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The lawyers of PATENTUS managed to have an International Trademark cancelled

Tatiana Sergunina represented the producer of tablets for dishwashers «Vortex» before the Court for Intellectual Property Rights. In August, 2013 the manufacturer filed an application «Vortex» trademark with Rospatent.

PATENTUS will be attending the annual INTA Meeting 2016

From the 21st to the 25th of May in Orlando (USA) there will be held the 138th Annual INTA Meeting. It will be attended by more than 9700 IP specialists as well as the entrepreneurship and government agencies from around the world.

PATENTUS succeeded in protecting rights of Cordiant company in the dispute against в Nokian company

Dmitry Markanov, the Head of Litigation Department at PATENTUS represented a well-known tire manufacturer, the company Cordiant, in a court case to ban the use of the industrial design.

Dmitry Markanov made comments in response to a question from “Kommersant” newspaper

Dmitry Markanov commented on the news saying the Chinese company had evicted the trademark iPhone from Apple company. It is referred to the manufacturer of leather accessories Xintong Tiandi Technology. It has been producing bags and cases for gadgets under the iPhone brand since 2007.

The Court for Intellectual Property Rights convened discussion on a practical example of PATENTUS

On April 29, 2016 the Court for Intellectual Property Rights was holding a conference in the framework of the Ninth International Forum on the topic of «Intellectual Property — the 21st Century» in the Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Roundtable discussion on parallel imports and compulsory licensing

On April 25, 2016 in the framework of the IX International Forum on “Intellectual Property – XXI” there was a roundtable discussion held regarding “Matching of foreign companies’ rights to intellectual property with the interests of Russian consumers”.

What is a famous trademark?

It is a separate IP subject matter. In Russia there are two detached registers: one for regular trademarks and another for famous ones.

PATENTUS managed to have the Rospatent decision reversed

Dmitry Markanov and Tatiana Sergunina have challenged the Rospatent decision on the trademark «ARAGATS» in the Court of Intellectual Property Rights.

Registration for the round table on "Perspectives of matching of foreign companies’ rights to intellectual property with the interests of Russian consumers" has opened

Today the registration for the round table on "Perspectives of matching of foreign companies’ rights to intellectual property with the interests of Russian consumers" (parallel imports and compulsory licensing — the pros and cons) has opened. The round table is being held by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation involving our company within the framework of the Ninth International Forum "Intellectual Property — 21st century".

Summary of Unfair Competition Regulations in Russia

Unfair competition matters are handled in Russia by the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) and Arbitrazh (commercial) courts which are official judicial bodies, not to be confused with arbitration (private) courts.

Geographical Indications in Russia by the Example of Scotch Whisky

As of the end of July 2015 the denomination «Scotch Whisky» lacks legal protection in the Russian Federation.

Dmitry Markanov made comments in response to a question from the newspaper "Kommersant"

Dmitry Markanov, Head of Trademark and Litigation Department at PATENTUS, made comments in response to a question from "Kommersant" newspaper regarding a court action brought by a world-known football player Pele against Samsung company.