Russia has appropriated the geographical brand Melitopol cherry

Published Jul 12, 2024

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The Russian occupation administration of Ukraine's temporarily occupied territories has been granted the 'exclusive right' to the 'Melitopol cherry' brand by Rospatent, Russia's federal service for intellectual property. This certificate was issued as the first regional brand certificate in Russia. The geographical indication 'Melitopol cherry' was officially recognized as a regional brand in Ukraine in 2020. The application for this registration was submitted by the public union 'Association of producers of Melitopol cherry' in December 2019.

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Rospatent issued a certificate of "exclusive right" to the "Melitopol cherry" brand in favor of the occupation administration of the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. This is reported by the Russian publication TASS. "The Federal Service for Intellectual Property issued the first certificate of exclusive right to a regional brand. It was the geographical indication "Melitopol cherry", - said the message. Long before that, back in 2020, Melitopol cherry received the official title of geographical brand in Ukraine. The application for registration of the geographical ...

Source: Epravda