This logo is the original Logo of our Church and is our Registered Service Mark owned by Archbishop Victor. It continues to be the service mark of this Church since we have never ceased to exist. Our date of incorporation is Feb. 1, 1928 and we have never ceased to exist to this date. Any use of this without our permission will infringe our legal rights and service marks. Our name and logo are not available for use by anyone at will since we have had and continue to use the Service Mark, our log and corporate name.

A Trademark or Service Mark does not need to be Registered to be the legal property of the owner who has used that mark for years. Registration does prove prior use and if that owner is still using that name it is the property of that owner, in this case by the Church that was established/Chartered in 1927 and incorporated in 1928 by the first Archbihop, Aftimios Ofiesh. Use by others is then infringement.

This Church was canonically established by the Russian Synod of Bishops in North America (Moscow Patriarchate) on Feb. 2, 1927 and incorporated on Feb. 1, 1928 by Archbishop Aftimios Ofiesh and others. Mariam Ofiesh sat on our board of trustees until 1999.

Legal Notice: This website and photographs are Registered with the U.S. Copyright Office. Our name and logo are Registered or claimed Service Marks of this Church (Corporation). Our name and logo are also Registered with the State's of Arizona and Tennessee. Any unauthorized use of our name and logo (Our mark) or copyrighted materials will be considered infringement and theft of our legal property. Anyone claiming to be us or part of this Church and not shall be considered guilty of fraud.

Updated website Copyright Registration TX 7-332-746 (Dated: Feb. 16, 2011)
Former Registration - 2002

Registered Copyright Number VAu 567-087 protects the photographs of Metropolitan Victor (dated Sept. 10, 2001).

Registered Copyright Number VAu 565-585 protects the photographs of the Synod and related photos
(dated Nov. 5, 2002).