Russian Trademark Claim to Stolichnaya Rejected



(Washington, D.C.)

A US appeals court has upheld a ruling dismissing the Russian government’s claim to the Stolichnaya trademark in the United States, according to court documents.

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York on Monday upheld a September 2011 ruling by a lower court, writing that the Russian companies which filed the suit—Federal Treasury Enterprise Sojuzplodoimport (FTE) and the “Moscow Distillery Crystall” —had insufficient standing to represent the Russian government in a lawsuit in the United States.

During those times I toss back a few Stolies, the thought of legalities doesn't surface.