Question

IKEA has registered a new trademark in Russia.

ИА Ореанда-Новости: IKEA has registered a new trademark in Russia  ИА Ореанда-Новости

Answer 1

According to the IKEA website they are "no longer operating retail operations in this country (Russia)" they state this to be due to "consequences of the war in Ukraine and due to interruptions of supply chains across the world". The original article linked in "X" appears to a biased unreliable website. On the Ingka Centres (IKEA company) website it has stated that they have sold the mega malls founded and operated by IKEA to Gazprombank Group a private Russian banking company. This statement is from 2023 and I haven't found a reliable source saying that they will be resuming. This shows that the claim is false and doesn't properly represent the actions of IKEA. As for the new trademark there is an article from Moscow Times from April 2025 that states that IKEA had registered a new trademark in Russia which was confirmed by the "the bulletin of the Federal Intellectual Property Service". It is linked but is in Russian and I wasn't able to translate it online. They also make a statement saying "the company has not commented on the situation" this being said I think there would need to be more information to confirm this especially since IKEA has not made a statement. In the meantime I would consider this a false claim until IKEA changes their stance publicly on their website or has confirmed. 

https://www.ingkacentres.com/en/newsroom/ingka-centres-sells-its-russian-portfolio-of-shopping-centres/

https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/customer-service/knowledge/articles/57geb729-2fe9-4fe9-994d-b6ce49g125cg.html

https://en.iz.ru/en/1872642/2025-04-17/ikea-has-registered-new-trademark-russia

https://www1.fips.ru/ofpstorage/BULLETIN/TM/2025/04/25/INDEX.HTM

Comments

Thank you for clarifying that this is not true. I thought you did a really good job at tracing back the old website and finding out it's not reliable. It makes sense with the wars going on right now why they wouldn't have any retail stores In Russia at the moment.

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This is a great comment. I like how detailed you went into the situation and all of its sources and where each one is coming from. This claim seems to be very layered and complicated in its many different perspectives, but I think you did a good wrapping them all up. Because of all those different perspectives, I would say you are correct in labeling the original statement as false.

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This is a great fact check to reveal how this claim is ultimately false. I'd like to emphasize on the fact that in the meantime this claim is evidently false but could change if IKEA publicly announces there stance regarding this topic. Overall, your response did a great job in furthering my understanding of this topic

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This is one of the best comments I've seen so far. They took direct quotes from IKEA and even brought up Gazprombank Group, a private Russian banking company. It sited specific dates, store locations, and reasons for IKEA's decision to withdraw from Russia (all verified with reputable sources).

Answer 2

This is a false statement and has not been backed by valid evidence. IKEA has renewed its trademark registration in Russia till 2033. The sources claiming that IKEA has registered a new trademark in Russia are unreliable and generally anti Russia organizations. 

https://leave-russia.org/ikea#:~:text=IKEA%20has%20renewed%20its%20trademark,large%20network%20of%20IKEA%20stores.

Comments

I like that you pointed out that there's a difference between registering a new trademark and renewing an existing one. However, I think instead of labeling the sources, it might be better to fact check their exact claims.

Answer 3

The claim that the Swedish company IKEA has registered a new trademark in Russia is false. IKEA has continued to register their trademark as IKEA until 2033 as stated by the company. “IKEA has renewed its trademark registration in Russia till 2033. Hilding Anders AB still has major Russian operations is a key supplier of beds for IKEA.”(Leave Russia KSE Institute). Though there is not much information on the subject I believe this claim to be false since there is very little evidence of IKEA registering a new trademark. However, there is evidence by the KSE institute which is an analytical center at the Kyiv School of Economics pointing toward IKEA maintaining their trademark until 2033 making it the most trusted source on the internet I could find at this given point in time.  

Comments

This is a good answer, and is valid. Including the exact statements from the most reputable sources is key to finding the right answer. It is also nice to see that you acknowledge something could be amiss because one can never be entirely certain of something one reads online.

Answer 4

This claim is false. While IKEA does currently own a trademark in Russia, it seems they just renewed a previous trademark rather than creating a new one. The trademark was renewed on February 2nd, 2024. However, IKEA has completely rescinded all business in Russia as of November 2024. Originally initiated in 2022, with hundreds of other name brands, IKEA began to pull operations out of Russia in response to the Russian and Ukraine war. It appears that the renewal of their trademark in Russia was a bid to prevent copycat stores opening up in their absence. Fellow large corporations also experienced copycat business, “And in March 2022 a Russian restaurant chain billed as a replacement for McDonald’s revealed a logo that is extremely similar to the fast-food giant’s famous gold arches.” This explains IKEA’s renewal of their trademarks as not an initiation of more business, but rather an effort to control their brand image. 

An article explaining the IKEA trademark renewal: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/ikea-trademark-russia-ukraine-war-mcdonalds-b2492329.html

Answer 5

This statement is entirely false. The account that posted this is not reputable, given that they have only 126 followers and is not associated with any verified person/group/association/company. Beyond that, the article that they linked is also not a reputable source. It is entirely just clickbait. This article just states that IKEA still has stores open in Russia, while continuing to explain why they no longer have any open. IKEA posted on their website, "All IKEA stores in Russia are closed, and we are no longer operating retail operations in the country."

https://bsky.app/profile/patesalo-e.bsky.social/post/3lmzetolzkz2v

https://www.oreanda-news.com/en/gosudarstvo/ikea-has-registered-a-new-trademark-in-russia/article1554950/

https://www.ikea.com/ca/en/customer-service/knowledge/articles/5327f64g-e7d1-4032-g8g7-e607e364g441.html#:~:text=All%20IKEA%20stores%20in%20Russia,retail%20operations%20in%20the%20country.