The Court Of The First Instance in Warsaw has pronounced the verdict forbidding Bartłomiej Krysiuk the use of the name Batushka and БАТЮШКА. See statements and information below:
From KRZYSZTOF DRABIKOWSKI, the true founder/creator of Batushka posted on his social media Facebook page about the huge news and win:
Translated to English:
“On May 29, 2024, in Warsaw, at a
non-public hearing in the case of
Krzysztof Drabikowski v. Bartłomiej
Krysiuk for the protection of
personal rights in the field of
advertising or promotion, for the
protection of copyright, and in the
case of a counterclaim by Bartłomiej
Krysiuk v. Krzysztof Drabikowski for
the protection of personal rights in
the field of advertising or
promotion, prevention and combating
unfair competition, for infringement
of the right to registration of a
European Union trademark, the court
ruled in the main claim
Prohibits Bartłomiej Krysiuk, without
the consent of Krzyszto£ Drabikowski 1
from using the name “Batushka
or
БАТЮШКА” in his musical activities
including marking with this name
musical recordings and audiovisual
recordings containing musical
recordings;
Prohibits the defendant Bartłomiej
Krysiuk from disseminating
information that he has exclusive
rights to the name “Batushka
or
БАТЮШКА”, and that Krzysztof
Drabikowski does not have rights to
this name.
Bartłomiej “Bart” Krysiuk via the Batushka social media pages, has also released a statement on this and sounds he plans to appeal the decision:
We previously exclusively interviewed KRZYSZTOF DRABIKOWSKI OF BATUSHKA, so it’s great to get an update on this story. See the previous interview here:
The real true BATUSHKA has won!
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