On December 21, the Intellectual Property Court declared illegal one of the decisions of Rospatent, which refused to fully satisfy the application of the son of rock musician Viktor Tsoi Alexander for the registration of the Kino trademark, RIA Novosti reports.

The brand consists of the verbal element "Kino" executed in the original font against the background of a horizontal rectangle of black color and repeats the cover of the last studio release of the group "Kino" - "Black Album".

Choi wanted to register the brand for six classes of goods, including CDs, smartphones, guitars, stationery, clothing, drinks, and two classes of services, including video filming, booking tickets for events, hotels, restaurants, etc.

For most of the requested categories, Rospatent registered the trademark back in April 2020, but refused to include some of the goods and services. The department motivated this decision by the fact that for goods and services related to cinema, the sign does not have distinctiveness. They also pointed to a confusing similarity with the Kino first trademark, registered in 2011 by three organizers of a rock festival in honor of Tsoi and Kino in Crimea.

Alexander Tsoi, in response, corrected the application, abandoning a number of goods in it, one way or another related to cinema and film distribution, but continued to insist on registering a brand for recording carriers, club services, show programs, entertainment, etc. He was supported by the musicians of "Kino" Yuri Kasparyan, Alexander Titov and Yuri Guryanov, as well as the copyright holders of the Crimean festival brand. Rospatent upheld its decision, and Tsoi had to challenge it in court.

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