Region: Russian Federation

Intentional connection, innovation incentives key to growing monetisable patent portfolio

Dolby Laboratories’ director of IP strategy and operations provides best practices for building valuable patent and trademark portfolios against a backdrop of global crises

08 September 2022

Study reveals "unprecedented" flood of opportunistic filings in Russia as foreign brands targeted

Research uncovers nearly 500 trademark applications filed that are identical or similar to famous foreign brands

31 August 2022

McDonald’s is leaving Russia but will seek to retain its trademarks there

Move announced on Monday is rooted in the company’s brand values, CEO explains, but the door is left open to maintain key IP in the country

20 May 2022

Nokia, Oppo dig in for big decisions in global patent battle

The litigation state of play across nine jurisdictions in Europe and Asia as the two parties compete for leverage in re-negotiation of SEP deal

15 April 2022

USPTO warns users on paying Russia for patent services using sanctioned banks

But the agency's official website still provides detailed instructions on how to route PCT search payments to VTB Bank and the Central Bank of Russia

11 April 2022

How Russia’s invasion of Ukraine affects the future of IP

Short-term risk management challenges the attack poses are only one part of the equation. Vladimir Putin’s actions raise important longer-term issues too

18 March 2022

IP risk management has never been more important

Saturday Opinion: Understandably, the challenges to rights holders posed by the Russian invasion of Ukraine are not a frontline issue, but they exist nevertheless. Businesses need to understand what they are and then mitigate them

12 March 2022

Russia's sanctions response takes aim at foreign IP owners

Proposal from top economic ministry is just one of several commercial risk-management issues to arise from Russian invasion of Ukraine

08 March 2022

New Russian legislation may enable more individuals to own trademarks

Russia’s government has issued a bill that seeks to broaden the grounds of eligibility for trademark applicants. In doing so, it is hoped that this will enshrine a measure of equality in the registration process

02 March 2022

Russian Supreme Court rejects Gilead’s decree challenge

In a closely watched case, the Supreme Court has upheld the Civil Code’s prioritising of people’s lives and health during the covid-19 pandemic, over profits lost to patent owners

23 February 2022

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