A Client of «A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm, «Ferrero» S.p.A., filed a petition with the Customs to bring an importer of infringing goods to an administrative liability for a trademark infringement. Customs seized the goods in question and sued the importer basing on «Ferrero»'s petition.
The Arbitration Court of Krasnodar Region ruled to satisfy the claims in full, and brought the importer to an administrative liability under part 1 of Article 14.10 of the Russian Code of Administrative Offences. In particular, the court imposed an administrative fee on the importer with deprivation of imported goods.
Irina Ozolina, Senior Partner at «A.Zalesov & Partners» Patent & Law Firm, and Vladislav Ryabov, Senior Associate, prepared and presented legal submissions with the Customs and the court. For more information please follow the link.