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Congratulations on the World Intellectual property Day!
May you have inspiration, creativity, and achievements, and the confidence that your intellectual property is protected effectively.
In view of massive and not always precise information about amendments into IP enforcement practice in Russia our team has prepared a brief digest of the anti-sanction measures and latest amendments introduced into the Russian legislation.
Federal Law No. 143-FZ dated May 28, 2022 «On Amendments to Part Four of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation» introduced amendments specifying the grounds of refusal for trademarks that include names of geographical objects. The purpose of the amendments is to harmonize national legislation with Article 11 of the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications.
On February 08, 2022, the affiliate session of «A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm - «Patent disputes in pharma: the letter of the law vs extreme necessity» - took place in the framework of the Distant & Digital conference.
Extension of the Eurasian patent became available for patentees for not so long but already created some legal challenges for patent lawyers. For example, the problem of the impossibility of challenging the legality of the extension of Eurasian patents in national courts has recently become particularly acute and attracted the attention of experts.
As another year comes to an end, we would like to take a moment to wish you all the best in 2022!