PROTECTION OF WORD MARKS IN LATIN AND CYRILLIC LETTERS IN RUSSIA

In the course of registration of word marks of foreign firms in Russia there often arises a question if protection of a word mark in Latin letters also protects the same mark in Cyrillic letters. On the whole the answer is positive, but there are nuisances that should be taken into account in developing the […]

Russian Patent issued on Bottle

Source: Moscow Times Intellect, a company specializing in legal advice on industrial property rights, secured the patents from state patent agency Rospatent and has sent letters to breweries offering a license so brewers can continue to use bottles and cans…Intellect general director Vladimir Zaichenko said the company was set up 1 1/2 years ago and […]

COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT CASES IN RUSSIA

1. A Russian Court has called computer pirates criminal outlaws. In March this year two computer pirates in Russia were convicted by the Russian court. The pirates were found guilty of committing crime described in art. 146 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. As the punishment the court set the fine in the […]