Apple registers the Apple brand in Russia, also owned by a political party
On October 8, Apple filed an application for registration of the Yabloko trademark in Rospatent. The corporation intends to secure under this brand five categories of goods and services in Russia. According to the application, the list of such goods includes devices ranging from computers, e-books and MP3-players and ending with machines for counting votes in elections and X-ray machines.
In addition, the company claims the use of the Yabloko trademark also for paper, cardboard and products made from them, textbooks on computers, commercial advice to consumers, education, entertainment, and the provision of sports and educational activities.
Moreover, the company plans to provide scientific and technological services under this brand.
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Apple’s interests in this situation will be represented by law firm Baker & McKenzie .
In November 2013, the corporation had already filed applications with Rospatent for the registration of the Yabloko and Epple trademarks. Applications were also submitted at once for several categories of goods and services. However, for some of them, this brand has already been registered by the Yabloko party.
“We need to deal with lawyers in this matter, but if Apple wants to sell its products in Russia under the Russian name Yabloko, we will have questions,” the party’s leader, Sergei Mitrokhin, said.
However, on Monday, Mitrokhin said that the party had never intended to appeal against Apple’s request. “We have a political activity, they have a commercial one. Let them do what they want. Strengthen our advertising ", quoted Mitrokhin" Vedomosti ".
Rospatent registers trademarks for specific classes of goods and services, and Apple’s activities and political parties are different, explained Pavel Katkov, senior partner of the law firm Katkov and Partners. Therefore, it is unlikely that the classes that are so different in their activities can coincide and that they are unlikely to fight for the right to register and use the same trademark, he is sure.
If, nevertheless, the goods under such a brand will be already registered, the company can always try to negotiate with its owner or abandon some of the activities, while retaining the rest, Katkov explained.
In addition, the company claims the use of the Yabloko trademark also for paper, cardboard and products made from them, textbooks on computers, commercial advice to consumers, education, entertainment, and the provision of sports and educational activities.
Moreover, the company plans to provide scientific and technological services under this brand.
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Apple’s interests in this situation will be represented by law firm Baker & McKenzie .
In November 2013, the corporation had already filed applications with Rospatent for the registration of the Yabloko and Epple trademarks. Applications were also submitted at once for several categories of goods and services. However, for some of them, this brand has already been registered by the Yabloko party.
“We need to deal with lawyers in this matter, but if Apple wants to sell its products in Russia under the Russian name Yabloko, we will have questions,” the party’s leader, Sergei Mitrokhin, said.
However, on Monday, Mitrokhin said that the party had never intended to appeal against Apple’s request. “We have a political activity, they have a commercial one. Let them do what they want. Strengthen our advertising ", quoted Mitrokhin" Vedomosti ".
Rospatent registers trademarks for specific classes of goods and services, and Apple’s activities and political parties are different, explained Pavel Katkov, senior partner of the law firm Katkov and Partners. Therefore, it is unlikely that the classes that are so different in their activities can coincide and that they are unlikely to fight for the right to register and use the same trademark, he is sure.
If, nevertheless, the goods under such a brand will be already registered, the company can always try to negotiate with its owner or abandon some of the activities, while retaining the rest, Katkov explained.
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/295292/
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