Many entrepreneurs mistakenly believe that a patent protects their business from claims by third parties. The exclusion of such risks is achieved by the following patent studies:
As a result, an infringement of the rights of third parties entails legal claims, blocking activities up to criminal punishment. To avoid such risks, follow the timelines for patent research. This will help you control the market and file patent applications on time, thereby blocking the release of promising competitor products.
The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation introduced uncertainty into the legal practice of registering trademarks, deciding that Rospatent may refuse to register if, in the opinion of the expert of the Federal Institute for Industrial Property, the designation indicated can be perceived as a type of goods.
The resolution clarifies the procedure for determining jurisdiction of disputes arising from the fourth part of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, the procedure for resolving disputes arising from agreements referred to in this part of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, and explains the procedure for resolving disputes related to the protection of intellectual property rights and other issues relating to copyright and intellectual property.
The use of keywords (phrases) identical or confusingly similar to another person’s means of personalization, taking into account the purpose of such use, by an advertiser in a contextual advertisement on the Internet as a criterion for its displaying can be recognized as an act of unfair competition.