Maria Makhlina commented on the amendments to the Russian Criminal Code for «Economy and Life - Lawyer» magazine

The VI International Research-to-Practice Conference «Intellectual Rights: Challenges of the 21st Century» is being held at the National Research Tomsk State University on November 14-16, 2024.

A foreign company filed an action against the client of «A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm - Pharmasyntez Group of Companies, one of the top leading biopharmaceutical companies - for the infringement of two Russian patents claiming the recovery of damages and the prohibition of the sale of a generic (a medication for the treatment of cancer) until 2026.

On November 02, 2024, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation issued a Ruling, having concluded in which cases the actions of a domain administrator might be recognized as an act of unfair competition in relation to the trademark owner.

From January 04, 2025, applicants will be given the opportunity to file one Eurasian design application to obtain protection simultaneously in all eight EAPO member states.

On October 19-22, 2024, the annual AIPPI International Congress was held in Hangzhou (China), where the series of essential resolutions in IP area were adopted. Partners of «A.Zalesov & Partners» prepared the report of the Russian national AIPPI group on liability for unsubstantiated claims of infringement of IP rights and participated in the discussion and adoption thereof.

On October 07, 2024, one of the key events in the field of intellectual property in 2024, took place in Moscow - the fourth Patent Congress, held by the Russian National Group of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI).