Denies Cert To Review 2d Cir. Stoli Decision

Akerman LLP - Marks, Works & Secrets on 10/10/2016

The Supreme Court denied review of the 2d Circuit decision on the Stolichnaya trademark....more

Glass Half Full for Russian Federation Successor’s Stolichnaya Infringement Saga (Fed. Treasury Enter. Sojuzplodoimport et al. v....

McDermott Will & Emery on 2/26/2016

Addressing issues of international comity, res judicata, and laches, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed in part and vacated in part the district court’s decision concerning a dispute over rights to the...more

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