Russian patent service says YES to trademarking ;-) (RU2007719479)

Posted on December 14th, 2008 by Editor

No doubt, you’ve heard the buzz already – Russian company Superfone and its president Oleg Teterin claim they own the rights to reproduce emoticon and similar derivatives like and in spite of their being in public use for at least 15 years. Associated Press says that “The Rospatent federal patent agency (aka Russian Patent Office) [...]

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(Updated) quick guide to trademark registration in Russia in 2009

Posted on December 10th, 2008 by Editor

Today I was responding to an inquiry from Israel re process and cost of trademark registration in Russia, and upon finishing my letter I thought that this matter might be of interest to somebody else, so I’m posting it here. Daniel wrote: I anticipate the client will want to know a bottom-line price, so I [...]

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