New List of Goods for Parallel Import Comes into Force
On 4 November 2023 the decree of the Ministry of Industry and Trade No. 2701 dated 21 July 2023, which approved a new list of goods for parallel import and recognized the decree of the Ministry of Industry and Trade No. 1532 dated 19 April 2022 and all the amending decrees as null and void, comes into force.
Legal Digest: Patent Disputes in Life Sciences (November 2023)

The Court Ordered for the First Time a Compulsory License for a Series of Pharmaceutical Patents on the Grounds of Lack of Use in Russia
By its Ruling of 25.09.2023 in case No. A40-185112/2022, the Ninth Commercial Court of Appeal ordered the pharmaceutical company Vertex, the right holder of a series of patents for the drug Trikafta (INN: Ivacaftor+Tezacaftor+Elexacaftor, Ivacaftor), to grant a simple (non-exclusive) license to the Russian pharmaceutical company MIK under Article 1362(1) of the Russian Civil Code (insufficient use of patents).
Lidings Has Successfully Secured Recognition of the Doppelherz Brand as a Well-known Trademark in Russia in a Precedent Dispute
Lidings’ IP team has successfully secured recognition of the Doppelherz brand as a well-known trademark specifically for dietary supplements, setting a valuable precedent. The interests of the client, the German pharmaceutical company Queisser Pharma, which owns the brand, were represented by Boris Malakhov, Partner, and Vladislav Ryabov, Senior Associate.
The Court Determined the Burden of Proof in Cases for a Compulsory License to a Pharmaceutical Patent (Article 1362(1) of the Russian Civil Code)
A New List of Goods for Parallel Imports Has Been Published
The President has signed a law which may have an impact on Internet users and website owners.
The Law amends the Act "On Information, Information Technologies and the Protection of Information" and the Act "On Communications". The law introduces new requirements for the owners of Internet sites and their users.
Lidings Team Prevails in Precedent Data Exclusivity Dispute
Lidings Intellectual Property team has helped a major Russian manufacturer of pharmaceuticals, Pharmnovations, to achieve the annulment of the marketing authorization for a generic drug of a competitor company.
Trademark Registration is Now Available for Individuals
On 29 June 2023, Federal law of 28 June 2022 No. 193-FZ came into force, amending Part 4 of the Russian Civil Code, including the subjects that can be trademark holders.
Lidings – Strategic Partner of the Conference on Legal Issues in Pharmaceutical Industry
April 26th,2023 annual conference Pharmaceuticals – 2023: 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 topical issues of industry regulation, changes in the pharmaceutical market in the ongoing era of sanctions and talk about how to protect intellectual property.