[Russia] - Starbucks Applies for Russian Patents After Leaving Country

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Starbucks has applied for several patents in Russia almost two years after exiting the country over its war in Ukraine, the Vedomosti
May after nearly 15 years in the market.Pro-Kremlin rapper Timati and Russian restaurateur Anton Pinskiy acquired Starbucks' Russian
similarities to Starbucks.In April this year, the restaurateur filed a suit seeking the early termination of the Starbucks Corporation
commented on the Vedomosti report.Starbucks Corporation may be pursuing the dual goal of maintaining the possibility of eventually returning
employed 2,000 people across its 130 stores in Russia before its wartime exit.