RT sued sellers of merch in support of Meduza with the word “foreign agent”

with the Moscow Arbitration Court A statement of claim was filed from TV-Novosti, which manages the RT television channel, against Georgy Saribekyan, the founder of the Feelosophy Store.

The store sells merchandise with the words “foreign agent” and “foreign agent,” emphasizing that the clothing was released in support of other people and organizations recognized by Russian authorities as “foreign agents.” RT, even before the start of sales , launched the registration process for this trademark and wants to obtain the exclusive right to use it for commercial purposes.

Previously, the channel sent a pre-trial claim to the store demanding that it immediately stop selling merch and pay half a million rubles. The request was not granted, and the parties now face trial. The Mediazona store said that RT still demands payment of 500 thousand rubles, and the TV channel’s claims relate to the use of the words “foreign agent.”

The Russian state television channel, being recognized as a “foreign agent” in the United States, also sells merchandise that exploits the motif of international tension: for example, the assortment includes rubber slippers that leave the words “Russian trace” in the sand, as well as a car sticker “Hello, I’m Russian spy, how to hack your democracy?

It was also reported that Meduza already wants to register the rights to the inscription, which “foreign agents” are required to mark their materials with.