"Vedomosti": Baltika Company asks the Kremlin to protect its brands

The leadership of the Russian brewery Baltika appealed to the administration of the President of Russia with a request to help protect its brands in the countries of friendly countries.

The Vedomosti writes about this on Friday, noting that the first vice-president of the Baltic Alexander Dedegkaev turned to the head of the presidential administration Anton Vaino. The publication writes that he got acquainted with the content of his letter, which is addressed to Vaino.

In the message, Dedegkaev asks Rospatent to use the relevant departments in Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, as well as in Mongolia to suspend licensing agreements for the use of the main brands of the group in these countries. Among them, Baltika and the name associated with this brand, “Vedomosti” note.

According to the Vice President of the Baltic, the contracts on behalf of the company were concluded by a person whose powers were terminated on July 17. Who is talking about, not specified. But in a letter to Anton Vaino says that the rights to the Tsarovy Trademarks in the listed countries received for 20 years (with the possibility of automatic extension for the same amount) the structure of the Danish holding of Carlsberg.

The press secretary of the Kremlin Dmitry Peskov on Friday asked the question whether, in the environment of Vladimir Putin, they confirm the receipt of such a letter and whether negotiations are underway on this score. Peskov replied to this that "we are not commenting on official correspondence." “The fact that this topic is, the fact that this topic has repeatedly appeared and the fact that the president can confirm this well about this topic. I, of course, defended the domestic manufacturer and will defend to the end,” added Dmitry Peskov.

• The Danish concern of Carlsberg Group, which owned Baltika's brewing company, said that he was suspended investments in Russia and the supply of imported beer, in March 2022 - after the start of a full -scale Russian invasion of Ukraine. The company said it would sell its Russian assets.
• In June, the sale of a manufacturer for 200 million euros was announced to an unnamed buyer. The deal was disrupted by the Decree of the President of Russia Vladimir Putin, who transferred the Baltic to the temporary administration of the state. Later, the head of Carlsberg Jacob Arop-Andersen accused Russia of "theft of business."