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The claim of American manufacturer for protection of rights to the brand in Russia was rejected

ABRO Industries Inc., a US resident, has not received trademark protection in the Arbitration Court of Sevastopol. The court dismissed the organization's claim against the Russian Alexander Yakushev, citing the company's attempt to abuse procedural rights. The case for the protection of intellectual property rights to the company's trademark was initiated by Avtobibika (LLC), representing the interests of an American manufacturer of chemicals for cars. The company demanded 50 thousand rubles from...

Dispute between Yandex and Rambler over the word ‘Afisha’ may become a precedent

... did not bring a positive result. The case reached the Presidium of the Intellectual Property Court. According to the @ruarbitr telegram channel, the process is being observed by all lawyers whose work is related to the protection and maintenance of intellectual rights. And although the judicial precedent cannot be formally considered a source in the Russian legal system, the possibility of monopolization of descriptive categories (such as the word ‘afisha’) by individual market participants can ...

THE COURT REJECTED THE CLAIM OF RUSSIAN INVENTOR TO PROHIBIT THE SALES OF IPHONE

The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation rejected the claim of Artashes Ikonomov, who claimed that the SOS function on iPhones was his invention. The plaintiff applied to court for violation of intellectual property rights. He claimed that Apple was misusing his invention. In 2013, Artashes Ikonomov patented the ‘Mobile phone with emergency communication’ device. A pre-recorded voice or text message can be sent from the gadget by this function. The signal is sent even if there is no SIM card...

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