Russian agencies renewed a number of Trump trademarks in 2016 as the president ran for office and four were reinstated on election day.

The six trademarks were all originally obtained between 1996 and 2016 and set aside the Trump name in Russia for hotels and branding deals.

None ever came to fruition but the Trump Organization sought extensions on the trademark last year all the same.

The first was secured in 1996 and was for a Trump Tower in Moscow that was never built.

Four more were in connection with hotels, one in 2007 was to enable him to sell Trump vodka and another, originally granted in 2008, was for Trump Home, a line of branded furniture.

Rospatent, the Russian agency responsible for granting them, approved extensions for them all last year, The New York Times revealed on Sunday.

Russia granted the Trump Organization six extensions for trademarks last year including names for hotels. The Trump International Hotel in Washington D.C. is pictured

Four of the six trademarks were approved on election day.

They all predate the conclusion that Russian hackers were responsible for penetrating the DNC email.

They also came before any suggestions that the Trump team had colluded with Putin to win the White House were given any credence.

Throughout his campaign, the president insisted that repeatedly that he had no business holdings in Russia.

It is a claim he maintains and continues to repeat as his administration is plagued with suggestions of collusion.

The Russia connection has spawned numerous senate investigations and brought about the dismissal of senior figures White House figures.

Other trademarks include one for Trump Home furnishings and Trump vodka

Another of the trademarks is Trump Tower. It was originally acquired in 1996 and was renewed last year

It is also at the heart of the debate swirling around FBI Director James Comey's firing earlier this year.

Trump Organization lawyers said they acquired the renewals to stop others from profiting from the company name

The Russians deny having any hand in Trump's election win and insist, like the administration, that any and all relations both before and after November 8 were above board.

The trademarks do not suggest otherwise. Lawyers whose guidance is cited in the Times report say as much, admitting that such approvals are routine.

It is however common for trademarks which have lay dormant for years to be rejected, they said.

A lawyer for Trump Organization maintained the president's earlier promise that he had no business plans in Russia and said the trademarks had only been acquired to stop others from profiting from the famous name.

It was 'to prevent third parties from infringing on the company’s intellectual property rights,' Alan Garten said, adding: 'We take the protection and enforcement of my client’s brand extremely seriously.

'We invest a lot of money in its efforts. It is his brand.'

Vladimir Putin insisted again in a recent interview with Megyn Kelly (above) that he has had no involvement with the Trump Organization or administration