Yandex will buy the rights to the Alisa brand from the Munitor Group company, which produces nut butter with that name. The parties are currently discussing the final provisions of the agreement on the alienation of rights. This was announced by a lawyer from the Munitor Group company at a meeting of the Intellectual Property Rights Court. Representatives of the Yandex press service have not yet commented on this issue.
Let us remind you that Yandex requires rights to the Alisa trademark to promote its own voice assistant. As part of the agreement that the companies intend to conclude, Yandex will become the owner of the rights to several brands in different product categories.
A lawyer for Yandex explained that the main provisions for the alienation of trademarks will be stipulated in the contract. He noted that under the terms of the settlement agreement, the companies were able to reach the necessary agreements. As for the copyright alienation agreement, minor amendments will be made before its conclusion, after which the parties will sign all the necessary documents. Yandex has managed to prepare all the necessary documents for signing and is awaiting receipt of final amendments from Munitor Group. Due to this circumstance, representatives of the companies asked the court to postpone the consideration of the case and ultimately the hearing was postponed to December this year.
Let us remember that several months ago Yandex filed two statements of claim against the manufacturer of Alisa chocolate spread, thus trying to obtain the rights to own the corresponding trademark. In turn, Munitor Group is the owner of several Alisa trademarks in different classes, which are mainly related to food and beverages. However, two brands relate to the production of new products and advertising, and they were the subject of litigation.
Source: 3dnews.ru