The federal law recognises that the provision that gives individuals, including foreigners, the right to use trademarks and universally recognised brands that have been correctly registered in Russia will no longer apply if these trademarks started being used before the entry into force of the Russian law “On Trademarks, Brands and Names of Origin”.
In the event that this provision were to continue to be applied, foreign companies that own former Soviet enterprises would be able to use well-known Soviet trademarks that are presently in use and belong to Russian manufacturers in an unchecked manner and without paying.