August 31, 2006 at 13:30Mabila will be only on the Internet
The Kiev magazine “Mabila” lost its name in court, since the word “mabila” is already a registered trademark. It belongs to the owner of the site mabila.ua , Itnews.com.ua reports .
The trial began in October 2005. According to the court ruling, Factor Media publishing house will no longer be able to use the word “mabila” on the cover, pages of the magazine and in advertising without the written permission of the owners of the mark.
The Mabila site was originally a non-profit project created by a group of like-minded people. Over time, it has turned into a full-fledged business that works with dozens of online stores and collects up to ten thousand visitors a day.
“Mabila.ua is the most popular mobile communication site in Ukraine since 1998,” says Sergey Betsura, owner of the resource. - Naturally, we were outraged that the magazine took our name for itself, without even asking permission for it. It began to be published in 2003 and, in our opinion, its quality only spoiled the image of the site. ” Sergei said that attempts to resolve the matter by the world have failed, and he was forced to go to court.
“The outcome of the process, in our opinion, is fair,” the site owner said, “we see no reason for someone to publish a magazine called, in the promotion of which we have put so much effort.”
“This is the first precedent on the Ukrainian Internet, when a stronger online business triumphed over offline,” Itnews.com.ua said in a statement. However, the outcome of the situation seems logical and without an emphasis on winning online. “In this situation, everything is very clear,” says Andrey Vorobyov, head of theRU-CENTER press center . - It doesn’t matter what kind of business the owner of the statement of work conducts - online or offline. His rights were violated, and the court quite rightly defended him. ”
The trial began in October 2005. According to the court ruling, Factor Media publishing house will no longer be able to use the word “mabila” on the cover, pages of the magazine and in advertising without the written permission of the owners of the mark.
The Mabila site was originally a non-profit project created by a group of like-minded people. Over time, it has turned into a full-fledged business that works with dozens of online stores and collects up to ten thousand visitors a day.
“Mabila.ua is the most popular mobile communication site in Ukraine since 1998,” says Sergey Betsura, owner of the resource. - Naturally, we were outraged that the magazine took our name for itself, without even asking permission for it. It began to be published in 2003 and, in our opinion, its quality only spoiled the image of the site. ” Sergei said that attempts to resolve the matter by the world have failed, and he was forced to go to court.
“The outcome of the process, in our opinion, is fair,” the site owner said, “we see no reason for someone to publish a magazine called, in the promotion of which we have put so much effort.”
“This is the first precedent on the Ukrainian Internet, when a stronger online business triumphed over offline,” Itnews.com.ua said in a statement. However, the outcome of the situation seems logical and without an emphasis on winning online. “In this situation, everything is very clear,” says Andrey Vorobyov, head of the