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Following the current political situation and the sanctions imposed on Russia, some Western companies decided to re-consider their trading and other business activities in Russia. Taking advantage of the moment, some market players, acting in bad faith, are attempting to register famous brands or their imitations in their own name without the consent of the real owners of those brands.

IP owners express concerns regarding their IP in Russia in the wake of publications in the media. Aside from individual writers misleading information was also published by respectable organizations. Specifically, the European Council issued 14th package of restrictive measures against Russia and answered questions in connection with those measures.

In a general case, a user who seeks a compulsory license must convince the court that their dependent invention is an important technical achievement and has considerable economic advantages.

Anton Melnikov, Senior Lawyer at Gorodissky & Partners, delves into the legal and financial consequences of exploiting patents without the owner’s consent and examines the application of competition protection law in such cases.

A new trace of practice has been noticeable on the horizon. Salitaco Ltd., a Russian company, filed a trademark application No 2022715392 for SORMEC. SORMEC is the name of an Italian company that manufactures equipment for maritime ships. This co-occurrence is hardly coincidental because the Russian company manufactures the same maritime equipment (https://salitaco.ru) and prefers to register the name of an Italian company as a trademark instead of its own.