Denis Kudryavtsev, a Dispute Resolution Lawyer at Patentus, notes that Russian courts are still favorably disposed to such complaints: "Such a large number of lawsuits is due to the fact that they [foreign companies] protect their intellectual property and, accordingly, try to prevent possible further violations. In general, the courts are indeed more likely to support copyright holders in such cases.
At the same time, there are several types of compensation - from 10 thousand rubles to 5 million rubles, double the cost of counterfeit goods or double the cost of a license for using a trademark, for example. However, the courts reduce the amount of compensation. If, for example, the copyright holder requests 100 thousand rubles for one trademark, the final amount may be 10 thousand rubles. This is a common practice.
Everything depends on the type of violation and its volume. The court also takes into account such circumstances as the difficult financial situation of the defendant, because usually such claims are filed against individual entrepreneurs. It seems that, in general, the compensation really does reduce the number of violations, it just has to be proportionate."
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