OBI asks to ban its former subsidiary in Russia from using its brands
11/14/2023, 8:53:06 PM
Highlights: OBI asks to ban its former subsidiary in Russia from using its brands. Preliminary hearings will be held on January 10. OBI is trying to resolve the issue with the brand by sending a request to the German side to resume negotiations. Earlier it was reported that in Russia they may rename OBI hypermarkets to Domus. It is indicated that we are talking about two international word trademarks - obi and OBI, which were registered in 2011. At the request of the German company, the court took interim measures.
The German company OBI GmbH & Co. Deutschland KG, which is the former owner of OBI construction hypermarkets in Russia, asks the court of the Moscow region to prohibit its former subsidiary OBI Franchise Center LLC from using its brands in the domain name of the obi.ru website.
As reported by RIA Novosti, the lawsuit was submitted to the court on November 9, it was accepted for consideration. Preliminary hearings will be held on January 10.
It is indicated that we are talking about two international word trademarks - obi and OBI, which were registered in 2011. At the request of the German company, the court took interim measures.
At the same time, the Russian OBI is trying to resolve the issue with the brand by sending a request to the German side to resume negotiations, the agency notes.
Earlier it was reported that in Russia they may rename OBI hypermarkets to Domus.