McDonald's, Starbucks, and others have no recourse for stolen trademarks in Russia

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Russia's decision to upend its IP rules — in direct response to sanctions from the West — puts company executives in a tough position.

, an intellectual property law professor with Loyola Law School. However, even though the U.S. and Russia both signed onto the treaty, that path isn't likely because the U.S. suspended normal trade relations with Russia.

Trademark application filed March 14, 2022 with Russian Federation's Federal Service for Intellectual Property, a law professor and co-director of American University Washington College of Law’s Program on Information Justice & Intellectual Property, agrees U.S. companies have no immediate recourse to protect against stolen IP.

As for the WTO, she adds, there’s little chance the path can offer U.S. companies immediate relief, because they must rely on the U.S. government to bring disputes before the organization and, right now, the issue is not likely top of mind for government officials.

 

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