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Will it be recognized that there will be a violation of the law to place the trademark(s) of the partners with whom your company has a business relationship?
The question covered both the sale of a person ' s product via the Internet site and the mere mention of a partner on the client list. Consequently, it can be approached from several sides, as the purpose of the markings, like the type of legal protection, will be different. Accordingly, different legislation applies to such situations: trademarks, copyrights, unfair competition, etc. We'll stop on the main options for further details.
Trademark legislation
The symbol will be affixed if it is registered in the Russian Federation or is protected by international registration in the territory of Russia.
While the exclusive right to a trademark is sufficiently broad: how the power to use it by any means at the discretion of the owner (art. 1484, para. 1 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation), its main purpose is to establish a monopoly on the individualization of certain goods, works and services for which the label is registered.
Article 1484, paragraph 3, of the CC states: " No person shall be entitled to use, without the permission of the right holder, similar trademarks with respect to goods for which the trademark is registered for the individualization of the trademark or uniform goods if such use gives rise to the possibility of mixing. "
If the sign is used for other purposes other than goods (work, services) of the label holder, there will be no violation of the trademark legislation. For example, your organization does not sell the same merchandise, work or services (or homogeneous ones) as your partner, but it simply provides him with any services (reckless, designer, freight forwarding, information, etc.) or sells his products, you may well indicate the partner ' s trademark on the client list page.