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 | litigation practice news |
February 26, 2008 the Arbitration Court of Chuvashskaya Republic ruled in favor of our client Ferrero Spa (plaintiff) and prohibits manufacturing and sales of soft drink product “Kinder Kvas” by the local plant OAO “Pivovarennaya Compania Buket Chuvashii”(defendant) as infringing Russian trademark 40730 belonging to the client. The infringer shall pay 300 thousand roubles as compensation to Ferrero Spa. 
February 22, 2008 the Arbitration court of Moscow ruled in favor of our client Soremartec SA (plaintiff, member of Ferrero Group) and
ordered final injunction on sales and manufacturing of confectionary “Landrin” by the Russian company ZAO “Landrin” (defendant) infringing the international trademark 798984 (which protects as image trademark “Raffaello” product). The infringer – ZAO “Landrin” shall pay 500 thousand roubles to Soremartec SA as the compensation for the trademark infringement.
February 12, 2008 the Supreme Arbitration Court of the Russian Federation on its Plenary Session ruled in favor for our client “Altaiskaya Raschetnaya Palata” (defendant) over the long-lasting dispute on infringement of the Russian patent 2148017 on catalytically grid process. The Plenary Session of the Supreme Arbitration Court sustained previous decisions of the lower courts in favor of our client and rejected previous motion of three judges of the Supreme Court for cessation of those decisions.
February 7, 2008 the St-Petersburg City Arbitration Court decided in favor of our client - BASF Agriculture AG (plaintiff) in the patent infringement case (based on the Russian patent 2051909) against the veterinary pharmacy chain stores “Verniye Druzia”. The Court order prohibits further distribution of insecticide drops (for cats and dogs) containing Fipronil substance (which is protected by the client’s patent).
February 5, 2008 the Arbitration Court of Moscow decided in favor of our client Ferrero Spa (plaintiff) against the Russian company “Russkiye Produkti torg” and provided final injunction on import and sales in the Russian market of confectionary “Teatr” (made in China) as infringing international trademark 783985 (which protects as volume mark “Ferrero Rocher” product).
January 12, 2008 the Chamber for the Patent Disputes of the Russian Patent and Trademark Office ruled in favor of our client “Interbrand Zintsmeyer and Lux AG” (Swiss company – member of “Interbrand Group”) and cancelled the trademark registration 163589 “ÈÍÒÐÅÁÐÝÍÄ” (which stands for “Interbrand” in Cyrillic letters) previously registered by a Russian squatter.
 | conferences, workshops, exhibitions |
The 11th Moscow International Salon of Industrial Property "Archimedes" was held in Moscow on the territory of the Cultural-Exhibition Centre "Sokolniki" from 1 to 4 April 2008. As all previous years Sojuzpatent took an active part in it.
February 29, 2008 patent attorneys of Sojuzpatent participated in the round table organized by the Russian Ministry of Science and Education dedicated to the elaboration on the new regulation on the technology transfer and commercialization of IP.
February 27, 2008 Lawyers of Sojuzpatent joint the meeting of Scientific Council of the Russian Institute of the Intellectual Property.
 | publications |
“Intellectual Property Magazine”, #10, 2007, published an article concerning the problem of author’s remuneration in the service inventions “Back to the Future – Back to the USSR” by Dr. Zalesov
Magazine “Patent Attorney” #5, 2007 printed the article “The Algorithm of the patent enforcement in the Russian Federation” prepared based on the enforcement practice of Sojuzpatent litigation attorneys
Magazine “Intellectual Property” #9, 2007 published an article “Exclusive right of the Inventor – Is it an invention of the authors of the part IV of the Russian Civil Code” by Dr.Zalesov
