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Russia remains on the Priority Watch List in 2016 as a result of continued and significant challenges to IPR protection and enforcement, particularly in the areas of copyright infringement, trademark counterfeiting (with a notable increase in counterfeit branded seeds) and non-transparent collecting society procedures. The Special 301 Report (Report) is the result of an annual review of the state of intellectual property rights (IPR) protection and enforcement in U.S. trading partners around the...

The changes in the Commercial Law in Russia in relation to corporate governance and transparency is making large foreign companies to consider it as their next outsource destination, according to the Forum of Corporate Governance held in Moscow at the end of 2016. The changes in the Commercial Law in Russia in relation to corporate governance and transparency is making large foreign companies to consider it as their next outsource destination, according to the Forum of Corporate Governance held...

Russia’s economic growth is already showing its first results as foreign companies are starting to invest here once more. Some of the largest retailers in France and Sweden have already established several plants and stores in Russia, and thus raising foreign investments to billions in just a few months. If you want to open a company, our lawyers in Russia can offer legal assistance related to the registration procedure. Russia’s economic growth is already showing its first results as foreign companies...

At the end of October, Moody’s issued its last report on the Russian economy for this year and the outlook for 2017. According to the agency, the incomes registered by Russian companies have generated economic growth which is a positive sign for the banking system, which has triggered the positive outlook for the year to come. It is worth specifying that the at the beginning of the year, Moody’s had issued a negative outlook for the local economy. The new upgrade represents Moody’s expectations in...

The Russian Prime Minister is currently working on new schemes in order to support Russian citizens and small and medium-sized companies, as their number has started to grow during the last few years, not to mention their appearance in almost all industries. Russia-to-support-SMEs-and-to-amended-tax-systemAt the end of June, the Russian Prime Minister announced the development of new projects similar to the ones implemented in the 2000s. The programs would address both citizens and Russian small...

A new report claims Russia-based cyber-security company Kaspersky Lab attempted to sabotage competitors' antivirus (AV) software for nearly 10 years by allegedly inducing false positive malware detection. A new report claims Russia-based cyber-security company Kaspersky Lab attempted to sabotage competitors' antivirus (AV) software for nearly 10 years by allegedly inducing false positive malware detection. Citing former employees, Reuters reported that Kaspersky assigned employees to reverse engineer...

Brand owners interested in protecting their intellectual property in Russia should be aware of two recent important changes to Russian trademark law. With these changes, Russian trademark law practice moves closer to that in other European countries, and provides more options for parties involved ...

Russia's Intellectual Property Court (IP Court) will reconsider a suit brought by firearms maker Kalashnikov Concern against M. T. Kalashnikov, a company established by the designer of the AK-47 assault rifle and his family members, according to court records. Russia's Intellectual Property Court (IP Court) will reconsider a suit brought by firearms maker Kalashnikov Concern against M. T. Kalashnikov, a company established by the designer of the AK-47 assault rifle and his family members, according...

The thirteenth meeting of the Russia-EU IP Dialogue took place in the Delegation of the European Union to Russia. Representatives of the European Commission DG Trade, Delegation of the European Union to Russia, Rospatent, Ministry of Interior of the Russian Federation, Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation, other federal executive authorities and business community took part in the meeting. ...