Federal Law No.115-FZ “On amendments to certain legislative acts of the Russian Federation in respect to unifying the content of annual reports of state corporations/companies, public non-profit companies, as well as in respect to determining specifics of regulation of corporate relations in 2020 and suspending the provisions of certain regulations of the Russian Federation” dated April 7, 2020 was published and took effect on April 7, 2020, providing changes in the timeframes for holding general meetings of shareholders in 2020.

On April 1, 2020, Article 9.1 was added to the Federal law for maintaining economic stability, providing the Russian Government the authority to impose a moratorium on initiating bankruptcy proceedings. 

The Intellectual Environment topic from IP department at Capital Legal Services is here again. Elena Berger and Vladislav Scherbatykh comment on what happens if you fail to register your trademark on time.

In the new era of visuals, when consumers “love with their eyes,” media and bloggers all work to capture their audience using any means accessible. Unfortunately, it is not always possible to generate original content.

On November 18, 2019, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation transferred the cassation complaint by Krastsvetmet OJSC to the Economical Disputes Collegial Body for examination, thereby giving hope to all taxpayers who suffer from tax liability for actions of their bad faith contractors.

The case against Valery Izrailit is a significant one in many ways. We see how the law enforcement system works, how a district court judge works, how the supreme court instance works. We also see the reaction of the authorities to public accusations of promises not being kept.

Works of architecture as an object of copyright – what the architect, developer, builder and investor need to know to protect their interests. Materials are prepared by experts of the IP practice at Capital Legal Services Elena Berger and Vladislav Scherbatykh.

In the regular column Intellectual Wednesdays (Season 2, Episode 6), IP experts at Capital Legal Services Practice Elena Berger and Vladislav Scherbatykh not only analyzed Eksmo’s latest case, but also explained why the fight against piracy is actually beneficial for society and culture.

When and on what grounds can a competitor contest the registration of your company name as a trademark? And how do you retain your trademark when a competitor wants very badly to cancel it? Materials and examination of a case are prepared by experts of the IP practice at Capital Legal Services Elena Berger and Vladislav Scherbatykh.