On 24 April 2018 the Intellectual Property Court published its Decision in case A41 85807/2016 between Swiss-based Novartis AG and local generic Nativa LLC.

On March 21, 2018, the Russian Supreme Court published its Decision in case No. A55 5711/2014, which may have a dramatic impact on resolution of trademark non-use disputes.

Associate of the Lidings’ Intellectual Property practice Anastasia Skovpen will take part in a seminar entitled Trade Marks: Registration and Protection Strategy, including on the Internet organized jointly by Statut Law School and IP CLUB. The event will take place on 5-6 of June 2018 at the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA).

On April 24th 2018 Lidings has conducted its traditional Spring Legal Brunch for its clients and partners. The meeting devoted to the Intellectual Property Protection took place at Lotte hotel in Moscow and gathered over 35 attendees — representatives of large Russian and international companies.

Partner of the Lidings’ Intellectual Property practice Boris Malakhov will take part in a conference dedicated to protection of the intellectual property organized by Business Way Forum, national event organizer. The forum will take place on 26-27 of April 2018 in St. Petersburg.

Recently Rospatent officially launched a service for fast-track registration of trademarks and patents.

Lidings’ Intellectual Property practice Partner Boris Malakhov will run a webinar on Trademarks for Businesses: Registering and Using the Right Way.

Lidings law firm proudly announces the appointment of Alexander Popelyuk to the position of the Partner in Dispute Resolution practice of the firm, and Boris Malakhov to the position of the Partner in Intellectual Property practice.

Senior Associate of the Lidings’ Intellectual Property practice Boris Malakhov will take part in the Pharma & Biotech Patent Litigation Conference in Amsterdam on February 27-28th. The event is organized by the C5 Group, one of the world’s main conference providers.

Lidings’ Senior Associate Boris Malakhov will take part in the 3rd International IP Moot Court Competition ran within the 6th International Intellectual Property Forum, as an expert of the Jury Panel. The event is scheduled to take place February 21st at Moscow State Law Academy named after O.E. Kutafin (MSLA).