> LEGAL DEFENSES RELATED WITH OWN TRADEMARK REGISTRATION

Response to Office action

After presentation of your Russian Trademark Registration Request before the Trademarks Office (TO), is possible that the trademark may be rejected for several reasons -- similarity with another, very generic, famous outside the country, etc. The Response to Office action consists of presenting a legal writing before the TO in an attempt to reverse the decision. Once the TO approves the registration, the trademark is registered and information about the registration is published.

Defense of Third Party Opposition

Once the TO approves the registration, the registration request must be published in the Official Bulletin so that third parties are informed of the request. If oppositions arise, a time limit of 30 days is established to present a Judicial Resource. Defense of Third Party Opposition consists on presenting a legal writing with arguments for defense of the trademark registration.

> DEFENSES RELATED TO THIRD PARTY REGISTRATION

Opposition to Third Party Registration

After publication of information about registration of a trademark, a third party can file an opposition to the registration. If an opposition is based on similarity of the trademark to an earlier trademark, the deadline for the opposition is 5 years from the publication date. The term for filing an opposition on absolute grounds is not limited. Marcaria.ru can watch publication of new trademark registrations for a trademark that may be similar to yours.

> APPEALS

The resolution of the actions listed above can be appealed. Marcaria.com will study each case individually and recommend an appropriate course of action.