The Specially Protected Trade Marks: Lack of Clarity from the International Perspective

Oksana Morozevich, Intellectual Property Manager, Marketing Communications Department, Corporate Communications Block, Saint-Petersburg State University of Economics
Vadim Nyunyaev, Head of the Intellectual Property Projects (Ph. D. in Law), Marketing Communications Department, Corporate Communications Block, Gazprom Neft

World history of trademark regulation is quite long-standing. Derived from antic and medieval jurisprudence where Lex Cornelia or general delict rules were used as a legal frame for the merchant identity protection, leading to the first European special trade marks laws then on to the Paris Convention and other uniform international treaties we have now.

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Russia Intellectual Property Energy July 2023 Vol.16, No. 64, Summer 2023

Oksana Morozevich

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Oksana Morozevich accompanies business lubricants and bitumen materials division of Gazprom Neft companies group at the local and international levels in terms of ensuring the legal protection of trademarks. She assists in maintaining the trademark portfolio numbering more than 2,000 items all over the world. She holds an LL.M. and has specialized in trademarks since 2018.

Vadim Nyunyaev

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Vadim Nyunyaev heads the Trademark department of Gazprom Neft. Vadim Nyunyaev takes care of worldwide trademark portfolio of most effective energy giant Gazprom subsidiary Gazprom Neft and promptly resolves trademark conflicts with international businesses, fights against the Russian PTO refusals in registration of Gazprom trademarks risks and manages high expectations of Gazprom Neft business team. Vadim specializes in issues of copyright, advertising, intellectual property since 1999. In 2008, he defended his dissertation on the topic "Legal regulation of advertising activities" at St. Petersburg State University. He combined practical work with teaching at the St. Petersburg State University of Economics. Vadim publishes works on topical issues of intellectual property law and other issues of civil law.

Gazprom Neft

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Gazprom Neft is a vertically integrated energy company, primarily engaged in the exploration and development of oil and gas fields, oil refining, and the production and sale of petroleum products. Gazprom Neft is the Russian oil industry’s leading companies in terms of efficiency. Gazprom Neft’s corporate structure encompasses more than 70 exploration and production, refining, and retailing enterprises throughout Russia, the CIS and worldwide. Gazprom Neft’s strategic goal is to achieve leadership in efficiency, technology, and safety, setting the benchmark for other global industry players. www.gazprom-neft.ru

Saint-Petersburg State University of Economics

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Saint-Petersburg State University of Economics St. Petersburg State University of Economics also known as UNECON is one of the leading Russian universities with over a century experience in educating top professionals in economics and management. The university academic strength is grounded in thorough professionalism and social responsibility. Our majors are economics, management, finance, insurance and banking, economic security, accounting and audit, international business, quality management, law, applied math and IT studies, PR and languages, tourism and service. Serious theoretical studies are combined with a real world learning experience through a system of on-site practical training and internship in Russian and international companies. Alumni club and Advisory Board include CEOs and top managers of international and national enterprises such as Gazprom, Russian Railways, Sberbank etc. National rankings 2018 placed UNECON among top universities: 5th position by Future Leaders Fund (among 100), 22nd position by Forbes (among 600), 33rd position by RAEX Analytics (among more than 800). St. Petersburg State University of Economics has a long tradition of building and maintaining international links. UNECON learning environment with more than 250 partners around the world allows students to gain an international outlook and engage with global academic issues through vast exchange programs, double degree programs, international scientific projects, etc. Large-scale international forums and conferences provide real impact on development of domestic economics and scientific thought – events in the field of energy studies, Eurasian perspective, global financial architecture, economic security. Company, primarily engaged in the exploration and development of oil and gas fields, oil refining, and the production and sale of petroleum products. Gazprom Neft is the Russian oil industry’s leading companies in terms of efficiency. Gazprom Neft’s corporate structure encompasses more than 70 exploration and production, refining, and retailing enterprises throughout Russia, the CIS and worldwide. Gazprom Neft’s strategic goal is to achieve leadership in efficiency, technology, and safety, setting the benchmark for other global industry players. Www.gazprom-neft.ru

Russia Intellectual Property Energy July 2023 Vol.16, No. 64, Summer 2023
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