Possibility of individuals filing trademark applications on the horizon
Olga Plyasunova Under Article 1478 of the Russian Civil Code, only legal entities or individual entrepreneurs may own the exclusive rights to a trademark in Russia. In accordance with Paragraph 1 of Article 1477, “an exclusive right certified by a trademark certificate (Article 1481 hereof) is recognized for the trademark, i.e., a designation serving for individualizing goods of legal entities or individual entrepreneurs”. Similarly, service marks are used to individualise and distinguish the services provided and the scope of persons entitl...
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