Is Ikea returning? The company has recorded a new trademark in Russia, IKEA, the Russian Federation 04/17/2025, 20:14, recorded a trademark.

Swedish company IKEA recorded a new trademark in Russia. About it reported Telegram channel shooting.

Registration Information Bulletin Federal Intellectual Property Service. The document says the company has recorded the trademark on April 17 and the date of the termination of the exclusive right was listed on 28 July 2033.

According to the Rospatent system, 2023. IKEA Systems BV (the Netherlands) made four applications to record the Russian department IKEA and IKEA trademarks and two image options.

Rospatent recorded IKEA as one of the applications with the date of the termination of the exclusive right on August 1, 2033. Another application was taken into consideration.

Russians are waiting for return

In 2022, the Swedish company officially stopped its activities in Russia. After the last sale ended on August 15, IKEA began to close the Russian business. In the autumn of 2023, the company sold Russian factories, mega shopping centers and commodity remains.

“Although IKEA went long ago and alternatives emerged in the market, it was not possible to change the big IKEA format and this brand’s furniture remains” – He said In his interview with Lenta.ru in February 2025, Pavel Lyulin Vice President of the Union of Trade Centers (STTS).

Then, by referring to the results of the work of online intermittent service reportedthat the return of the brand expects 90% of the Russians. In a study of Webbankir, the financial online platform in March, Russian citizens They saidWhat I want to reopen the Ikea stores in the countries.

Is there any hope?

With data Russian officials are actively working on conditions where foreign companies can return to the Russian market. In “Vedomosti” They wroteIn addition to Russian companies, Russian Industrialists and Entrepreneurs Union formed a working group of foreign business associations such as the American Chamber of Commerce and the European Business Association. Together they prepare suggestions for conditions for the restart of foreign investors’ activities.

If IKEA still wants to go back, as Lulin points out, this process will be quite expensive. At the same time, according to him wordsCertainly, it is not worth waiting for the return of the Swedish company in the coming years – in Russia, there is no empty spaces in Russia. Therefore, the brand will have to start a business again.

Lulin said, “And if the sanctions are removed immediately tomorrow and it (the return process.