How we helped a foreign company overcome the refusal of Rospatent and register a trademark

An international company from Switzerland that manufactures and sells medical devices.

Client:

First of all, a foreign company now is able to freely develop in the Russian market: import and sell its medical products. The successful completion of this project also contributed to the protection of the market from counterfeit medical products.

The importance of the project for the Client:

This international company was planning its entry into the Russian market. To do this, they applied for trademark registration in Russia. But the company is faced with the fact that their existing trademark has a graphic element in the form of a Swiss flag, which Rospatent in the Russian Federation, according to the law, cannot register without special procedures. After receiving a preliminary refusal, the company contacted our law firm.

Our team has prepared the necessary documentation and ensured the legal protection of the trademark in the territory of the Russian Federation, as well as granting the right to use the trademark of a subsidiary company.

The essence of the project: