On June 24, 2021, the 6th session of the consultation center is held
Just one question from a legal adviser of a company producing equipment for repairing torque converters of automatic automobile transmissions (What other possibilities does our company have to influence an attempt of pirate registration by a Russian counterparty?) revealed the depth of the problems faced by overly trusting exporters.
Having registered its trademark in the Republic of Belarus, the Belarusian applicant was late with its registration in the country of export of its products - the Russian Federation. It turned out that the Russian counterparty, having purchased equipment under the contract, had outstripped the Belarusian exporter and applied for a confusingly similar trademark several months before it.
The lawyer was advised to use the two-way mechanism of application to the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) of the Russian Federation, taking into account the nuances of the antitrust legislation with the subsequent objection to Rospatent.
Besides, additional steps to protect one's trademark abroad were recommended.
The lively bilateral consultation lasted for over an hour.
There were no other questions that day.
