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... statistical data for the EU is consolidated once a year. The Russian side informed on the state play with the preparations for the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games in respect of IP protection and enforcement. The EU side informed on the conducted research “Intellectual Property Rights Intensive Industries: contribution to Economic performance and Employment in the European Union” that quantify the overall contribution made by IP-intensive industries to the EU economy in terms of output, employment, wages ...

... among one another. However, Kaspersky allegedly became upset that its efforts often went unreturned and could bring them down in the market. Because of this, the company allegedly became particularly upset in 2010 and tried to garner awareness around intellectual property. It wanted mutual respect among organisations who share information, Reuters said. Reuters claims that during this time, the company amplified its sabotage efforts. While Kaspersky denies this, it did acknowledge in its statement ...

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 ...