The past days have been marked by landmark rulings from the Russian Supreme and Constitutional Courts, decisions that will influence future case law and the pharmaceutical market as a whole.
On February 17, 2026, the annual flagship seminar of Lidings, "Predictions 2026: Crystal Clarity Instead of Legal Fog," was held at the Hotel Metropol.
The event marked the beginning of a series of celebrations dedicated to the firm's 20th anniversary and brought together over 70 representatives from 50 Russian and international companies.
Lidings' lawyers together with invited speakers from the corporate sector discussed key legislative changes and shared current trends and practical tools.
2026 is a special year for our team — it marks our 20th anniversary. And we are especially pleased to kick it off with a seminar where we will look into the "Crystal of Predictions": back to the past — to review the key legal developments of the past year, and forward to the future — to share crystal-clear insights on the key business trends awaiting in 2026.
In June 2024, the pharmaceutical industry faced a new practice by the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS), which began to consistently recognize the introduction of generic drugs onto the market as unfair competition.
The new review of the most notable patents disputes in Life Sciences in Russia and CIS.
Partner and Head of the Lidings’ Intellectual Property practice Boris Malakhov will take part in an annual conference entitled Intellectual Property - 2025 organized by Pravo.ru. The conference will take place on 21 November 2025 in Baltschug Kempinski.
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.
April 10th, 2025 annual conference Pharmaceuticals – 2025: Legal Issues will take place in Moscow organized by Pravo.ru. Lidings lawyers take an active part in the event’s program.
As a strategic partner of the conference, we aimed to make the program rich and actual. Together with pharmaceutical industry experts and lawyers, we will discuss how the market has changed in 2024 and what awaits us in 2025.
The State Duma is considering the bill No. 818556-8 “On Amendments to Part Four of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation” (the “Bill”), the authors of which propose to amend the procedure for making decisions on the use of inventions, utility models and industrial designs (“Objects of patent rights”) established by Article 1360 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation.
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