Ilya Goryachev, Senior Lawyer (Gorodissky & Partners, Moscow), gave a presentation at the Webinar "Best practices of domain name disputes in Russia" held by Gorodissky & Partners. Ilya highlighted practical issues relating to selection of the appropriate court venue, evidence gathering as per the Russian procedural standards, use of preliminary injunctions, vivid examples of judicial approach towards bad faith and unfair competition arguments in domain disputes and remedies available. Besides, the impact of new Russian gTLDs and appropriate steps to be taken were discussed. The Webinar gathered 38 attendees from different countries.

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