{"id":2912,"date":"2024-09-15T21:08:42","date_gmt":"2024-09-15T21:08:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/evilstore.me\/?p=2912"},"modified":"2024-09-16T01:38:11","modified_gmt":"2024-09-16T01:38:11","slug":"visa-registers-new-trademarks-in-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/evilstore.me\/index.php\/2024\/09\/15\/visa-registers-new-trademarks-in-russia\/","title":{"rendered":"Visa registers new trademarks in Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"
The card service corporation had previously suspended its operations in 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n Multinational payment-card services corporation Visa has filed requests in Russia to register two trademarks, prompting speculation about a potential return of the California-headquartered company to the country\u2019s market.<\/p>\n The filings were spotted this week by local media on Russia\u2019s Federal Service for Intellectual Property register. The trademarks include a classic blue Visa logo and its variant adorned with yellow and blue stripes.<\/p>\n While the development has prompted rumors of a looming return of the company into the Russian market, there was no official information readily available on the potential move.<\/p>\n The emergence of the Visa logos on Russia\u2019s intellectual property registry could actually be a precaution against trademark squatting, a legally questionable practice of registering trademarks similar or identical to pre-existing ones that were abandoned. The squatters then \u2018return\u2019 trademarks for a ransom to their original owners or use the well-known brands to boost their own products.<\/p>\n \n Read more<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n