Russian Trademark Law in Global Perspective
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Russian Trademark Law in Global Perspective
National Research University Higher School of Economics
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4.8
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Learn about legal framework of trademark registration, protection and enforcement in Russia. You can also compare Russian approach with international standards enshrined in relevant treaties and discover problematic arears of trademark protection in the Russia.
This course is on legal regulation of trademark protection in Russia. It explains the process of acquiring trademark in Russia, alternatives to trademark protection (such as firm names, trade names, names of origins), requirements for trademark validity, conditions under which trademarks are protected in Russia, scope of excusive trademark rights protection, peculiarities of assignment and licensing practice in Russia. The course also focuses on issues of trademark infringement, criteria applied by the Russian courts and relevant practice of the Russian Intellectual Property Court. It describes different remedies available to the trademark holders, including calculation of statutory damages under the Russian law for trademark infringement.
Russian trademark legislation and case law do not have long historical roots. This is the reason why this area of the Russian law may be characterized as very dynamic. Examples will be given to illustrate successful legal solutions (for example, trademark protection in domain names, exhaustion of trademark rights) and ongoing search for proper and balanced regulation (for example, regulation of parallel imports, antitrust regulation in trademark law, application of fair use doctrine o trademarks).
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Week
1Trademarks and Other Means of Individualization
This lecture provides a general overview of different means of individualization (identifiers) under the Russian law, such as trade names, firm names, designations of places of origin and trademarks. Each of them has its own unique function, special regulation, conditions of protection, scope of protection, remedies available to their right holders, as well as advantages and disadvantages.
7 видео (всего 78 мин.), 1 тест
7 видео
Introductory lecture9мин
Trade names in Russia9мин
Firm names in Russia19мин
Designations of Places of Origin14мин
Trademarks in Russia:Introduction13мин
Trademarks in Russia: Part II10мин
1 практическое упражнение
Trademarks and Other Means of Individualization30мин
Week
2Acquiring trademark rights
This lecture explains process of acquiring trademark. We will see what signs can be registered as trademarks, explain different legal grounds when registration of a trademark can be denied. We will also discuss in detail absolute and relative grounds for refusal to register trademarks, in particular concept of distinctiveness, acquiring trademarks rights through use, immoral trademarks, interrelation of trademarks and prior rights of third parties and others. Specific rules and procedures for acquiring protection of well-known and foreign trademarks will be described as well.
7 видео (всего 70 мин.), 1 тест
7 видео
Distinctiveness requirment for trademark registration: Part II10мин
Absolute grounds for refusal to register a trademark under the Russian law14мин
Relative grounds for refusal to register a trademark under the Russian law:Part I10мин
Relative grounds for refusal to register a trademark: Part II8мин
Acquiring rights to well-known trademarks in Russia8мин
Protection of foreign trademarks in Russia9мин
1 практическое упражнение
Acquiring Trademark Rights22мин
Week
3Trademark Infringement
During this lecture we will discuss conditions under which actions of third parties using similar sign are regarded as infringement of trademark rights according to the Russian Civil Code. Russian courts developed their own approach to consider trademark infringement disputes called sometimes as "triangle rule". Case studies and examples explaining the logic of the Russian case-law will be provided. Besides, there are some instances when defendants may be allowed to use another’s trademark without permission and without payment of any royalties. The lecture covers such legal defenses as well.
7 видео (всего 79 мин.), 1 тест
7 видео
Trademark Infringement: Part II8мин
Trademark Infringement: Part III10мин
Exceptions to "Triangle" Rule:Part I12мин
Exceptions to "Triangle Rule": Part II13мин
Defenses to Trademark Infringement: Part I11мин
Defenses to Trademark Infringement: Part II12мин
1 практическое упражнение
Trademark Infringement18мин
Week
4Termination of Trademark Rights
Trademark rights are not timeless or absolute; they may be terminated, revoked or invalidated if necessary legal grounds are present. What are these grounds? This lecture answers this question and provides for relevant illustrations when trademark rights may be removed from the Register of trademarks on voluntary or involuntary basis. Among them are expiration of trademark rights, waiver of rights, change of trademark owner’s legal status, opposition of third parties regarding breach of absolute or relative grounds for refusal to register trademarks, bad faith registration and unfair competition, non-use of trademarks and loss of distinctiveness.
5 видео (всего 57 мин.), 1 тест
5 видео
Invalidation13мин
Non-use of trademarks: Part I11мин
Non-use of trademarks: Part II9мин
Revocation of trademarks that have become generic terms14мин
1 практическое упражнение
Termination of Trademark Rights24мин
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автор: GY•Jun 9th 2018
Great course for all IP Professionals who want to know about trademark law & regulations in Russia
автор: MS•Aug 20th 2017
The course is academically useful and well structured, the instructor is well experienced .
Преподаватель
Vladislav Starzhenetsky
Associate ProfessorDepartment of International Public and Private Law
О National Research University Higher School of Economics
National Research University - Higher School of Economics (HSE) is one of the top research universities in Russia. Established in 1992 to promote new research and teaching in economics and related disciplines, it now offers programs at all levels of university education across an extraordinary range of fields of study including business, sociology, cultural studies, philosophy, political science, international relations, law, Asian studies, media and communications, IT, mathematics, engineering, and more.
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