The Moscow Arbitrazh (Commercial) Court has dismissed the Philip Morris tobacco company's lawsuit and supported the patent regulator's decision to deny the trademark registration of OPTIMA ZOLOTAYA cigarettes. The Federal Service for Intellectual Property, Patents and Trademarks (Rospatent) ruled that the trademark is confusingly similar to the JAVA ZOLOTAYA trademark previously registered by British American Tobacco-Java. Although "zolotaya" simply means "golden," Rospatent believes the word "Zolotaya" can be seen as an independent element, which would infringe on the British American Tobacco-Java's trademark rights. The court agreed with Rospatent.
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