not having received official permission to do so.

According to CEO Infoline-Analytics» Michael Burmistrova, today the "Yandex Market." there are more than 60 shops, the title of which refers to the brand name of an American company. Removing stores from the SERPs can attract additional customers in the official "Apple" retailer- Apple Store.

Apple's request was sent to the Head Office of the Russian Internet company "Yandex", which is the owner of the aggregator. However, the requirement of an American company was denied. The trademark "Apple", according to representatives of Yandex in Russia belongs to online store "Ûnitop" that sells perfume. The company filed an application to Rospatent in 1995 year.

"The Owners are really worried about the use of their brand names or domains of any third-party online stores. And companies such as Samsung and Miele, succeeded in achieving closure of shops by judicial decision ", said a member of the Association of trading companies and manufacturers of consumer electronic and computer equipment Anton Guskov.

Some lawyers believe the claims Apple had failed. In particular, a lawyer from the legal group «intellectual property» Alexander Golovin notes that "the notion of" extradition ", law no. "If the issue refers to a user's query results, the site owner by none," he said.

Earlier the Russian Division of Apple was going to sue the domestic brands, of which the name starts with the letter "i".

Update: "Yandex" denies the information editions. As the press-service, in November 2013 to search with a similar complaint against a law firm that had not proved its credentials. Now Apple has no claims to the Yandex. Market», — reported in the Russian Internet company.

Source: Kommersant

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