Mail.Ru is recognized as a well-known trademark.
January 18, 2009, Moscow. The Federal Service for Intellectual Property, Patents, and Trademarks (Rospatent) officially recognized the Mail.Ru (www.mail.ru) trademark as well-known in the Russian Federation. This places the company on par with such brands as Intel, Coca-Cola, Nescafe, Gazprom, and Tiffany.
Today, there are only 85 well-known trademarks in Russia, owned by the largest Russian and international corporations - Heineken, Nike, Lipton, Wimm-Bill-Dann, Lukoil, Disney, etc.
Possession of this status not only confirms the truly nationwide popularity of a company's brand but also serves as a powerful defense against illegal use and reproduction of the trademark by third parties. It's worth noting that the legal protection of a well-known trademark is valid indefinitely.
"Mail.Ru's recognition as a well-known trademark is significant not only from a legal perspective, but also as yet another significant recognition of our achievements. We've managed to become one of the most popular and beloved brands nationwide in a very short time, ranking alongside companies that have been around for decades. I'd like to extend a huge thank you to the millions of our users who use Mail.Ru services and recommend them to their friends – it's thanks to them that we've achieved such success," said Dmitry Grishin, CEO of Mail.Ru.
About the company:
Mail.Ru is a leading Russian company in online communications and entertainment. Its key asset is the RuNet's main communications portal. It includes the largest free email service in Russia and the CIS, the leading Russian instant messenger Mail.Ru Agent, the national social network Moi Mir@Mail.Ru, the search engine Poisk@Mail.Ru, and many other resources.
Mail.Ru is also a leader in online gaming, controlling over 50% of the Russian market in both monetary terms and audience size. The company publishes over 40 online gaming projects in Russia, Europe, and Asia, including popular in-house titles such as Three Kingdoms, Legend: Legacy of the Dragons, and Allods Online, as well as successful international licenses such as Perfect World and The Lord of the Rings Online.
Mail.Ru has 8 Russian offices - in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, Nizhny Novgorod, Novosibirsk, Chelyabinsk, Samara and Kazan, as well as representative offices in Ukraine (Kyiv) and Germany (Hamburg).
