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“For Seattle-based Starbucks Corporation, famous for its coffee beverages, Zuykov has for a long time represented a barrier to entry on the Russian market. This Russian lawyer who registered the Starbucks brand for himself said he acted in accordance with Russian laws. These laws in no way contradict the U.S. legislature in this sphere. It is the Americans, Zuykov says, who invented annulling rights for brands which are effective when a brand is not used for a period of time in a certain territory.
Starbucks registered its trademark in Russia when the company was not interested in entering the country’s market, and it was annulled, Zuykov told The Moscow News. Everyone could follow in his footsteps. After learning that the brand is not used in Russia it can be annulled in the chamber on patent disputes. Then anyone can register the brand under his own name. The registration costs some $20.”