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We maintain two blogs: one in English (Sputnik Blog) and another in Russian (Opora Blog or Блог Опора).

Sputnik Blog – A blog about developments in legal protection of technology innovation and brand names.

Opora Blog - Blog of Russian Expats in America. We discuss business, legal and cultural events that impact our lives.

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EU’s Decision Invalidating the US-EU Safe Harbor Agreement on Data Transfers Forces Businesses Reconsider Their Compliance Programs
“Trust but verify” the Russian proverb says, as President Reagan made that proverb famous to the rest of the world regarding arms-control agreements in late 1980s. On October 6, 2015, the Europeans told the US: “we cannot trust you anymore with what you are doing with our personal data. Hence, we will verify first and then trust you. Maybe.” On October 6, 2015, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) invalidated the European Commission’s ...
Волченко Максим
Tuesday, October 27, 2015 21:36:03
EU Trademark Office Adheres to the First-to-File Principle: US-Based Social Media Giant Pinterest Learns a Hard Lesson: Timing for Trademark Filings Outside US Does Matter
The Office of Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM), the EU Trademark Office, rejected Pinterest’s opposition against the PINTEREST trademark application filed by news website Premium Interest (http://www.premiuminterest.com/). Pinterest.com describes itself as a visual discovery and planning tool. People ...
Волченко Максим
Monday, April 14, 2014 21:04:08

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