On the freezing of the Hague Act of 1960 starting from January 2025

As of 2025, the Hague system will be based exclusively on the Geneva Act of 1999.

The Attorney’s Newspaper asked Irina Ozolina for comments on the Supreme Court's Ruling of November 14, 2024, according to which the costs of drafting letters of claim in a dispute on the  infringement of exclusive rights are considered as litigation costs.

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.