At the “Forum of Innovations. Russia-Belarus” hosted the First Session “Intellectual Property Russia-Belarus”

In order to advertise products, registration of a trademark in relation to services of class 35 ICGS is not necessary.

Designations which are identical or confusingly similar to a brand name protected in the Republic of Belarus (certain elements of that name), the right to which in the Republic of Belarus appeared to another person earlier than the priority date of the registered trademark, may not be registered as a trademark in respect of homogeneous goods.

Registration of a trademark presupposes its use. Legal protection of a trademark may be terminated prematurely in respect of all goods or part of the goods for individualization of which the trademark is registered, due to non-use of the trademark without valid reasons continuously during any three years after its registration.

To give a designation distinctiveness for the purposes of its registration as a trademark, it should be declared in a characteristic graphic manner of font design.

Computer applications can be protected by several types of intellectual property protection

The refined spirit of the residence of the Radziwill Princes in Niasvizh has become an energizer for a lively discussion of integration in the Eurasian space in the field of intellectual property.

There may be several ways of using a trademark under a complex entrepreneurial license (franchise) agreement.

There may be several documents confirming the development of a computer program

An international trademark application may be filed only in respect of those goods and services for which the trademark is registered or a trademark application has been filed within the territory of a member country of the Madrid System (International Trademark Registration).