The Almaty office of the Integrites law firm has successfully represented the National Vodka Company, a Ukrainian company, in a trademark dispute in Kazakhstan.
The company's attempt to register the trademark for its Khlebnyi Dar vodka in Kazakhstan was blocked by the discovery that another entity had already registered the trademark in the country, without any intent to produce or dispute any alcohol products. Integrites succeeded in characterizing the previous registration as an act of unfair competition, and it was annulled, with the rights to the Khlebnyi Dar trademark transferred to the National Vodka company.
Integrites Partner Duman Akhmetov led the representation.
