Well-known Trade Marks In Russia

A Trade Mark in Russia can be officially recognised as 'well-known' by registration to the Federal Agency of Intellectual Property (Rospatent) for the status. Applications can include registered Trade Marks and unregistered well-known marks.

The first well-known Trade Mark "ИЗВЕСТИЯ" (IZVESTIYA in Cyrillic) was registered on 7 April 2000, more than 20 years ago, for a very famous newspaper in Russia. However, registration of this type of trade mark is quite significant and a lot of particular evidence is required. At the date of this article, there are only 214 well-known trade marks in Russia.

Recent examples of international marks granted the 'well-known' status include: