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5 Tex. Intell. Prop. L. J. 1 (1996-1997)
Trademarks in Russia: Making and Protecting Your Mark

handle is hein.journals/tipj5 and id is 11 raw text is: Trademarks in Russia: Making and Protecting Your Mark by Cynthia Vuille Stewart Table of Contents I. Introduction ................................................................... 1 II. Trademark Protection Under the Soviet System ............................................ 3 III. Current Trademark Law in the Russian Federation ....................................... 6 A . Dom estic Law ............................................................................................ 6 B. International Law .................................................................................... 11 IV. Shortcomings of the Current System of Trademark Protection ................... 14 A . Legal Flaw s .............................................................................................. 14 B. Practical Problem s .................................................................................... 16 V. Proposals for Improving Trademark Protection in Russia ........................... 20 A. Government Actions ............................................................................... 20 B. Actions by Private Firms ....................................................................... 23 I. Introduction Counterfeit Barbie dolls manufactured in China flaunt their fashions on the shelves of Moscow kiosks.1 Reebok estimates that there are as many imitation Reebok products as real ones sold throughout Russia.2 The piracy rate for Levi's jeans in Russia is over fifty percent.3 Companies from the United States and other countries have faced innumerable problems when confronted with protecting their intellectual property in Russia and trademarks are no exception. Law Clerk, The Hon. Diana Gribbon Motz, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit; J.D., Stanford Law School, 1996, M.A., The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, The Johns Hopkins University, 1996. 1 Geoff Winestock, Trouble in Toyland: Barbie Challenged by Fakes, MOSCOW TIMES, Dec. 17, 1994, available in LEXIS, News Library. 2 Astrid Wendlandt, High Fashion Fakes Flood Into Russia, MOSCOW TIMES, Apr. 3, 1996, available in LEXIS, News Library. 3 Winestock, supra note 1.

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