On August 7, 2025, a draft law “On Amending the Federal Law ‘On Protection of Competition’” (hereinafter, the “Draft Law”) was published. Prepared by the Federal Antimonopoly Service (hereinafter, the “FAS”), it aims to significantly narrow the scope of antitrust immunities concerning the results of intellectual activity.

On 1 September 2025, a draft resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation “On approving the procedure and criteria for compiling a list of strategically significant medicines” (“Draft Resolution”) was submitted for public discussion.

Alina Smakova, Lidings associate specializing in personal data protection issues, will speak on the topic "Cross-Border Transfer of Personal Data: Building Bridges, Not Walls. Organizing Legal Cross-Border Data Flows".

The forum "Localization in Manufacturing" will take place on September 18-19. The event is dedicated to the localization challenges faced by all Russian goods manufacturers since January 1, 2025, following the enactment of Government Decree No. 1875.

Lidings is pleased to invite you and your colleagues to a seminar on launching new drugs in the Russian market.

Regulatory incentives and objective economic realities are driving pharmaceutical companies to seek opportunities for launching new drugs. Such projects are now being conceived and implemented not only by innovative companies but also by players who have traditionally specialized in generics and biosimilars.

During our seminar, we will share our experience and propose effective, cost-efficient legal solutions to help businesses safely and promptly execute new launches at any stage.

Effective September 1, 2025, amendments to Article 135 of the Russian Labor Code will come into force: employers will no longer be able to reduce an employee’s bonus by more than 20% of their monthly salary as a result of a disciplinary action.

We have prepared an overview that explores this topic in greater detail: it covers the concept of bonuses, their types, and how they can be formalized in company policies. We hope this material will be useful in your work and help you assess whether updates to internal documents are needed in advance.

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On August 11, 2025, amendments to the Labor Code of the Russian Federation (hereinafter referred to as the "LC of the RF") entered into force. These amendments concern the provision of guarantees to part-time employees upon termination of an employment contract with them at their primary place of work due to the liquidation of the organization or redundancy or staff cuts at the organization.

On 7 July 2025, Federal Law No. 214-FL «On Amendments to Part Four of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation» was published. This law introduces the following significant changes to the provisions on the recovery of compensation for infringement of exclusive rights to intellectual property and means of individualisation equivalent thereto.