Justice Prevails: Decisive Victory for SPI Group in Long-Running Stolichnaya 
Trademark Dispute 

SYDNEY, Nov. 5, 2019 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ -- 

On Thursday, October 31, 2019, in Sydney, SPI Group achieved a decisive victory 
in its 15-year defense of a case against Russian state-owned Federal Treasury 
Enterprise Sojuzplodoimport (FKP or FTE) over the ownership of the SPI Group's 
Stolichnaya trademarks in Australia.

This is the third victory for SPI Group in Australia in 3 years. After the 
victory, SPI is positioned to make a claim for the recovery of legal costs, 
which at present exceed $7 million.

This is a comprehensive victory for SPI Group in its long-standing defense of 
its trademarks in Australia. The case, which is one of the longest running 
Federal Court cases in Australia, has finally come to a just end. 

The case was part of an ongoing legal battle in which representatives of the 
Russian Federation are attempting to expropriate SPI's trademarks through 
foreign courts. The claims brought on their behalf are without merit and serve 
the interests of private individuals.

This is yet another confirmation that SPI Group is the lawful owner of the 
Stolichnaya trademarks. 

SPI Group and its affiliates own the Stolichnaya trademarks in more than 180 
countries. 

About SPI Group S.a r.l.
SPI Group ( 
https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=2631858-1&h=179908125&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.spi-group.com%2F&a=SPI+Group 

) is an independent company with a talented multinational team headquartered in 
Luxembourg, with production facilities in the USA, Latvia, Mexico, Argentina, 
and Spain. The group is committed to a mission of building a respected 
portfolio of select premium drinks brands, which it achieves by controlling and 
perfecting every stage of the process, from the cultivation through the 
distribution.

SOURCE  SPI Group

CONTACT: Marc Sausa, msausa@mww.com, 646.308.2389