On 24 June, the Intellectual Property Club, "Intellectual Property: Mine or Someone Else's?", held a meeting devoted to the topic "Protection of Foreign Trademark Owners in the Russian Intellectual Property Market."The event brought together legal practitioners, academics, Master's and PhD students, as well as undergraduate students. During the discussion, participants examined the legal framework governing trademarks owned by foreign right holders conducting business in the Russian Federation. Particular attention was paid to current approaches and emerging trends in protecting the rights of foreign trademark owners under the present legal and economic conditions. The meeting concluded with a discussion of possible approaches to safeguarding the legal status of trademarks owned by entities based in countries designated by Russia as "unfriendly states" while continuing to conduct business in the Russian market.