CIPR and IPR News Coverage  |   2001

• "25-Million Cigarettes Up in Smoke", Diena, December 11, 2001. Read

• "25-Million Cigarettes Destroyed", NRA, December 11, 2001. Read

• "Can You Spare a Smoke, Pal? Large Amount of Illegal Cigarettes Publicly Destroyed in Latvia", Telegraf, December 11, 2001. Read

• "War on Contraband Expands Scope of Domestic Policy", Biznes&Baltija, December 11, 2001. Read

• "Contraband Cigarette Destruction Demonstrates Rule of Law in Latvia", BNS, December 10, 2001. Read

• "Seglins and Kudums Preside Over Destruction Process for 25-Million Cigarettes", LETA, December 10, 2001. Read

• "You Counterfeited Vodka - Give It to Kristall", Finansovaya Rossiya, December 6, 2001. Read

• "Amendments proposed to the State Duma, which strengthen the protection of intellectual property rights, are meant to bring Russian legislation into compliance with international standards", RIA Novosti, November 30, 2001. Read

• "Not Only Vodka Can Be Counterfeited", Rossiyskaya Business-Gazeta, October 16, 2001. Read

• "Don't Buy Medicines", Rossiya, October 11, 2001. Read

• "Medicine May Cost Your Life", Vremya MN, October 11, 2001. Read

• "The Ministry of Health Threatens With Prison", Vedomosti, October 10, 2001. Read

• "Ministry Forming Agency to Fight Fake Pills", The Moscow Times, October 10, 2001. Read

• "67% of Counterfeit Pharmaceuticals in the RF are Imitations of Domestic Products – RF Ministry of Health", Interfax, October 9, 2001. Read

• "Draft Laws With More Austere Measures to Fight Against Counterfeit Drugs Will Be Submitted to the State Duma in November", RIA Novosti, October 9, 2001. Read

• "One Third of Pharmaceuticals in Russia Might be Fake", Lenta.Ru, October 9, 2001. Read

• "A Protected Idea Costs More", Diena, August 6, 2001. Read

• "More Actively Fighting Trademark Violators", Verslo Zinios, August 1, 2001. Read

• "Estonia's Thorny Path to Protecting Intellectual Property", Eesti Paevaleht (Estonian business daily), July 25, 2001. Read

• "Food Giant Picks Fight With Pirates", The Moscow Times, July 25, 2001. Read

• "The Vodka X-Files", Vedomosti, July 23, 2001. Read

• "Hundreds of Millions of Dollars - In the Wind", Respublika, July 17, 2001. Read

• "Judicial Pothole on the Road to the European Union", NRA, July 17, 2001. Read

• "Failure to Observe Rights - Makes for a Bad Image", Bizness&Baltija, July 16, 2001. Read

• "Pirates Discover the Estonian 'Nokia'", Aripaev, July 16, 2001. Read

• "Damage Caused by Piracy Reaches Into the Billions", Aripaev, July 16, 2001. Read

• "Indifference towards Intellectual Property Security", Neatkariga rita avize, July 14, 2001. Read

• "Intellectual Damage 1,8 Billion", Postimees, July 14, 2001. Read

• "The Protection of Intellectual Property Rights in the Baltic States leaves Something To Be Desired", Mega Internet Portal News, July 13, 2001. Read

• "Baltic Executives Rate Justice Ministry and Prosecutors Poorest Protectors of Intellectual Property Rights", LETA, July 13, 2001. Read

• "Experts in Intellectual Property Protection Urge Governments to Pay More Attention to Issue", LETA, July 13, 2001. Read

• "Intellectual Property Unprotected in the Baltic States", BNS, July 13, 2001. Read

• "Survey: State Agencies Weak Defenders of Intellectual Property for Baltic Business", BNS, July 13, 2001. Read

• "Rospatent sends out invitations to the "Hall of Fame"", Russky Focus, June 4-10, 2001. Read

• "Judge Not Lest Ye Be Judged. The owners of famous brands are expected in Rospatent", Vremya Novostey, May 31, 2001. Read

• "Foreigners Don't Have Enough Money to Pay to be called "Well-Known"", Commersant, May 31, 2001. Read

• "Experts Forecasts Active Development of IP Market in Russia", Interfax, May 30, 2001. Read

• "A Seminar on Protection of Well-Known Trademarks in Russia Will Take Place in Moscow", RIA Novosti , May 30, 2001. Read

• "Cassation appeal ends dispute over Smirnov vodka trademarks", LETA, March 14, 2001. Read