Ekra is the brand name of the Russian scientific-production enterprise NPP EKRA, based in Cheboksary, Chuvashia. The company develops and manufactures microprocessor-based protective relaying and control equipment, emergency automation systems, and related electrical apparatus for power stations and substations.[1] The enterprise was founded in 1991 by Russian relay-protection specialists without foreign capital.[2]
Design and History
Ekra’s visual identity is protected through multiple registered trademarks. The earliest documented mark, registered in 1997, was filed under the Latin spelling “EKRA” with registration number 152480.[3] A second Latin-script trademark, also “EKRA,” was registered on 20 March 2008 under number 346053.[4]
In February 2022, the company filed a new application for a combined (word-and-figure) trademark under the Cyrillic spelling “ЭКРА,” which was registered on 10 February 2023 as trademark number 923194.[5] A corresponding Latin-script mark “EKRA” was registered under number 923196.[6]
Meaning and Symbolism
The official trademark registration for the combined ЭКРА mark specifies “cold green” (холодный зеленый) as the designated color.[7] The same color designation appears in the registration for the Latin-script EKRA mark.[6] No official documentation describing additional symbolic meaning of the mark has been located.
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