On August 14, 2025, the Supreme Court issued a Ruling on case No. A40-4841/2024, in which, among other things, it provided clarification on the procedure for calculating the limitation period in a case on the recovery of compensation for the illegal use of trademarks.
In her commentary for the «Attorney’s Newspaper», Irina Ozolina, Senior Partner of «A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm, called the dispute complex and multi-layered and noted that it seems difficult to interpret only the legal component. First of all, due to the significant amount of compensation awarded - over 50 million rubles - the attention of the professional community is drawn to this case, and in such situations, judicial acts of the first and appellate instances are often carefully examined by the cassation courts and sent for reconsideration. At the same time, according to Irina, the conclusions of the Economic Collegium of the Supreme Court on determining the start date of the limitation period for this dispute seem controversial, and if the Supreme Court's approach, set out in the ruling on this case, becomes a sustainable practice, this may significantly complicate the protection of the rights and legitimate interests of plaintiffs in other disputes, including those related to the protection of intellectual property rights.
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