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

Abstract

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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Authors

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Vadim Nyunyaev
Head of the Intellectual Property Projects (Ph. D. in Law), Marketing Communications Department, Corporate Communications Block, Gazprom Neft, Russia

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.

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Oksana Morozevich
Intellectual Property manager, Marketing Communications Department, Corporate Communications Block, Gazprom Neft, Russia

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.

Companies

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Gazprom Neft

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

Gazprom Neft logo

Gazprom Neft

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

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