The World Organization of the Intellectual Property WIPO has recognized FKP "Sojuzplodoimport" as the legal owner of the Soviet vodka marks abroad

The International bureau of the World Organization of Intellectual Property (WIPO) has recognized Federal state enterprise (FKP) "Sojuzplodoimport" as the owner of the international registration of trade marks on vodka Stolichnaya, Moskovskaya, "Limonnaya", Zubrovka, Sibirskaya, "Russian", and also the champagne known abroad under mark Soviet Sparkling. The press center of FKP has informed, that earlier these trade marks belonged to company Spirits International N.V (island of Curacao, Netherlands Antilles). The company Spirits International N.V a affiliate company of S.P.I. Group belonging a Jury Shefler. The note about change of the owner is made in International register WIPO.


The WIPO inform that vodkas of the marks Stolichnaya, Moskovskaya, "Limonnaya", Zubrovka, Sibirskaya, "Russian" and champagne Soviet Sparkling was registered in WIPO in 80-90th years on the name of  State company (VAO) Sojuzplodoimport. At the end of 90th years the trade rights on these marks an illegitimately has received of S.P.I. Group.

The FKP inform, that the decision of International bureau WIPO will allow a State company (FKP) Sojuzplodoimport to begin deliveries in the near future these kinds of vodka to countries as Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America.
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23/07/2003            WIPO Gazette