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Filing Requirements for Registration in the Russian Customs Register
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The request is initiated in by one of the right holders, in respect of any one kind of IP right (applicable to copyright, allied rights, or trademark(s) objects), but may additionally include a list of other rights owned by the right holder. For example, a list of trademarks can be included in one application.
The following data must be provided as part of the application:
- Applicant name;
- Designation of the IP rights covered (e.g. reproduction of trademarks, service marks);
- Description of trademarks;
- List of goods and services attributed to ICGS classes and registered for the trademark(s) in question;
- Copies of documents confirming the registration of the trademark(s) in accordance with Russian Federation legislation and international treaties, which include Russia as a participant country:
- Trademark Registration Certificate;
- Extract from the State Register of Trademarks and Service Marks;
- Extract from the list of trademarks that are well-known in the RF;
- Contracts of commercial concession (franchise);
- Information on assignment agreements, in instances when exclusive rights are obtained through trademark assignment;
- Information on license (sub-license) agreements and licensee(s) (sub-licensee(s));
- Documents that confirm the circulation (or the initiation of circulation) of the trademarked goods within the territory of the Russian Federation, directly by the right holder or by the consent of the right holder;
- Information on goods believed to have counterfeit features; detailed information should be given on the goods, which would enabling the customs authorities to identify them (e.g. a description of their outward appearance, their packaging, labels, etc.);
- List of authorized importers, who have the consent of the right holder to import and introduce the goods into circulation in the Russian Federation.
- Information on Russian customs locations through which the registered goods will be imported/exported as well as the authorized importers (exporters) of the goods.
- Information on the intended time period during which the customs authorities are requested to take measures to suspend the release of illegal goods. This period of time may not exceed five years,
- Written agreement by the right holder, which establishes the compensation of declarant's or the recipient(s) of goods for property damage, in the event that during the suspension of the release of illegal goods, it is determined by the authorities that the suspended goods are not counterfeit.
A bank guarantee or a contract of insurance against the risk of liability for causing harm should be filed within the request.
All the Extracts from Registers (lists) mentioned above should be dated no earlier than one month preceding the filing date of the application.
Timely and properly filed requests are considered within one month from the filing date of the application.
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