Russian Federation: Contracts and Commercial Law

Russian law continues to protect widely known trademarks even after foreign companies exit the market, with courts increasingly rejecting bad-faith attempts to capture famous brands through non-use cancellation actions. This analysis examines emerging legal mechanisms that allow trademark owners to maintain brand control during periods of suspended operations, including strategic filing practices and defenses based on consumer confusion and legitimate interest challenges.

俄罗斯出台了一系列鼓励外国投资的法律和政策，健全了引进外资的服务体系...

The expanding strategic partnership between Russia and China, reflected in growing bilateral trade, brings significant opportunities for Chinese businesses across sectors...

In the first half of 2021, we at VEGAS LEX completed a survey among 100+ foreign lawyers to reveal myths concerning dispute resolution in Russia. In most questions, the respondents were asked to choose "True" or "False" on the proposed statements.

On 21 April 2020, the Presidium of the Russian Supreme Court (the "Supreme Court") issued digest No. 1 of clarifications on certain issues of case law relating to the application of legislation and measures to...

Russian law does not operate the term "franchise". Instead, the term "commercial concession" is used and provided in the local law to define the relationship of the parties concerning franchising.

Das ohnehin schon hohe persönliche Haftungsrisiko von Vorständen und Geschäftsführern in Russland wird dadurch noch einmal verschärft.

This further increases the already high personal liability risk for the management in Russia.

Employee-created intellectual property (IP) assets play an important role in the development of every technology business as well as IP portfolio. Russian domestic laws have specific regulations ...