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Among the devastating and far-reaching consequences of Russia’s attack on Ukraine in February this year, IP in the region has been affected. In particular, the sanctions imposed on Russia and the counteractions of Russia against “unfriendly” countries have raised uncertainty and concern among IP rights holders. ....
Russia jurisdiction report: The current picture of trademarks 26-05-2021 11-01-2021 The total number of trademark applications increased again in Russia in 2020. The number of trademark filings increased last year by more than 6,000 filings compared to 2019, with 93,926 applications in total. This is a good number considering the challenging year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on the economy as well as international sanctions still in place against Russia. Figure 1 demonstrates the increasing trend of new trademark filings for the last three years. The total numbers for 2020 consist of the following: 76,834 national trademark applications; 17,092 international trademark applications filed through the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and designating Russia; ....