An official document from the Russian Federal Service for Intellectual Property, which appears to be a Trademark and Service Mark Application, has surfaced regarding t.A.T.u.
According to the materials, the company “Neformat,” which owns the rights to the t.A.T.u. brand, filed an application to register the logo with the band’s name under International Classification of Goods and Services (ICGS) classes 35 and 41, to allow the release of music and to hold concerts.
It is speculated that Ivan Shapovalov is registering the t.A.T.u. brand and logo so that Lena and Julia cannot use them, or use them with a percentage allocated to Ivan. This has not been confirmed.
The document translation:
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
(190) RU (210)
FEDERAL SERVICE FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Trademarks, Service Marks, Geographical Indications, and Appellations of Origin
Applications for Trademarks, Service Marks
(210) Application Number: [redacted]
(200) Date of Application Receipt: [redacted]
(441) Published: [redacted]
(540) Image (Reproduction) of the claimed designation: t.A.T.u.
(731) Applicant: Limited Liability Company “NEFORMAT” (NON-FORMAT), 141580, Moscow region, urban district Khimki, Dubovki village, Aeroportovskaya str., bld. 6, apt. 3, workplace 8 (RU)
(750) Address for correspondence: 143532, Moscow region, Dedovsk, Zlotnikov Evgeny Lazarevich
(511) Classification (NCL) classes and list of goods and/or services:
35 – public opinion polling; online retail services for downloading pre-recorded music and films; online retail services for downloading digital music; presentation of goods on all media for retail sale; conducting auctions; sales promotion for third parties; advertising; business management for artists; public relations services; organization and conducting of commercial events.
41 – production of musical output; organization and conducting of concerts; organization and conducting of entertainment events; providing non-downloadable online video files; providing non-downloadable online music files; production of podcasts; services of artists; services of orchestras; entertainment services; show programs.