Soyuzplodoimport Explained

Soyuzplodoimport
Native Name:Союзплодоимпорт
Type:Federal enterprise
Founded:2002
Founder:The Government of the Russian Federation
Website:http://www.spimport.ru/

Soyuzplodoimport (Russian: Союзплодоимпорт||Union-fruit-import) is a company based in Moscow. It owns the trademarks of different types of vodka, including the Stolichnaya and Moskovskaya brands.[1] The company also markets canned herrings under its Stolichnaya brand as part of a partnership with Russian Sea Group.[2]

Soyuzplodoimport was established in 1966 to import food items, including cocoa beans, coffee, spices and vegetables, and to export vodka.[3] The company was not privatized, and remained under state ownership in the post-Soviet era.[3]

In 1997, its then-president Yuri Shefler formed a new private company, Soyuzplodimport (almost the same name as the government-owned company, minus an 'o').[4] The new private entity then purchased some of Russia's main vodka brands from the government-owned Soyuzplodoimport for $300,000.[4] An investigation by the Audit Commission valued the trademarks at $400 million, and in October 2001 a Russian court ruled Soyuzplodoimport was illegally privatized, and restored 17 vodka brands under its ownership.[4]

In 2015, Soyuzplodoimport managed to win court cases against Shefler and regain control of the brand in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg, but the decision was not final.[5]

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Intellectual property protection

Since 2003 the Federal Enterprise Soyuzplodoimport has been working to restore the rights of the Russian Federation to the «Stolichnaya», «Moskovskaya» and other trademarks around the world.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FKP Soyuzplodoimport: Private Company Information. Bloomberg. 6 December 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20171206113934/https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=27463519. 6 December 2017.
  2. News: Vodka maker teams up with Russian Sea to produce canned herring. 6 December 2017. Undercurrent News. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20171206113935/https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2016/12/13/vodka-maker-teams-up-with-russan-sea-to-produce-canned-herring/. 6 December 2017.
  3. News: The History of reorganization of All Union Association Soyuzplodoimport. 6 December 2017. Газета.Ru. 17 June 2002. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20111016082747/http://www.gazeta.ru/2002/06/17/history_eng.shtml. 16 October 2011.
  4. News: Walsh. Nick Paton. Putin targets Stoli boss in the battle for vodka billions. 6 December 2017. The Guardian. 4 August 2002. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20171108035149/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2002/aug/04/russia.nickpatonwalsh. 8 November 2017.
  5. News: Ambrose. Jillian. Battle over Stolichnaya vodka brand returns to European court. 6 December 2017. The Telegraph. 12 November 2017.
  6. Web site: Распоряжение от 2 апреля 2002 г. N 394-р .
  7. Web site: Распоряжение от 7 июля 2009 г. N 908-р .
  8. Web site: Распоряжение Правительства Российской Федерации от 21.12.2009 г. № 2018-р . 2024-05-21 . government.ru . ru.
  9. Web site: Распоряжение Правительства Российской Федерации от 12.02.2019 № 201-р ∙ Официальное опубликование правовых актов . 2024-05-21 . publication.pravo.gov.ru.
  10. Web site: Федеральное казенное предприятие “Союзплодоимпорт”. Структура предприятия. . 2024-05-21 . www.spimport.ru.

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