Projects

• Client H&B Health and Beauty Limited (Israel)

  Successful Representation Of The Client’s Interests In A Trademark Dispute

  H&B Health and Beauty Limited (Israel), manufacturer of cosmetics under worldwide known brand “H&B” entered the Russian market through its distributor – Debora Ltd. (Russia) who registered the client’s trademark in his own name. After that, he started to create obstacles for importing original products of the client to Russia.

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• Client Perfetti Van Melle Ltd. (Russia)

  Successful Representation Of Client In A Case About Abuse Of Trademark Rights

  In 2014, New Technologies Ltd. filed a claim against Perfetti Van Melle Ltd.  which is the Russian subsidiary of the international holding Perfetti Van Melle Holding B.V. and produces candies, such as “Chupa Chups”, “Fruit-tella”, “Mentos”.

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• Client Trading House Megapolis Ltd. (Russia)

  Successful Representation Of Client In A Dispute About Protection Of Business Reputation

  A large distributor of alcoholic products Trading House Megapolis Ltd. (Russia) learned that  Perviy Piteyniy Zavod (First Drinking Distillery, Russia) violates the rights of GSH Trademarks Limited Co. (Cyprus) as  the right holder in the territory of the Russian Federation, selling products in similar packaging on the market. A patent attorney examined the appearance of a bottle of vodka "Distarka" produced by  First Drinking Distillery and confirmed that the bottle is confusingly similar to  3D trademarks of "Khortytsya" series registered in the name of  GSH Trademarks Limited Co.

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• Client BAGI Professional Products Ltd. (Israel)

  Acquisition and use of the right to means of individualization in order to prevent the use of trademarks by unfair competitor

  The company BAGI Professional Products Ltd. (Israel) faced unethical practices of the former distributor of Chimlife, LLC (Russia), which registered in its name the trademarks «BAGI», «ШУМАНИТ», «ПОТХАН/POTCHAN». The Israeli company used this designation long before the priority date of the trademark. More specifically, the products of the client were supplied in large volumes to Russia, Ukraine, USA, Bulgaria, Georgia, Germany, France, Romania and other countries.

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• Client Feldsaaten Freudenberger GmbH & Co.KG (Germany)

  Advising the company on unfair business practices of the former distributor

  The company Feldsaaten Freudenberger GmbH & Co. KG (Germany), the world-famous manufacturer of lawn grass seeds, accompanied by a number of designations, including «AMERICAN GREEN», faced with unethical practices of the former distributor Zelyonyi Kover, LLC (Russia), which applied for registration of the trademark «AMERICAN GREEN» for products for class 31 of the Nice Classification, including the seeds, in its own name, but later it assigned the right to registration of the designation to North American Seed, LLC (USA), in whose name the trademark had been registered. In which case, it was found that the American company does not engage in any activities related to the production of seeds of plants, and the company was established just two months before the transfer of the right to the application.

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