The applicant alleged that the registrant of the GLOBUS mark and the entrepreneur to which the mark had been assigned had engaged in unfair competition. The authority, considering a range of factors, found that there was no unfair competition in this case. Among other things, competitive relations between the applicant, the registrant and the entrepreneur […]
The summer season has come to an end and Sorainen Intellectual Property (IP) team is once again ready to share intellectual highlights news with you. An interesting case of unfair competition related to a trademark, as well as the practice of applying advertising legislation in relation to means of individualisation for taxi services await you […]
Sorainen continues supporting and defending international investors in Belarus, including by protecting their intellectual property (IP) and related rights. Below is a summary of recent legislative developments prepared by our Intellectual Property team, including parallel import, a local version of Pinocchio in the spotlight in an unfair competition case, depositing neighbouring rights and other news. […]
We are pleased to announce that Sorainen Belarus team contributed to the Belarusian chapter of the Drug & Medical Device Litigation guide 2022 published by Global Legal Group Ltd, London. The team working on the Belarusian chapter included the head of Sorainen’s Life Sciences sector group, counsel Marina Golovnitskaya, partner Kirill Laptev, associates Veranika Amelyanchuk […]
The new legal framework on personal data protection, namely the Law on Personal Data Protection (PDP Law), has been in effect in Belarus since 15 November 2021. The PDP Law does not have extra-territorial application and does not apply to foreign organisations in regard to the processing of personal data outside Belarus. At the same […]