Since the beginning of this year, Sony’s video game division has made more requests in Russia to protect its brands than during the same period of its full-fledged presence in the Russian Federation, the newspaper reported. “Kommersant”.
Namely, Sony Interactive Entertainment, which is responsible for the release of PlayStation game consoles, has filed 25 lawsuits against individual entrepreneurs in Russian arbitration courts since the beginning of 2023. All claims are for infringement of PlayStation trademarks. In two cases, the courts fully met the demands, in three cases they did so partially, the remaining cases are still under consideration.
The newspaper states that in 2022, Sony Interactive Entertainment filed only one such case with the Krasnodar District Arbitration Court. Thus, the number of cases filed since the beginning of 2023 exceeds the typical level of Sony subsidiaries in the years before the conflict in Ukraine.
Experts believe that the fight against counterfeiting could be important for Sony to protect the company’s image. However, there has not yet been a significant increase in the activities of foreign copyright holders in Russia.
It was previously reported as: market places The number of counterfeit electronics has increased.
Previously Microsoft stop Distribute free games regularly.