MOSCOW, July 20 (RAPSI) – The Russian Intellectual Property Court (IPC) is going to review a lawsuit by German automobile corporation Volkswagen AG over early termination of legal protection of R-Line/P – Line brands, owned by St. Petersburg company "R- Line", in Russia, according to the court’s documents.

The German company asks to preliminary terminate legal protection of four brands because, as Volkswagen believes, “R-Line” did not use them in the last three years.

The trademarks were registered as R-Line’s property by the Rospatent in 2003 in respect of a number of goods and services, in particular transport vehicles. Volkswagen AG also produces vehicles equipped with a sports package decoration called “R-Line”.

Volkswagen AG is the largest car manufacturer in Europe behind such trademarks as Volkswagen, Audi, Skoda, Seat, Lamborghini, Bentley, Bugatti.