TOKYO -- The exodus of many of the world's top brands from Russia in protest of the country's invasion of Ukraine has created a cottage industry in patent applications for strikingly similar logos.
A Russian canned foods company filed on March 12 to register a trademark for its new Uncle Vanya fast-food chain. The logo resembles McDonald's golden arches turned sideways.
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