Legal overviews
From now on license payments to foreign rightholders from non-friendly states can be made only through a special ruble account
- Service: Intellectual Property (IP)
- Date: 09.06.2022
The Russian President signed the Decree imposing a requirement to make payments under agreements for using exclusive rights in favor of foreign rightholders from non-friendly states, as well as a number of Russian rightholders, including those supporting sanctions, only through a special ruble account opened in an authorized bank.
New requirements of Roskomnadzor: 3 days to remove someone else’s content from application
- Service: Intellectual Property (IP)
- Date: 13.07.2020
Legislative initiatives that strengthen the control over information circulation on the Internet rarely leave the public indifferent. Usually, two forces immediately appear, namely, supporters of strict regulation and observance of rights (subjects of personal data and copyright holders) and their opponents who believe that total control and severe measures will not lead to a positive outcome.
Copyright to content used on TV and YouTube: why it is important to obtain copyright holders’ consent and what could happen when you forget about copyright
- Service: Intellectual Property (IP)
- Date: 20.05.2020
In the new edition on the "Intellectual Environment" topic IP practice lawyers Elena Berger and Vladislav Scherbatykh comment on how to use copyrighted content.
How you name a boat, is how it shall float. What name is better to register as a trademark?
- Service: Intellectual Property (IP)
- Date: 15.05.2020
What name is better to register as a trademark? Does it require thinking up something original, or is it enough to indicate the type of services to be provided in the name, for example, selling tickets online? This is perhaps one of the most important issues when creating a new product or service.
A stitch in time saves nine. Why you need to register a trademark in advance
- Service: Intellectual Property (IP)
- Date: 30.03.2020
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.
Why you shouldn’t use someone else’s content without asking
- Service: Intellectual Property (IP)
- Date: 25.02.2020
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.
Intellectual Wednesdays: Architecture works as an object of copyright
- Service: Intellectual Property (IP)
- Date: 30.10.2019
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.
Intellectual Wednesdays: online piracy, publishing houses and conscious society
- Service: Intellectual Property (IP)
- Date: 16.10.2019
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.
Intellectual Wednesdays: is a monopoly on a generally used word possible?
- Services: Advertising / Marketing / Sponsorship, Intellectual Property (IP)
- Date: 02.10.2019
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.