Alrud has advised German chocolate manufacturer Ludwig Schokolade on countering imports of counterfeit goods resembling its products into the Russian Federation and protecting intellectual property.
According to Alrud, the company’s defense strategy consisted of the registration of Ludwig Schokolade’s trademarks with the Customs Register of Intellectual Property Objects in Russia and with the intellectual property authorities in Ukraine and other CIS countries, as well as customs controls and the verification of imported products.
Alrud’s team included Partner Maria Ostashenko, Senior Associate Boris Ostroukhov, Associate Ilya Khodakov, and Attorney Anton Karpenko.
