THE RUSSIAN CUSTOMS REGISTER OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AS A TOOL OF PROTECTION AND ENFORCEMENT OF TRADEMARK RIGHTS

marketude Alisa Pestryakova, Intellectual Property, Publications, Russia

Customs intervention is tool of enforcement of IP rights and prevention of counterfeiting known to many national and regional systems, including the Russian Federation. It is chiefly aimed at protecting the rights of the trademark holders at the stage of custom clearance of imported goods. Whilst the purpose of border control of is the same in all jurisdictions, each country has its own special system, including the rules and requisite for entering IP rights in the customs register…

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