The Association of European Businesses would like to inform you that on 26 March 2009 was adopted a joint Resolution of Plenary Sessions of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation and the Supreme Arbitration Court of the Russian Federation No. 5/29 “On Certain Issues Arising on Enactment of Part Four of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation” (hereinafter – the “Resolution”). It became publicly available on April 22 2009.
The Resolution clarifies a number of questions that have arisen among courts and trademark owners since part four of the Russian Federation’s Civil Code was enacted. In particular, the Resolution explains the approaches taken by courts in deciding the jurisdiction for cases associated with application of the provisions of part four of the Russian Civil Code, application of transitional provisions connected with entry into force of the new part of the Russian Civil Code, and specific matters of copyright and patent law, allied rights, rights to trade secrets and means of identification.
You may also find the results of the AEB survey conducted on the intellectual property related issues, which was held for the EU-Russia IP Dialogue. We thank all companies for participation in it, as it certainly helps us to identify the current problems of our members in respect with intellectual property rights protection in Russia.
Should you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact Ksenia Bortnik, Committee Coordinator, tel. 234 27 64, ext. 124, mob. + 7 903 715 42 64, ksenya.bortnik@aebrus.ru or Artyom Kursakov, AEB legal advisor, 234 2764 ext. 131, mob +7 906 057 2927, artyom.kursakov@aebrus.ru. |
