The Arbitration Court postponed the hearing in the case of Cherkizovo against the Kungur Meat Processing Plant until the end of January 2026.

The new hearing date is set for January 29, 2026. The reason for the postponement was the desire to involve a third party in the proceedings—the Federal Service for Intellectual Property (Rospatent). Cherkizovo Group is demanding that KungurskyThe meat processing plant paid 1.39 million rubles for the brand exclusivity case before Rospatent. The defendant is disputing the claim. Previously, in late June 2025, the Kungur Meat Processing Plant won a case against Cherkizovo challenging the protection of its brand rights before Rospatent. Unable to receive support, the company filed a complaint with the Intellectual Property Court , and the panel found that the name "Yuzhnaya" does not evoke a specific producer in the minds of consumers.