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2. Since 1996, Russia has established a Patent and Trademark Office to perform corresponding functions such as trademark management. In 2004, the Patent and Trademark Office was renamed the Federal Intellectual Property, Patent and Trademark Office, which exercises management and supervision functions in legal protection and intellectual property use. In 2011, the Intellectual Property, Patent and Trademark Office was renamed the Federal Intellectual Property Office and managed by the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation.
Now, the Russian Federal Intellectual Property Office is responsible for handling and reviewing trademark registrations in Russia.
3. Russian Trademark Application Conditions
1) Before 2022, it must be a company or an individual with commercial operations, such as an individual business owner.
2) After 2022, the Council of the Russian Federation approved a new bill that allows individuals and individual business owners to carry out trademark registration work without confirming their individual entrepreneurial identity. After the bill comes into effect, individuals do not need to obtain the status of individual entrepreneurs to carry out trademark registration work.
3) Foreign legal or natural persons who do not reside in Russia should apply for trademark registration through a professional agent registered with the Russian Intellectual Property Office.
4. Russian trademark registration adopts the principle of "application first", taking into account "use first".
5. Russian trademark registration adopts the international Nice classification and accepts multiple types of applications. The elements that can be registered as trademarks include: text, name, graphics, three-dimensional identification, color combination, slogan, sound, smell, etc.
On July 1, 1976, Russia joined the Madrid Agreement on the International Registration of Marks, and on June 10, 1997, it joined the Protocol relating to the Madrid Agreement on the International Registration of Marks. In addition, Russia is also a party to international intellectual property treaties such as the TRIPS Agreement, the Trademark Law Treaty, the Paris Convention, the Nice Agreement, the WIPO Convention, the Singapore Treaty, and the Nairobi Treaty.
Therefore, trademark registration in Russia can be handled through "single country registration" or "Madrid international registration".
The validity period of Russian trademark registration is 10 years, calculated from the date of application. Trademark renewal should be processed within 12 months before the expiration of the registration period; The expansion period is 6 months. The validity period of each renewal is 10 years, calculated from the day after the expiration of the previous validity period of the trademark, and the number of renewals remains unchanged.
1. Trademark application form;
2. Applicant's name and address;
3. Specific categories of goods or services;
4. Trademark design;
5. Priority documents (if priority is requested), as well as notarized English translations that are not in English or Russian;
6. The power of attorney does not require notarization or authentication.
Note:
·The above documents need to be in Russian and English.
·Any natural or legal person can apply for trademark registration in Russia. The applicant's qualifications need to be a legal person or a natural person engaged in other activities. Non Russian individuals applying for trademark registration should register with the Russian Intellectual Property Office.
·The quantity of each category of goods or services is not limited to 10 items, and the quantity of goods and services in each category does not affect the official fees when applying in Russia.
Application acceptance review approval issuance announcement.
The Russian trademark has no objection procedure. During the trademark registration process, a declaration letter can be submitted to the examiner to remind them. After the trademark is registered, the examiner can file for invalidation or revocation to protect their rights.
Submit an application to the Russian Federal Intellectual Property Office.
Legitimacy review of submitted application documents, trademark designs, power of attorney, and other related documents; If it meets the requirements, an acceptance letter will be issued.
Review whether the trademark has registrability, such as distinctiveness, according to the law. If the examiner considers that the trademark is not suitable for registration, a rejection notice shall be issued. The applicant can provide a response within the specified time.
After the trademark application successfully passes the above stages, an approval registration decision will be issued, and the applicant will be required to pay the registration fee within the prescribed period.
After the trademark is approved for registration, it will be immediately published in the official announcement. Within 5 years from the date of announcement, others may raise objections.
