Armenian regulations on protection of well-known trademarks and their conformity with the International best practices

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to discuss the regulations of the Republic of Armenia on the protection of Well-Known trademarks, identify the international best practices and make recommendations for the improvement of the RA regulations. The main issue of this paper is to clarify whether the Armenian legislation is sufficient for the protection of Well-Known trademarks in the RA and whether such protection is in conformity with the international best practices. Furthermore, this paper will be focused on the duration of the ‘well-known’ status of trademarks, what evidence should be brought to receive that recognition, the possibility of making oppositions against the applications to declare the trademark as Well-Known is provided by the RA legislation.