11 Million Ruble Compensation for the Jewelry Brand “TOUS”

The lawyers of Patentica have once again confirmed that infringement of intellectual property should not be left unpunished. Our team has won a case in the Commercial Court of Moscow regarding the illegal use of figurative trademarks featuring a teddy bear character, registered for jewelry by Spanish company S.Tous, S.L. The defendant, a Russian jewelry store chain, has released a collection of bear-shaped earrings named “TOYS”, leading to a possibility of confusion of consumers due to both appearance of the goods, which imitate the trademarks and famous signature jewelry produced by the Spanish company, and the name of the collection that has visual resemblance with “TOUS”, the company’s shortened name.

While working on this case, our specialists have reviewed the existing legal practice for similar matters, recorded all the evidence, prepared a substantiated opinion on similarity of the appearance of the goods and earlier trademarks, and confidently stood in defense of the client’s position at the hearings.

The outcome: After several hearings, consideration of the case concluded on 13 March 2026 with the court awarding compensation in the amount of 11,503,408 rubles in favor of our client. The operative part of the court decision has been published in the official database.

This is a brilliant example of how the law protects honest businesses and brands from copying and piracy. We are proud of our team and congratulate our client on this important victory!