Ekaterina Samutsevich became a participant in the controversy surrounding the Pussy Riot brand

The firm of the wife of lawyer Mark Feigin, who defended members of Pussy Riot at the trial, filed an application with Rospatent to register the name of the punk group as a trademark. She intends to produce clothes and toys under this brand. Conditionally released Ekaterina Samutsevich declared the illegality of such use of the name of their non-profit project, writes Kommersant .

The company "Film Company "Web-Bio" LLC, owned by Natalya Kharitonova, the wife of one of the lawyers of Pussy Riot members Mark Feigin, declared to Rospatent the right to own the brand of the punk group. The application for registration of the trademark was filed on April 4, 2012, it was assigned No. 2012710848, and is now at the approval stage. According to Rospatent, “the declared designation is a fantasy phrase Pussy Riot, made in Latin.”

After registration with Rospatent, the company will have the right to produce pens, clothing, toys and videos under the Pussy Riot brand.

According to Kommersant, a contract has already been signed with the European film company Roast Beef Productions Limited to shoot a film under the working title "Show Trial. The Story of Pussy Riot", for which the company received 30 thousand pounds sterling. According to the document, LLC director N. Kharitonova represents the interests of all three Pussy Riot lawyers, including M. Feigin, as well as members of the punk group.

The recently released Ekaterina Samutsevich demanded that Feigin give up the rights to the punk band's trademark.

In a conversation with Kommersant, Samutsevich’s lawyer Sergei Badamshin confirmed that he was “working with her on issues of ownership and use of the brand,” but did not disclose any details, citing attorney-client privilege.

Pussy Riot members have repeatedly emphasized that their project is non-profit.

Article 9 of the Law “On the Bar” prohibits the acquisition for personal interests of “property and property rights that are the subject of a dispute in which a lawyer takes part as a person providing legal assistance,” emphasizes Kommersant.

Mark Feigin told the publication that he “has nothing to do with the Pussy Riot brand.” “It’s impossible to stop the commercialization of a punk band’s brand, because we don’t know who else has applied to Rospatent and for what types of services. Let Katya Samutsevich also submit her application, for that matter,” he said.