THE SUPREME COURT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION REVERSES DECISION ON REIMBURSEMENT OF ATTORNEY’S FEES BASED ON PRINCIPLES OF JUSTICE, EQUALITY AND BALANCING OF INTERESTS

marketude Alisa Pestryakova, Intellectual Property, Publications, Russia, Russian Brief

The Civil Code of the Russian Federation provides that in a case of infringement of trademark rights, the holder may claim either the reimbursement of losses suffered or a fixed compensation in a range between 10.000 Rubles (about 140 Euro) and 5.000.000 Rubles (about 68.500 Euro). The exact amount of the compensation is set at the discretion of the court based on the specific features of the infringement committed…

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