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Timeline – Presentation by Veronika Popelenskaya (video available in Russian language)
0:00 – Introduction. Foreign companies leaving Russia since 2022. Particularities of the lists in which foreign trademark owners were included: red, yellow, green
2:24 – Terms of returning of foreign companies to the RF. Does legal protection of trademarks remain in force after their owners’ leaving Russia? The example of Corel was used. Court cases involving early termination of protection: the high-profile Ericsson case
05:36 – Is a product bearing a trademark included in the list of goods the parallel importation of which is allowed? Competition between counterfeit and original goods. Is the protection in Russia of trademarks owned by companies that left Russia “diluted”? Registration of similar trademarks
09:10 – A situation where a trademark has undergone russification or rebranding. Fairness of use. Importance of taking into consideration the balancing of interests between foreign trademark owners and newly registered local trademarks
10:28 – Analysis of Federal Law dd. July 07, 2025 N 214-ФЗ “On Amendment of Part Four of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation” (will go into force as of January 4, 2026), concerning revision of norms connected with the institution of compensation for infringements of the exclusive right to IP items
12:38 – Analysis of Federal Law dd. July 31, 2025 № 289-ФЗ “On Some Issues of Regulation of the Platform Economy in the Russian Federation” – the marketplace law
13:46 – Conclusion. General recommendations: importance of keeping in force of the portfolio of one’s intangible assets and aligning with changes in the actual environment and legislation