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07.06.2007, 11:11
Russia has been rewriting its intellectual property rights legislation to include it in the Civil Code before accession to the World Trade Organisation, but there are still weaknesses in the country's protection of patents and utility models.
03.12.2008, 11:31
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A British company has filed a lawsuit against a former employee who, they claim, stole their idea and resources to create Russia’s most popular social network.
12.12.2008, 14:08
McDonald’s has launched an aggressive ad campaign in Seattle to take over a bigger share of the lucrative coffee market.
Published: 11 December, 2008, 22:06
Russia’s patent authority, Rospatent, has ruled that the smiley graphic cannot be registered as a trademark. This means that firms are free to use the graphic symbol as part of their brand names, but nobody can claim exclusive rights to its use.
