Lawyers for the Dodo Pizza company have explained why they filed a lawsuit against the owner of the username @dodopizza and the Telegram messenger. According to them, calls to Telegram support went unanswered, which led the company to go to court to protect its rights. says On the Telegram channel of Dodo Brands lawyers.
“Why did you go to court because Telegram has support? It does, and we of course turned to it. But all our requests were ignored, so the only option left was judicial protection; nothing else legal was conceivable,” the lawyers admit.
The company also stated that they could have chosen a different name for the channel and instead decided to fight for their rights and reputation. Lawyers emphasized that a registered trademark is protected in many countries around the world and that protecting intellectual property is an important aspect of the company’s activities.
Dodo Pizza has filed a lawsuit in the arbitration court and the Moscow City Court to block the disputed channels for copyright infringement. The main defendant must be the channel owner, but anonymity complicates the process. Telegram could be held liable as an information broker if it fails to provide information about the channel’s owner.
The lawsuits were filed in Russia because the company is Russian and the branded channel is believed to be for Russian users.
“Dodo Franchising” in 2024 filed A lawsuit was filed against Telegram FZ-LLC in the Komi Republic Arbitration Court due to the nickname dodopizza, which was purchased for 1865 TONS on the Fragment platform. The owner of the channel with the brand name is himself tried to sell For 2 million dollars (about 176.3 million rubles).
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Source: Gazeta
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