Use of a Trademark
The use of a trademark — its use by the rights holder or by a person to whom such right has been granted under a licensing agreement in accordance with Article 1489 of this Code, or by another party using the trademark under the control of the rights holder, provided that the use of the trademark is carried out in accordance with paragraph 2 of Article 1484 of this Code, except for cases where the relevant actions are not directly related to placing the goods into civil circulation, as well as the use of the trademark with changes to certain elements thereof that do not alter the essence of the trademark and do not limit the protection granted to the trademark1.
The use of a trademark — the use of a trademark is also deemed to include its use with changes to certain elements of the trademark that do not alter its essence2.
Civil Code of the Russian Federation. Part Four dated 18.12.2006, as amended on 2019-06-27, Article 1486, paragraph 2 // RSZ RF. 2006. No. 52. Art. 5496. ↩
Federal Law No. 166-FZ dated 11.12.2002, "On amendments and additions to the Law of the Russian Federation 'On Trademarks, Service Marks and Denominations of Origin of Goods' dated 11.12.2002, as amended on 2002-12-11, Article 1, paragraph 22 // RSZ RF. 2002. No. 50. Art. 4927. ↩