Russia: Patent office and chamber find the shape of bottle to be ‘insufficiently original’ Vladimir Biriulin of Gorodissky & Partners explains why the patent office and the chamber were not satisfied with an applicant’s attempts to trademark a blue bottle By Vladimir Biriulin August 09 2021
Russia: Chamber rules that subject matters in inventions can be altered – if supported ... By Vladimir Biriulin May 20 2021
Russian chamber: similar ‘non-protectable elements’ should not affect similar ‘word ele... By Vladimir Biriulin March 15 2021
Russia: Chamber of Patent Disputes cancels design on second attempt By Managing IP Correspondent February 21 2019
Trademark ruling in Russia: no protection of religious symbols by business By Vladimir Biriulin April 20 2021
Companies themselves rather than business partners should register trademarks By Vladimir Biriulin September 07 2020
Russia: Administrative liability does not apply to original trademark despite infringement By Vladimir Biriulin July 09 2020
Russia: Letter of consent plays role in trademark registration By Managing IP Correspondent September 18 2019
Russia: Patent Office relies on report from Academy of Sciences By Managing IP Correspondent July 24 2019
