The distinctive signs, used to differentiate between identical or similar goods and services offered by different producers or services providers may be registered as trademarks.
Possible types of trademarks to be registered are verbal (words), pictures, volume objects, their combinations, smells, tunes, fuzzy, phonic, stemming etc.
In Russia the right to trademark is effective only in the result of registration in Russian Patent and Trademark Office (ROSPATENT). The previous use does not matter.
The trademark can get a priority under the Paris Convention within 6 month period after pending trademark application in the country of origin. The priority date in this case will be a date of trademark application in the country of origin.
You may register a trademark in Russia applying directly to the Russian PTO or through trademark application to WIPO under Madrid Agreement or under the Madrid Protocol.
Foreign applicants (non-residents) shall apply through the registered patent attorney of Russia.
The process of trademark registration in Russia takes usually about one year. If there is a request from the RUPTO expertise the trademark examination period will take longer.
Your brand, logo or business (entity) name may be registered as trademark if it has distinctive features. Those signs which do not have distinctiveness will be registered only when the sign get the distinctive features in the result of long use the said sign.
It is possible to register collective trademarks as well.
A trademark may be recognized as a well-known trademark through the special procedure and application to the Patent Dispute Chamber.
The duration of protection of Russian trademark is ten year period with the prolongation possibility.