Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission considered amendments to the Agreement on Uniform Principles and Rules for Circulation of Medical Devices (Medical Devices and Medical Equipment) from 23 December 2014 regarding prolongation of national registration till 31 December 2022.

On 2 December 2021 the results of the annual Pravo-300 law firms’ ranking were announced at an awarding ceremony at the Lotte Hotel in Moscow. Lidings’ top position among the leading legal advisors in Russia once again reflected by the ranking results.

Ministry of Industry and Trade prepared a draft on amending the Regulations of the Russian Government No. 1289 of 30 November 2015. Under the draft the drugs from the List of Strategically Important Drugs produced in a foreign country shall be rejected to supply by the customer if there is at least one offer to supply a drug produced (all manufacturing stages) exclusively in the territory of the Eurasian Union member states.

Lidings is pleased to announce Dmitry Kirillov joining the Firm as counsel in Tax and Customs practice.

The new review of the most notable patents disputes in Life Sciences in EAEU, CIS and Eastern Europe.

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Lidings Intellectual Property practice lawyers have set a precedent in a dispute concerning patent extension.

During the meeting with foreign companies on 16 September 2021, the Ministry of Economic Development announced that it prepared a draft law on the Register of the pharmaceutically active ingredients protected by patents.

Lidings’ dispute resolution practice partner Stepan Guzey will take part in the Corporate Counsel Association Conference (RCCA) dedicated to successful resolution of different types of disputes and practical advises from experiences litigators. The event will take place 16 September 2021 in Moscow.

From September 1, 2021, amendments to the Rules for issuing Permits for the Retail Sale of Medicines for Medical Use by remote Means, the Implementation of such sale and the delivery of medicines to Citizens, approved by the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dated 31.05.2021 N 827 (hereinafter – the Rules), came into force.

From 1 January 2022, the registration of medical devices will proceed only under the Eurasian Economic Union rules.