In October 2014, the Russian Civil Code was extensively amended in relation to regulating intellectual property. For instance, a fully fledged expert examination of utility models will be conducted, rather than a formal examination. The previous...
Sergey Spasennov, Partner at Pepeliaev Group: The forum is an opportunity to hear about the tendencies of our foreign peers. This year we will discuss how the new Supreme Court has affected dispute resolution in the past year.
The ongoing crisis in the Russian economy has had a significant impact on the practice of applying bankruptcy law and on its development. This is amply demonstrated by the increase of around a 30% growth in bankruptcy cases in 2014.
The main areas covered by Russian antimonopoly legislation are prohibition of the abuse of a dominant position, regulation of prohibited agreements, antimonopoly requirements for bidding, merger control, and prohibition of unfair competition....
Russia’s civil law is currently being updated, including provisions regarding intellectual property. The majority of the forms of IP protection in Russia are regulated by provisions of the Civil Code, which has a fairly well-developed...
At federal level, the industry agreement has been adopted which sets additional obligations and automatically extends to companies in Russia's agricultural industry. To refuse to join the agreement, a well-grounded refusal should be submitted...
The main areas covered by Russian anti-monopoly legislation are the prohibition of an abuse of a dominant position, the regulation of prohibited agreements, anti-monopoly requirements to bidding, merger control, and the prohibition of unfair...
Russian legislation covering the pharmaceutical and medical devices industry is still in transition and undergoing significant changes. The most notable of these involve harmonising it with the best international practices, strengthening ...
