On May 20, 2024, Presidential Decree No.430 "On temporary procedure for acquisition of exclusive rights of certain rightholders and performance of monetary obligations to certain foreign creditors and persons they control" (the "Decree") was published, which establishes the following changes to the procedure for alienation of exclusive rights and payment of remuneration for the alienation.

Economic sanctions against Russia have been among the hot topics for business. At the end of 2023, the EU published the 12th sanctions package aimed at Russian companies and state authorities. There are major changes concerning the provision of software to Russian companies.

On June 26, 2023, the EU Council adopted the 11th package of economic and individual restrictive measures to strengthen the existing sanctions and prevent their circumvention.

Restrictive measures earlier applied to objects of intellectual property (hereinafter “IP”) owned by certain individuals and organizations (see our review from last year), but now these measures directly affect IP associated with certain goods and technologies, regardless of who their rightholder is and in which state the rights to intellectual property are used.

Below, please find our review of the main changes related to regulation of intellectual property introduced by the 11th package of EU sanctions, as well as our analysis of clarifications of the European Commission on intellectual property issues which could be of use for your business.

December is usually a good time to sum up events of the year, and our IP practice has taken a look back at the most significant IP/IT events of 2022.

The rating is purely subjective and is based on the personal opinions of CLS associates Antonina Shishanova ana Victor Kaluzhski.

On July 14, 2022, the Russian President signed Federal Law No.259-FZ amending the Administrative Offenses Code of the Russian Federation. The amendments toughen liability for violating the Federal Law “On the activities of foreign persons on the Internet telecommunications network on the territory of the Russian Federation”.

In the current situation, sanctions imposed by foreign states against Russia inevitably affect intellectual property or IP. Here is a list of the main EU, US and UK sanctions imposed against Russian entities and individuals that affect intellectual property issues.

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.

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.

In the new edition on the "Intellectual Environment" topic IP practice lawyers Elena Berger and Vladislav Scherbatykh comment on how to use copyrighted content.

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.