The US Patent Office denied OpenAI registration of the GPT trademark, large UAE banks limit their work with the Russian Federation due to the risk of secondary sanctions, M.Video opened service zones and other events on February 19.
World
- The US Patent Office has denied OpenAI’s application to register the GPT trademark. The Office considered this term too general and indicated that its patent would prevent other companies from correctly describing their developments.
Finance
- Large banks in the United Arab Emirates limit their work with Russian clients due to the risk of secondary sanctions. They began to close accounts of companies and individuals and refuse to make payments to the Russian Federation.
- In 2023, 24.6 million procedures to collect debts from willful defaulters in favor of banks were pending enforcement, which is 4.5 million more than in 2022. The total amount of debts subject to collection from citizens in favor of the banks amounted to 3.26 trillion rubles, writes Izvestia.
Business
- M.Video has opened service areas where equipment purchased from other retailers can be repaired. “M.Master” is available in stores in Moscow and St. Petersburg and in the future it is planned to expand the network to 30 areas.
- Azerbaijani venture fund Caucasus Ventures invested in US no-code platform Platma. The amount and other details of the transaction are not disclosed.
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