Although trademark rights are private rights, they are not in conflict with the free and open spirit of open-source. They serve different purposes and work together to protect the open-source ecosystem and safeguard the legal rights of stakeholders.
In March 2024, Russian IP court adopted “Recommendations of the Scientific Advisory Council regarding suppression of infringement of exclusive rights”). The “Recommendations” reflected the following domain-related trends.
The basic common principles highlighted in the present article simply give a general idea as to what kind of signs can be protected in Russia as trademarks. The brand protection strategy is a complex issue that should be considered in each particular case.
Sanctions imposed on Russia by the West open up new opportunities for Chinese companies on the Russian market. What about IP owned by Chinese business in Russia?
The US Supreme Court has ruled that adding ‘.com’ to otherwise generic terms can create a protectable federal trademark, in a win for Booking.com.On Tuesday, June 30, the US Supreme Court ruled that Booking.com (a travel booking service company under Booking Holdings) could obtain a trademark
