Articles on trademark registration matters in Russia

We started posting articles on trademarks matters in Russia, here is a list of recent ones: Russian Trademark Pirates forced Starbucks to delay launch of coffeehouses in Russia for almost 10 years Is where a better way of spotting whether a mark that looks like an invented word might mean something in another language? Someone’s […]

Do I Need To Register My Patent in Russia?

Patent Registration in Russia We’re publishing this quite informative article posted at Passport Magazine: by John Bonar As more and more foreign companies are viewing Russia’s booming economy and fast expanding consumer spending power, some of them are finding an unexpected obstacle to starting business here. Someone has already registered their brand trademarks and product […]

Russia: New Intellectual Property Law in effect on January 1st, 2008.

A new IP law of Russia signed, effective as of January 1 2008. The new law, known as Part IV of the Russian Civil Code, incorporates all the existing Russian IP laws and includes various amendments to improve current legislation. Most notable changes are: * Interested parties only may submit a request for termination of […]