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«A.Zalesov & Partners» at the Fashion Style Russia Business Forum

On August 23-25, 2022 an international fashion exhibition will take place in Moscow in terms of the Russian Textile and Light Industry Week.

15.07.2022
Irina Ozolina Patent Design Trademark Conference Copyright
«A.Zalesov & Partners» have successfully represented the client before the Chamber for Patent Disputes

Rospatent rendered a decision to grant protection to a trademark under application No. 2020719894 in respect of a part of claimed goods of one class of ICGS since the remaining part was considered confusingly similar to a number of designations of other trademark owners.

01.07.2022
Irina Ozolina Trademark Litigation
The Chamber for Patent Disputes ruled in favor of A.Zalesov’s client in the dispute on the refusal in grant of trademark registration

Rospatent refused to grant protection to the trademark of our client claiming that the figurative element of the designation is similar to the emblem of The International Committee of the Red Cross and referring to the presence of an earlier registration recognized as similar to the claimed designation. Our experts successfully overcame the opposition of an earlier trademark by referring to an earlier conventional priority of the client’s application.

01.07.2022
Irina Ozolina Trademark Litigation Anastasia Kiriukhina
The State Duma passed a draft law that would give individuals the right to register trademarks

On July 08, 2022, the State Duma accepted in the third reading a draft law that would affect the fourth part of the Russian Civil Code. 

15.06.2022
Trademark Legislation
«A.Zalesov & Partners» have successfully protected the client’s interests in non-use cancellation dispute

The client of «A.Zalesov & Partners», being the right holder of several trademarks, is interested in obtaining legal protection for them on the territory of the Russian Federation. On the results of the expertise, Rospatent issued a  refusal to grant legal protection to the Principal's trademark based on the opposing trademark belonging to «MARINA B DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED». As parties failed to resolve the dispute peacefully, our Principal has filed a lawsuit for preliminary cancellation of the legal protection of the disputed trademark due to non-use.

01.02.2022
Trademark Litigation Non-use cancellation
Ruling of the Russian IP Court in favor of «A.Zalesov & Partners»’ client

On January 25, 2022, the Russian IP Court upheld the decisions of the lower courts and dismissed the cassation appeal of the importer of counterfeit goods in an administrative case of illegal use of «SURPRISE» designation on confectionery products, which are protected as «SURPRISE» trademarks series owned by «Ferrero» S.p.A.

01.02.2022
Irina Ozolina Anastasia Zalesova Trademark Litigation Food
Aleksey Zalesov has taken part in the meeting of the Rospatent Quality Council

A regular meeting of the Rospatent Quality Council took place on November 26, 2021, and was dedicated to the issues of trademark legal protection on the territory of the Russian Federation.

01.12.2021
Aleksey Zalesov Trademark Legislation
The Presidium of the Russian IP Court has ruled in favor of the client of «A.Zalesov & Partners»

On November 08, 2021, the Presidium of the Russian IP Court, as a court of cassation instance, upheld the ruling of the IP Court of July 21, 2021, which satisfied the claims of «Valenta Pharm» JSC - the client of «A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm - and terminated the legal protection of «Phenotropil» trademark and derivative designations.

15.11.2021
Trademark Litigation Life Science
«A.Zalesov & Partners» have successfully defended the client’s trademark

The Russian IP Court has ruled in favor of the client of «A.Zalesov and Partners» Patent & Law Firm, having invalidated the decision of Rospatent, as well as obliging him to amend the international registration of the client's trademark.

15.10.2021
Trademark Litigation
The use of the word «SURPRISE» as a trademark on confectionery products in the form of eggs infringes the rights of «Ferrero» S.p.A. to the series of «SUPRISE» trademarks

On September 27, 2021, the Fifteenth Arbitration Court of Appeal upheld the Decision of the Arbitration Court of the Krasnodar region to bring the importer of goods imitating «Kinder Joy» products using the «SURPRISE» trademarks in Cyrillic and Latin to administrative liability following article 14.10 of the Russian Code of Administrative Offenses.

01.10.2021
Trademark Litigation Food
The Arbitration Court of St. Petersburg ruled in favour of the client of «A.Zalesov & Partners» in a trademark infringement dispute

On September 28, 2021, after almost one-year consideration of a trademark infringement dispute, the Arbitration Court of St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region satisfied the claims of «Soremartec» S.A. («Ferrero» Group) seeking for prohibition of illegal use of Raffaello trademarks and claiming for monetary compensation for the past infringement.

01.10.2021
Trademark Litigation Food
Partners of «A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm Aleksey Zalesov and Irina Ozolina have successfully represented the client's interests before the Russian IP Court in a trademark non-use cancellation dispute

Our client, a Russian pharmaceutical manufacturer «VALENTAPHARM», had produced «Phenotropil» medication under a license agreement for more than 10 years.

30.07.2021
Trademark Non-use cancellation Life Science
The associates of «A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm have defended the interests of the client in the Chamber for Patent Disputes

Our client — «DIAMED-Pharma» LLC — filed an application to receive protection for a trademark under application № 2019746357 «PANTEIN» for goods in 03, 05, 10, 44 Classes of ICGS.

15.07.2021
Trademark Life Science
The Arbitration Court of Krasnodar region has ruled in favor of the client of «A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm

Acting on behalf of the client, «Soremartec» S.A. (part of «Ferrero Group»), the associates of «A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm filed a statement with the police of Krasnodar against the local seller of confectionaries imitating «RAFFAELLO» candies.

03.07.2021
Trademark Litigation Food
Managing Partner of «A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm Aleksey Zalesov has taken part in the meeting of the Quality Council of Rospatent as an invited expert

A series of significant problems were discussed during the meeting held on May 27, 2021, such as the issue of assessing the similarity degree between appellation of origin of goods and the designations filed for registration as trademarks, which include word elements indicating geographical concept.

01.06.2021
Aleksey Zalesov Trademark Legislation
The Arbitration Court of Krasnodar region ruled in favor of the client of «A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm in a customs case against counterfeit product

The Customs in Novorossiysk revealed an import of confectionaries (chocolate eggs containing a sign «SURPRISE FOR THE PRINCESS» in Cyrillic) and informed «FERRERO» S.p.A., a right holder of «SURPRISE» trademarks both in Cyrillic and Latin.

15.05.2021
Trademark Litigation Food
An important decision of the Federal Antitrust Service in favor of the client of «A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm

Our client («TWINS TEC») filed an application with the Federal Antitrust Service claiming unfair competition caused by «MIRROLLA LAB» LLC that was imitating packages of our client and put the product into the stream of commerce.

15.04.2021
Trademark Unfair competition Life Science
«A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm has successfully represented a client before the Arbitration Court of the Dagestan Republic in a trademark infringement dispute

«Soremartec» S.A. (a part of «Ferrero Group»), a client of «A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm filed a trademark infringement action with the Arbitration Court of the Dagestan Republic against a local supplier of confectionaries.

15.04.2021
Trademark Food Counterfeiting prosecution
«A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm has defended the interests of its client in the Chamber for Patent Disputes in a trademark dispute regarding KRUPNIK trademark

The Chamber for Patent Disputes ruled in favor of our client to keep in force the legal protection of the international registration «KRUPNIK» for goods in Class 33.

01.03.2021
Trademark Litigation
«A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm has successfully represented the interests of a client before the Russian IP Court in a trademark non-use cancellation dispute

Rospatent has cited a trademark of Mundipharma against a trademark application of «DHC» Corporation, a client of «A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm. Associates of «A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm advised the client to cancel protection of the cited trademark due to its non-use to overcome the citation. 

15.02.2021
Trademark Domain name Non-use cancellation
The Commercial (Arbitration) Court of the Republic of Mari El has ruled in favor of «Ferrero», a client of «A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm, in dispute on unfair competition regarding illegal introduction to the Russian territory of the products c

On January 28, 2021, the Commercial (Arbitration) Court of the Republic of Mari El rejected the motion of «Transexport-M LLC» to revoke the decision of the Federal Antimonopoly Service for the Republic of Mari El (the defendant) of August 14, 2020 on infringing the antimonopoly legislation in case № A38-6732/2020.

01.02.2021
Trademark Unfair competition Food
The Presidium of the IP Court shed light on some aspects of non-use cancellation disputes: a trademark use for specific terms in the list is also a due use for a general term as well

The Presidium of the IP Court has ruled on important practical issue regarding trademark use on goods it has been registered for, and the scope of its actual use in case of a non-use cancellation action.

15.12.2020
Trademark Non-use cancellation Legislation
Is everything fair in antimonopoly and trademark wars? «A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm backed up the client's trademark registration which was challenged in order to avoid unfair competition claim

On October 30, 2020 the Russian IP Court ruled in favor of Rospatent's earlier decision where the Client's trademark registration was kept in force.

04.12.2020
Trademark Unfair competition Litigation Life Science
«Raffaello» is well-known is Russia: Rospatent has issued well-known trademark registration decision after an order of the IP Court on a claim filed against Rospatent by «A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm

On June 03, 2020, a panel of experts of Rospatent issued a registration decision recognizing the «Raffaello» logo as a well-known trademark in Russia for confectionery goods.

15.06.2020
Trademark Food
The Russian IP Court has granted protection to 3D trademark for a renewed «Tic Tac» box: the burden to prove the lack of distinctiveness is on Rospatent

On February 20, 2020, the Russian Intellectual Property Court satisfied an appeal filed by «A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm in the interest of «Ferrero» S.p.A. against the decision of Rospatent refusing in the registration of a renewed box for the famous «Tic Tac» candies.

03.03.2020
Trademark Litigation Food
The team of «A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm has defended the major international insurance company «Alliance» against a competitor's attempt to take away it's widely known «ROSNO» trademarks

On January 30 the IP Court kept in force two «ROSNO» trademarks of the major international insurance company «Alliance» in a non-use cancellation dispute, having cut only a very old combined trademark of the series for a limited range of services.

11.02.2020
Trademark Litigation Non-use cancellation
«A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm persuaded Rospatent that identical word elements should not always be taken into account while comparing trademarks registered by sports clubs

On February 07 «A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm convinced the board of Chamber for Patent Disputes of Rospatent, that the «GUARDS POLO CLUB» trademark is not confusingly similar to the trademarks of other polo clubs. 

11.02.2020
Trademark Litigation
Protection of non-registered marks in Russia: antimonopoly bodies satisfied petition of «A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm filed in the name of «Nestle Russia» against a local Russian confectionery manufacturer

«Nestle Russia», a client of «A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm, traced sales of chocolate bars in packagings imitating «KitKat» and «Nesquik» in several regions of Russia.

03.02.2020
Trademark Unfair competition Food
Trademark attorneys of «A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm have successfully defended interests of NOVIK Country Club

On November 28, 2019, trademark attorneys of «A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm successfully defended interests of NOVIK Country Club (http://www.mynovik.ru/) in the opposition hearings against the Russian trademark registration 659241 «NOVIK НОВИК» filed on behalf of a renown Russian restaurateur ARKADY NOVIKOV, who had an earlier trademark registration.

30.11.2019
Trademark Litigation
Raffaello is well-known is Russia: the IP Court agreed with «A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm on this

On October 15, 2019 the Intellectual Property Court satisfied in full claim filed by the attorneys of «A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm against the Russian Patent and Trademark Office (Rospatent), which previously rejected the application of «Soremartec» S.A. («Ferrero» Group) to recognize the trademark «Raffaello» as well known.

17.10.2019
Trademark Litigation Food
«A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm has successfully represented Ferrero S.p.A. in a trademark infringement dispute against «Kinder Chocolate» imitation

«A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm representing Ferrero S.p.A. filed a lawsuit for trademark infringement against a Serbian company Nelly d.o.o., a manufacturer of confectionaries, with the Arbitration Court of Moscow Region.

19.07.2019
Trademark Litigation Food
«A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm successfully represented «Ferrero» S.p.A. in a trademark infringement dispute against «Tic Tac» imitation

A Client of «A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm, «Ferrero» S.p.A., filed a lawsuit on trademark protection against «Confitrade» LLC, a manufacturer of confectionaries similarly to the famous «Tic Tac» mints, with the Moscow City Arbitration Court.

20.03.2019
Trademark Litigation Food
Office of the Federal Antimonopoly Service in Mary-El ruled in favor of «Ferrero Russia» CJSC, the client of «A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm, and recognized import of products «Nelly Kids Chocolate» as unfair competition

A famous Russian retailer imported confectionaries «Nelly Kids Chocolate» in packaging similar to products «Kinder Chocolate», manufactured by «Ferrero» Group.

20.03.2019
Trademark Unfair competition Litigation
The Court ruled in favor of «A.Zalesov & Partners»' Client after a Customs' seizure of the trademark infringing goods

A Client of «A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm, «Ferrero» S.p.A., filed a petition with the Customs to bring an importer of infringing goods to an administrative liability for a trademark infringement.

31.01.2019
Trademark Food Counterfeiting prosecution
The Nagatinsky District Court of Moscow ruled in favor of «A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm’s Client in a trademark infringement case

A Client of «A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm,«Fischerwerke» GmbH & Co KG, filed a lawsuit with the Nagatinsky District Court of Moscow, claiming to stop «FISCHER» trademark infringement on the defendant's website, and pay monetary compensation for the infringement occurred.

28.11.2018
Trademark Litigation
The IP Court ruled in favor of «A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm’s Client in a trademark infringement case

The Russian IP Court upheld the decision of the first instance court and the ruling of the court of appeal rendered in favor of our Client.

04.09.2018
Trademark Litigation
A Court of appeal put an injunction against a food supplement infringing a trademark of a Client of «A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm

A client of «A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm filed a lawsuit with the Moscow Region Arbitration Court requesting that the defendant is forced to stop selling the food supplement «ЦИМИЦИКЛИМ» (TSIMITSIKLIM) as infringing the trademark «ЦИ-КЛИМ» (TSI-KLIM) (RU510846) and to publish the court's decision.

24.04.2018
Trademark Litigation Life Science
The Court ruled in favor of «A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm’s Client to stop trademark infringement and imitation of «Raffaello»

The Tver Region Arbitration Court ruled to prohibit the manufacturing, selling, and marketing of «Mona Liza» pralines, which had been infringing trademarks protecting «Raffaello» packaging and thus causing confusion on the market

04.04.2018
Trademark Litigation Food Counterfeiting prosecution
The Court ruled to demand 2,000,000 RUR of compensation for trademark infringement and imitation of «Raffaello»

The Moscow City Arbitration Court ruled to prohibit manufacturing, selling and marketing of «Delice» pralines infringing trademarks protecting «Raffaello» packagings and causing confusion on the market.

27.02.2018
Trademark Litigation Food
The Russian IP Court reinstated an invalidated trademark because the parties settled the dispute amicably

On February 7th, 2018 the IP Court agreed to cancel Rospatent decision due to settlement agreement of the parties, although confirmed that decision itself is not illegal.

12.02.2018
Trademark Litigation
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