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

... 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 affect the well-known brands, the names and advertisements ...

THE SUPREME COURT RECOVERED DAMAGES FROM THE BANK FOR AN ERRONEOUS PAYMENT

... bank in accordance with the instructions, bringing it to responsibility in the form of losses is legitimate, since the funds had to be transferred in exact accordance with the details of the payment order, which includes the TIN. This position is a precedent, since the previous practice was uniform in the matter that the bank's responsibilities do not include checking the TIN of the payee, and, accordingly, the recovery of losses is unlawful. Thus, the Supreme Court has protected consumers who are ...

A foreign company declared bankrupt in Russia for the first time

The arbitration court of the Chelyabinsk region declared bankruptcy of the debt recovery company ‘Pandora consulting’ LC, registered in the state of Saint Kitts and Nevis. The organization owed Vitaly Nakhabin legal expenses in several bankruptcy cases. Judge Natalya Golubtsova actually had to apply the rules of private international law to the bankruptcy of a foreign company for the first time. ‘Pandora consulting’ LC was registered on August 20, 2013 on the Caribbean island of Nevis. The only...

Supreme Court eliminated a problem of uncertainty in bankruptcy case

The Judicial Board for Economic Disputes of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation had to deal with a dilemma related to the binding nature of court decisions encountered in bankruptcy cases. On April 20, 2022, the judges issued a ruling related to case No. А53-24369/2019. On July 15, 2019, employees of the Federal Tax Service of the Russian Federation initiated an insolvency case against “Mettrade” company. In August of the same year, the court passed a sentence on Mr. Mkrtchyan, who controlled...

Stolen crypto assets worth a billion rubles were arrested in Russia for the first time

... which is more than a billion rubles. How the accused disposed of the rest of the stolen assets is unknown. It is assumed that the digital money could have been spent. The current decision of the court, according to the experts, may become a kind of precedent for Russian judicial practice. The court for the first time considered that the main difference between cryptocurrency and conventional (fiat) money is only the way it appears. Otherwise, such assets can also be used as a material value, act ...

Supreme Court of Russia to decide whether it is necessary to apply to the Russian Federal Service for Intellectual Property to approve a store sign

The case of the pharmacy chain ‘Rigla’ has reached the Supreme Court, which will decide on the use of the logo on the sign. There are quite a lot of situations when a trademark is registered for one person, and another structure conducts activities under it. In a number of cases, local authorities refuse to agree on the installation of store signs without the provision of a license (shop or pharmacy) issued by the fact of registration in the Russian Federal Service for Intellectual Property. There...

Fines related to Covid-19 are successfully challenged in courts

Attempts made by the authorities of different countries to stop the spread of COVID-19 often lead to the introduction of special regimes and restrictions. As a rule, they are associated with the wearing of personal protective equipment (including masks and gloves) and the requirement for compulsory vaccinations to visit public places. Various normative acts, causing contradictory reactions in society, are being adopted. In a number of cases, such actions on the part of officials may turn out to...

THE SUPREME COURT SIDED WITH BANKRUPT AND DEFENDED MEMORIAL VALUE

... for Economic Disputes. The situation that developed during the bankruptcy case of Zhanna Karepanova (case №. А71-1097 / 2020) caused controversy among lawyers and ordinary people. According to experts, the decision of the Supreme Court may create a precedent in Russian law enforcement practice and affect not only the legal, but also the moral and ethical aspects of bankruptcy. The complaint of the financial manager Olesya Ogorodnikova against the court verdicts was considered on July 1.They did ...

THE SUPREME COURT HAS DETERMINED THE TERMS OF PAYMENT OF DEBTS ON BANKRUPTCY BY THIRD PARTIES

The key criterion in determining the legality of the transaction will now be the ownership of funds. The precedent decision was made within the framework of the bankruptcy proceedings against the son of former Prime Minister Vitaly Chernomyrdin. The applicant can challenge the payment of the debt by a third party only if there is evidence that the money ...

INTEL COMPANY IS SUED OVER A PRIVACY BREACH

... plaintiffs are confident that this is not only about standard analytics with the study of the number of visits, but also about the complex prohibited methods, including video recording of visits. Experts note that the lawsuit against Intel may become a precedent in terms of analytics and data collection. The company itself does not specify in the confidentiality agreement, which data is being processed, using rather vague wordings.

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