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Trademark refusal rate in Russia: Madrid System filings
154,369 international registrations on record designate Russia. Among the 28,153 designations registered 2019–2022 (the resolved cohort we measure outcomes on), 40.4% received a provisional refusal, 3,263 (11.6%) are still refused outright, 21 partially, and 24,817 (88.2%) hold a grant of protection. That refusal rate is above the 4.4% median across the 60 most-designated offices.
How U.S. companies fare in Russia compared with 60+ other offices: where U.S. trademark owners get refused abroad.
39% of the registrations designating Russia also designate the United States. Those appear in USPTO data as well, so a USPTO clearance check catches them; the rest are invisible to a U.S.-only search.
Most-designated Nice classes in Russia
| Class | Goods / services | Registrations |
|---|---|---|
| Class 9 | Computers & Electronics | 37,729 |
| Class 35 | Advertising & Business | 23,796 |
| Class 5 | Pharmaceuticals | 21,846 |
| Class 3 | Cosmetics & Cleaning | 21,589 |
| Class 42 | Computer & Scientific | 20,190 |
| Class 25 | Clothing | 19,543 |
| Class 7 | Machinery | 15,979 |
| Class 41 | Education & Entertainment | 14,011 |
| Class 18 | Leather Goods | 12,194 |
| Class 11 | Environmental Control | 12,143 |
Who files into Russia
Office of origin of the registrations designating Russia, where the filers are based.
| Office of origin | Registrations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| European Union (EM) | 22,673 | 14.7% |
| Germany (DE) | 17,487 | 11.3% |
| France (FR) | 14,922 | 9.7% |
| China (CN) | 14,396 | 9.3% |
| Italy (IT) | 14,296 | 9.3% |
| Switzerland (CH) | 11,224 | 7.3% |
| United States (US) | 11,039 | 7.2% |
| Benelux (BX) | 7,350 | 4.8% |
International registrations designating Russia, by registration year
Registrations on record by the year they were registered internationally. Our copy covers registrations with activity since July 2025, so older years reflect renewals and decisions, not original volume.
| Year | Registrations | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7,495 | |
| 2018 | 7,248 | |
| 2019 | 7,503 | |
| 2020 | 7,260 | |
| 2021 | 7,103 | |
| 2022 | 6,287 | |
| 2023 | 7,048 | |
| 2024 | 8,404 | |
| 2025 | 8,018 | |
| 2026 | 3,993 |
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