Russia trademarks. Expert Trademark Research and Protection in Russia

Has your company a trade name, logo or slogan? Do you want to be the exclusive owner of your trademark and have effective protection against unfair competitors?

Long-term practical experience of Patent Attorneys of our agency and the unique system of office work provide fast and qualified full package of services on trademark protection in Russia, including:

Free consultancy
Protect ability examination, calculation of cost, attorneys recommendation.

Free trademark search
Preliminary search of word marks in the database of the Patent Office among the registered trademarks with the purpose of obtaining information of direct collisions.

Full (comprehensive) trademark search
Full search of word marks in the database of registered and filed trademarks including those registered in Russia on the basis of Madrid Protocol. This will let one obtain a full report of all possible oppositions of the Patent Office examination.

Design Search
This search is carried out on the basis of comparison of your mark graphics with the one of the registered trademarks with giving a report of possible oppositions.

Trademark registration
Filing application and office work at the Patent and Trademark Office including:

Optimal classification of goods and services;
Preparation of all the materials, including necessary editing and printing of a trademark image;
Trademark application submission;
Sending in addition the missed documents;
Correspondence with the Patent and Trademark Office including replies to its formal requests.

Trademark license and assignment contracts
We prepare a necessary package of documents including a draft contract and secure its registration in the Patent and Trademark Office.

As court practice shows it is not enough to have trademark registration, you should always keep it up to date. Inferior or incorrect use of a trademark, the least changes of owner’s data, changes of design and other factors can bring your trademark in a difficult position. In the worst scenario the trademark can be lost (annulment).

According to the analysis of the information of trademark use on the territory of Russia (taking into account the form filed by a client) we make a conclusion if it is necessary to make alterations for the Certificate of Registration, if there is a threat of annulment, if classification was not full, if there is a necessity of the renewal of registration.

We also give recommendations how to save your trademark, what should be done to avoid annulment and to strengthen trademark legal protection.

Legal Audit of the Trademark
The Analysis of a threat of the trademark annulment, the estimation of efficiency of the trademark protection and recommendations of the Patent Attorneys.

Renewal trademark registration
In the course of the last 10th year of trademark validity you may renew it each time for the next 10 years by means of filing a corresponding application.

Alteration of trademark registration
In case of alteration of owner’s name, his address or other alterations of a trademark it is obligatory to alter the certificate of trademark registration.

Maintenance of the Trademark
Legal trademark audit, monitoring of law breaking and legal support of the trademark

We provide our clients a constant watch of the market, analysis of the information, collecting evidence about illegal use and work, we will work together with law-enforcement organizations.

Also we carry out watch services of trademark applications at the Russian Patent Office to know possible collision and unfair competition.

We prepare documents to apply to the Antimonopoly Bodies. We will act on the client’s behalf at all stages of judicial proceedings.

Please, ask our Patent Attorneys and lawyers for more information about this service and our schedule of fees.

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