Some designations may not be a trademark. These are, for example, generally recognized symbols and terms, designations of national flags, names of states that are identical or confusingly similar to trademarks of other persons protected in Belarus.

How trademark rights are protected

The protection of a trademark consists in its state registration. This protects the trademark from being used by others, and in the case of such use gives the trademark owner the right to claim damages.

Trademark registration

To protect the company’s right to a trademark, it is registered at the National Intellectual Property Center — this is a national registration procedure. A trademark that has passed the international registration procedure will also be protected.

To register a trademark with the National Intellectual Property Center, you need to submit an application, pay a state fee and hire a patent attorney to conduct business. You can do this yourself, but there is a risk of not registering a trademark due to the lack of necessary information. We will consult on the issue of working with a patent attorney and help you choose his candidacy.

• To remove a trademark or a similar designation from the goods on which the trademark is marked without the permission of its owner.


• To seize and destroy such goods, labels, packages when it is impossible to remove the trademark from them.


• To compensate for losses or pay compensation in the amount of 1 to 50,000 basic units.

A person who has violated trademark rights may be fined by representatives of the Ministry of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade.

A computer program as an object of intellectual property

The owner of a computer program has exclusive rights to it, including the right to install on devices, run, allow others to use the program for a fee, distribute copies, and designate his name in the program.

The algorithm of a computer program is not classified as objects that are protected by copyright. In this case, the institute of trade secrets can be used to protect intellectual property.

Fines are provided to the state budget for the illegal distribution or use of a computer program.

If the infringer of the copyright holder’s rights to a computer program has not fulfilled the requirements of the copyright holder, he may apply to the Board of Intellectual Property cases of the Supreme Court. Our experienced intellectual property lawyers are ready to advise you on all issues related to the protection of the right to a computer program and represent your interests in court.

Other intellectual property objects

Photographs, videos, images, music and other objects of intangible culture belong to the objects of intellectual property. The authors have the right to defend their rights to these works. The authors may allow or prohibit their use by others.

The protection of the author’s rights to his work is organized in the same way as the protection of the rights of the copyright holder of a computer program.

How can the author dispose of the work

For commercial purposes, the author may dispose of the work under a license agreement, an exclusive right assignment agreement, or an agreement on the creation and use of an object of copyright.