Appeal Arbitration Court Decides in Favor of Sojuzpatent’s Client - Soremartec SA (Belgium)

On June 30, 2010, the Appeal Arbitration Court for Ninth Circuit decided in favor of Sojuzpatent’s client - Soremartec SA (Belgium) (plaintiff) in a case of violation of exclusive rights to the Trademark Registration RF 368144. By this Decision the Appeal Arbitration Court for Ninth Circuit affirmed the Decision of the Moscow Arbitration Court of March 29, 2010 adopted with regard to the same case, according to which:
- in favor of Soremartec S.A. the compensation in the amount of 2,000,000 (two million) rubles is exacted;
- the defendants are forbidden to use the Trademark Registration 368144 in the way of producing,  introducing into the civil turnover and selling confectionery "Waffles "Tribelli" with their packing and / or individually wrapping a designation similar to the Trademark Registration 368144.

The defendant used on the package of the confectionery products "Waffles" Tribelli" a designation similar to the Trademark Registration 368144, which was used by the right holder Soremartec SA inter alia on the packages of sweets "Raffaello".