The use of a trademark may be recognized even when it is used with minor modifications to certain elements, provided that such changes do not affect its distinctiveness.

Unfair competition by misleading business entities is prohibited, including with regard to: the place of manufacture (production) of goods offered for sale, the manufacturer (producer) of such goods, and the warranty obligations of the seller or manufacturer (producer).

Persons engaged in intermediary activities may, on the basis of and in accordance with an agreement, use their own trademark on the goods they sell alongside the manufacturer’s trademark, as well as place it instead of the manufacturer’s trademark.

For winning the special nomination “Best Patent-Clean Innovative Project in the Field of Medicine,” a diploma from Belpatentservice of the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry was awarded to Maksim Viktorovich Protsko. The winner presented to the Council of the Republican Competition of Innovative Projects the project “Passive Medical Exoskeleton for Concealed Wear.”

Many applicants, when seeking legal protection for their trademark, make a typical mistake. They fail to take into account the so-called absolute grounds for refusal of trademark registration.

Registration as trademarks is not allowed for signs in which the dominant position is occupied by elements and/or indications used to designate the type, quality, quantity, properties, purpose, value of goods (services), as well as the time, place, and method of their production or sale.

Only the depiction of a single digit or letter in a distinctive graphical style can guarantee protection of such a sign as a trademark.

An international forum on combating illegal trade in industrial goods, including intellectual property rights protection, took place in Minsk from October 6-7, 2025.

The degree of similarity between designations applied for registration as trademarks in the Republic of Belarus is determined during their examination at the National Center of Intellectual Property. The degree of similarity between already registered trademarks is determined by the Appeals Council under the patent authority and/or by the Supreme Court (Judicial Board for Intellectual Property Cases), depending on their competence.

In the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), 6.6 million units of counterfeit goods were identified. There were 1,465 recorded violations in the field of intellectual property (IP).

Dear Friends, Today, the Unitary Enterprise “BELPATENTSERVICE” of the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry is celebrating a milestone – September 10^th marks our 29^th anniversary!