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Lidings Has Successfully Secured Recognition of the Doppelherz Brand as a Well-known Trademark in Russia in a Precedent Dispute

25 September 2023

Lidings’ IP team has successfully secured recognition of the Doppelherz brand as a well-known trademark specifically for dietary supplements, setting a valuable precedent. The interests of the client, the German pharmaceutical company Queisser Pharma, which owns the brand, were represented by Boris Malakhov, Partner, and Vladislav Ryabov, Senior Associate.

The Ministry of Finance Has Softened the Conditions for Paying Dividends to “Unfriendly” Non-Residents

24 August 2023
On 23 August 2023, the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation has published on its website an extract from the minutes of the meeting of the Subcommittee of the Government Commission for the Control of Foreign Investment in the Russian Federation No. 182/5 dated 9 August 2023 (“Extract”). This Extract allows residents to pay dividends to foreign “unfriendly” creditors without complying with the conditions specified in paragraph 2 of the minutes of the meeting of the Subcommittee No. 171/5 dated 14 June 2023(«Conditions»).