Legal Digest: Patent Disputes in Life Sciences (September 2020)

The new review of the most notable patents disputes in Life Sciences in EAEU, CIS and Eastern Europe.
Regulatory “sandboxes” in the sphere of digital innovations will begin to operate in Russia
Published on July 31, 2020 the Federal Law "On Experimental Legal Regimes in the Field of Digital Innovation" will enter into force in January 2021.
Violations in Labeling of Medical Devices as Reason for Refusal for Acceptance (in Russian)
Best Lawyers 2021 Rating Names 7 Lidings’ Partners Top Lawyers in Russia
Best Lawyers, an international legal directory annually identifying the most prominent lawyers around the world by analyzing their professional skills and achievements during the year, once again lists Lidings’ experts among the best lawyers in Russia.
WIPO introduces new business online-service that provides evidence of an intellectual asset’s existence
On 27 May 2020 WIPO launched new online business service, WIPO PROOF, that provides tamper-proof evidence of the existence at a point in time of any digital file, including data sets, in any format.
Lidings’ Partner Boris Malakhov at PRAVO TECH On air
Partner, Head of the Intellectual Property practice of Lidings Boris Malakhov will take part in an online event PRAVO TECH On air.
Calculating Double Cost of Counterfeit Goods. Evidence That Will Help in Court (in Russian)
New rules on registration of software as medical device in Russia
On March 3, 2020, the Russian Government introduced to the State Duma the Draft Law on amendments to the Russian Civil Code, namely, article 1360.1.
New rules on registration of software as medical device in Russia
According to art. 38 of the Law on fundamental healthcare principles the software used for medical purposes has a legal status of medical device. Therefore, market turnover of such software in Russia is allowed only after software is registered before the Federal Service for Surveillance in Healthcare (Roszdravnadzor).