Articles taggés avec ‘russian cabinet’

A recent amendment has been approved by the Russian Cabinet and stipulates that “registration of trademarks cannot be refused on the grounds that an identical domain name already exists”.

However, it does not avoid cybersquatting, the widespread practice of registering domains around well-known brands in order to sell or exploit them at profit. At this day, the common way to solve .ru domain disputes is to file a case at arbitration courts. According to Baker & McKenzie, dispute resolution costs can fluctuate between $5000 to $50,000 (source: Moscow Times). (more…)