German OBI filed a new lawsuit with the Moscow Region Arbitration Court against its former companies: OBI Franchising Center LLC, Do Your Own Hands LLC and Do Your Own Hands North-West LLC. The amount of claims is 25 million rubles. Most likely, he intends to receive compensation for the use of his trademark, writes Vedomosti.
OBI has been operating in the Russian market since 2003. In March 2022, the company’s headquarters announced the suspension of stores in Russia due to a special military operation in Ukraine and decided to sell the business to a local investor. At the end of April, OBI outlets resumed operations in Russia.
In August it became known that businessman Joseph Liokumovic became the owner of a majority stake in the Russian business OBI. 27 hypermarkets in Russia cost him 600 rubles.
In November 2023, OBI GmbH asked the court to prohibit its former Russian subsidiary from using several trademarks. The case materials do not specify which specific trademarks are at issue. At the same time, the plaintiff requested provisional measures.
According to Forward Legal lawyer Evgeniy Zubkov, the prospects for a new lawsuit will depend on the court’s decision in the first case: the court will have to establish the very fact of illegal use of the German company’s trademark.
Author:
Karina Pardaeva
Source: RB
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