Federal Treasury Enterprise Sojuzplodoimport v. Spirits International B.V.

DENNIS JACOBS,'Circuit Judge:

Rival claims to the “Stolichnaya” trademarks have been asserted by an agency of the Russian Federation and by successors in interest to a Soviet enterprise. The principal issue is whether Federal Treasury Enterprise Sojuzplodoimport (“FTE”), an agéncy of the Russian Federation, has been endowed by that government with rights and powers that give it standing to pursue claims under section 32(1) of the Lanham Act (the “section 32(1) claims”). The question has been here before. We conclude that the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York…