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Friday, 19.04.2024, 20:27
SPI Group reigns victorious in Stoli trademark decision in Brazil
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This decision
marks one more defeat for Russian-state entity FKP Sojuzplodoimport (“FKP”) and
three other related parties, after several interlocutory decisions, including
at the Superior Court of Justice’s level, and the Federal Court of Rio de
Janeiro’s decision made in March 2016 ruling in SPI’s favor on the merits.
It flows from
the judgment read by the Rapporteur Judge that (1) the 2001 judgment issued by
the Russian court in favor of the Russian State would not suffice as grounds for
FKP’s claims in Brazil, (2) there was no evidence that VVO Sojuzplodoimport, the initial owner
of the disputed trademarks, continued to exist as FGUP
Sojuzplodoimport, and (3) in any case, the claims are time-barred under the 5
year Brazilian Law statute of limitation.
SPI Group expected a positive result in Brazil (as it does in several other jurisdictions
where FKP has brought similar claims) since the claims in the long-standing
dispute have no merit.
SPI and its affiliates own the Stolichnaya trademarks in
more than 180 countries.
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