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Well-known trademark


A well-known trademark is a trademark that is known to a wide circle of consumers within the territory of the Russian Federation as a result of its long-term and intensive use, as well as extensive advertising, and recognized as such in accordance with this Federal Law1.

A well-known trademark may be recognized as a trademark protected within the territory of the Russian Federation on the basis of its registration, a trademark protected within the territory of the Russian Federation without registration in accordance with an international agreement of the Russian Federation, as well as a designation used as a trademark but not having legal protection within the territory of the Russian Federation, if such trademarks or designations have become widely known among the relevant consumers in relation to the goods of that person on the date specified in the application as a result of their intensive use2.

  1. Civil Code of the Russian Federation. Part Four dated 18.12.2006, as amended on 2006-12-18, Article 1507, paragraph 4 // Official Gazette of the Russian Federation. 2006. No. 52. Article 5496. ↩

  2. Federal Law No. 166-FZ dated 11.12.2002, "On Making Amendments and Additions to the Law of the Russian Federation 'On Trademarks, Service Marks and Denominations of Origin of Goods'", as amended on 2002-12-11, Article 1, paragraph 1#9 // Official Gazette of the Russian Federation. 2002. No. 50. Article 4927. ↩

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