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The district
court Hague (Netherlands) has promulgated results of consideration in December
2004ã. the claim of group S.P.I. to the government of the Russian Federation at
face of the Federal state enterprise (FKP) "Sojuzplodoimport" and his General
Director Mr. Vladimir Loginov in connection with expropriation of vodka brands
Stolichnaya and Moskovskaya for the benefit of the State.
The claim
sent on August, 7 2002ã., also concerned of some the foreign distributors
distributing original Russian vodka, produced under license FKP. Having studied
arguments of group S.P.I., the court has recognized their insufficient and has
decided in the claim to withhold.
In the born decision of district court Hague is emphasized, that after close
studying all materials, there are no bases to doubt of an opportunity of fair
consideration of claims of group S.P.I. by Russian courts. Lately, the Russian
courts of various levels, including the supreme judicial instances, make
decision on restoration of the rights of the state on trade marks Stolichnaya
and Moskovskaya.
Making comments on the decision of the Hague court, General Director FKP "Sojuzplodoimport"
Mr. V.Loginov has noted: " we have met with one more international approval of a
position of the Russian government in relation to trade marks belonging to
Russian state ".
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