The key facts
- Dontsova filed applications for three trademarks related to her name and her heroine Viola Tarakanova
- The applications cover electronic publications, audio and video recordings, CDs and NFTs
- The marks are also intended for use in advertising, on TV and radio, in cinema and in content licensing
Applications to Rospatent
Writer Darya Dontsova has filed applications to register three trademarks related to her name and the heroine of her detective novels, Viola Tarakanova. According to Gazeta.Ru, citing the counterparty verification service Rusprofile, the documents were submitted to Rospatent. The marks in question are 'Darya Dontsova', 'Viola Tarakanova' and 'Viola Tarakanova in the World of Criminal Passions'. Their registration will allow these names to be used for producing goods and providing services.
Not just paper books
The applications cover electronic publications, audio and video recordings, compact discs and NFTs — digital objects whose ownership rights can be verified using blockchain. In addition, the trademarks are intended to be used in advertising, organizing presentations, holding seminars and licensing content rights. The list also includes services related to television, radio and cinema.
Viola Tarakanova and Dontsova's literary universe
A special place among the registered brands belongs to Viola Tarakanova — the heroine of a separate series of ironic detective novels, based on which a TV series of the same name was made, broadcast on television from 2004 to 2007. The writer's literary universe includes six major detective series; among the main characters are Dasha Vasilyeva, Yevlampia Romanova, Ivan Podushkin, Tatyana Sergeyeva and Stepanida Kozlova. Dontsova's real name is Agrippina Dontsova; she continues her literary activity as a sole proprietor.
