Russia appropriates Melitopol Cherry geographical brand
Rospatent (the Russian Federal Service for Intellectual Property) has issued a certificate of "exclusive right" to the Melitopol Cherry brand in favour of the occupation administration of the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. Source: Russian news agency TASS Quote: "The Federal Service for Intellectual Property has issued the first certificate of exclusive right to a regional brand.
This was for the Melitopol Cherry geographical indication."
Advertisement:Long before that, in 2020, Melitopol sweet cherries received the official title of a geographical brand in Ukraine.
The Association of Melitopol Cherry Producers filed the application for registration of the geographical indication in December 2019.
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