PERFUME MANUFACTURER FROM RUSSIA SUES CALVIN KLEIN FOR TRADEMARK

The perfume manufacturer "Lemonade" intends to challenge the right of the American company Calvin Klein to own the Flame trademark in court. The statement of claim has been sent to the intellectual property rights court, Vedomosti reports.

Despite the fact that the American brand has stopped supplying its goods to Russia since 2022, Calvin Klein products, including the Eternity Flame perfume, are still sold on Russian marketplaces.

At the same time, according to experts, the decision of the brand owners to stop the supply of products does not mean the automatic cancellation of the trademark. In the case of sale in online stores of goods of original brands imported into Russia by parallel import, such goods participate in the civil turnover of the country. Cancellation of a trademark at the request of a person interested in using such a mark occurs only if the brand's products are not on the market for at least three months continuously. Otherwise, as Sergey Zuikov, Managing Partner of Zuikov & Partners, explained, the applicant's chances of meeting his requirements are extremely small.

The perfume manufacturer "Lemonade" has been selling perfumes and luxury perfumes for the home for seven years.