Article: The Russian Intellectual Property Legal Framework

31.7.2013

Alex Belotcerkovskii, Patent Specialist, has been with Papula-Nevinpat since 2009, first in our St. Petersburg office, then at our head office in Helsinki. He is familiar with the latest changes in the Russian legislation and patent prosecution.

Now he speaks about the legal framework that surrounds intellectual property in Russia in an interview published in the Lawyer Monthly June 2013 issue.

The Russian Intellectual Property Legal Framework

News

We are looking for talented software developers

Are you interested in applying your programming skills to the rapidly growing area of legal technology and to a machine learning driven software product?

The recipe for a valuable patent

How to obtain a valuable patent? Our IP experts Folke Johansson and Tomi Konkonen highlight some important elements you should focus on in order to get a good patent application, and a valuable patent.

Foreign companies required to provide their register number in trademark applications

Due to the new Finnish Trademarks Act, the Finnish Patent and Registration Office (PRH) requires applicants and other companies or persons entered in the Trademark Register to indicate sufficient identification information.

Patenting brings a competitive advantage, marketing benefits, and license revenues – Case Unikulma

Unikulma started to patent when one of their mattress models was copied by a competitor. Now, Unikulma is one of the industry’s leading IP filers in the world, according to founder Vesa Tuominen.