OREANDA-NEWS. October 07, 2013. As the Director of Exhibitions and Fairs Department CCI Marina Petrova has informed, the economic agents, which officially registered their trademarks, can apply to participate in this competition.  

The contest "Brand of the Year" is organized by the Chamber of Commerce together with the Intellectual Property Agency since 2003. Its aim is to increase the competitiveness of domestic brands and increase the level of professionalism of the marketing teams.

The main awards of the contest are: Grand Prix "Golden Mercury", as well as gold, silver and bronze medals for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd places in each category. In addition to the traditional nominations - "Debut ", " Reputation and Trust" and "Export" a new category "Regional brand” will appear this year. It is open to local brands, which owners operate and promote their brands in certain regions of the country.

As it was informed before, in 2003-2012 the contest "Brand of the Year" was attended by about 900 projects of the best trademarks. Last year, the Grand Prix of the contest "Golden Mercury” was awarded to 47 companies, 36 have won gold and silver medals, and 4 participants were awarded the gold medals "Property of the Republic."