Intellectual property and trademarks
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Public discussions are being held of the draft amendments to the List of goods (groups of goods) to which the provisions do not apply of articles 1359(6) and 1487 of the Russian Civil Code, provided that these goods (groups of goods) are released into circulation outside Russia by right holders (patent holders) or with their consent. The List was approved by Order No. 1532 of the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade dated 19 April 2022.
Pepeliaev Group advises that the Russian Government is preparing to submit to the State Duma for ratification a Treaty aimed at establishing a regional system for registering trademarks, service marks and appellations of origin. When an application is filed with a national patent office within the scope of the system, it will help to obtain protection in each of the member states of the Treaty once an expert examination is complete.
Pepeliaev Group advises that amendments have been passed to the Federal Law “On information, information technologies and data protection”. These amendments establish new rules for restricting access to information disseminated in violation of copyright and/or related rights or legal requirements, and specify the procedure for restricting access to the information resource of a person organising the dissemination of information.
Pepeliaev Group advises of the results of the Russian Constitutional Court's consideration of a case relating to the claim filed by PAG LLC to have articles 1252(4), 1487 and 1515 (1,2 and 4) of the Russian Civil Code (the ‘Civil Code) checked in terms of whether they are constitutional.
FAO company CEOs, specialists of legal departments, as well as company secretaries
Pepeliaev Group advises that 20 November 2011 saw the publication on the Supreme Arbitration Court’s official website of the Court’s Resolution No. 3602/11 in case No. 08-8099/2009 (Krasny Oktyabr v. Slavyanka).