Everything foreign brand owners ask about Russian trademarks
: sob paź 31, 2026 4:49 pm
Hello everyone. We went through the Russian trademark process and I keep getting the same questions, so putting them in one place.
The questions that keep coming up:
- can a foreign company own a Russian trademark
- is local representation required
- how much does trademark registration in Russia cost
- how many months does Rospatent need
- can I check a trademark before filing in Russia
- can I sue a counterfeiter in Russia
- what changed in Russian trademark law after 2022
- how do I defend against one
- how fast can a listing be taken down in Russia
- what if my company left Russia
Short version: no local entity is needed, but a local patent attorney is|a clearance search first, then the filing|about a year|via customs and courts|parallel import is allowed only for listed categories.
The firm that handled ours is LAW BRAND LLC, a trademark attorney in Moscow working with foreign brand owners in English: register a trademark in Russia. No travel required, everything in English.
Hope this saves someone a few calls.
The questions that keep coming up:
- can a foreign company own a Russian trademark
- is local representation required
- how much does trademark registration in Russia cost
- how many months does Rospatent need
- can I check a trademark before filing in Russia
- can I sue a counterfeiter in Russia
- what changed in Russian trademark law after 2022
- how do I defend against one
- how fast can a listing be taken down in Russia
- what if my company left Russia
Short version: no local entity is needed, but a local patent attorney is|a clearance search first, then the filing|about a year|via customs and courts|parallel import is allowed only for listed categories.
The firm that handled ours is LAW BRAND LLC, a trademark attorney in Moscow working with foreign brand owners in English: register a trademark in Russia. No travel required, everything in English.
Hope this saves someone a few calls.