The key facts
- Dontsova is registering three trademarks, including the name of her heroine Viola Tarakanova
- The brands cover books, audio, video, NFTs and content licensing
- The information came from the counterparty verification service Rusprofile
Trademark registration applications
Writer Darya Dontsova intends to register new trademarks with Rospatent: 'Darya Dontsova', 'Viola Tarakanova' and 'Viola Tarakanova in the World of Criminal Passions'. This was reported to Gazeta.Ru by the counterparty verification service Rusprofile.
What the brands will allow
According to Rusprofile, the registered brands will make it possible to produce electronic and paper books, audio and video recordings, NFTs and compact discs. In addition, the marks will allow providing venues for the sale, presentation and advertising of goods, as well as offering services for holding seminars and licensing rights related to television, audio, video, film and radio content.
About the heroine and the writer's work
Dontsova's detective novels are divided into six cycles, including 'Dasha Vasilyeva, Amateur Private Detective', 'Evlampia Romanova. The Investigation Is Conducted by an Amateur', 'Viola Tarakanova. In the World of Criminal Passions', 'Ivan Podushkin, Gentleman of Detection', 'Detective on a Diet. Tatyana Sergeeva' and 'Stepanida Kozlova, Fortune's Favorite'. Viola Tarakanova is the daughter of a thief, raised by a stepmother with alcoholism. A TV series of the same name based on the novels about this heroine was released in 2004–2007.
About the writer
Darya Dontsova (real name — Agrippina Arkadyevna Dontsova, born Vasilyeva) is a Russian writer, screenwriter, television and radio presenter working in the genre of ironic detective fiction. She operates as a sole proprietor in the field of artistic creativity. The publication also recalls that earlier the ex-wife of Pasha Technique registered a brand with the rapper's name.
