MOSCOW, June 20 (RAPSI) – The Moscow Commercial Court has approved an amicable agreement in a trademark dispute between Apple Inc. and two Moscow firms dealing in computers and household appliances, according to court records.

The case therefore has been closed.

Apple Inc. earlier filed a lawsuit against “Computer”, “Ivanhoe” and Pavel Sukhachev who is listed as the head executive of the “Computer” company, according to the government registration records. The plaintiff demanded recovery of 9 million rubles (about $138,000) from the defendants.

Under the amicable settlement, Sukhachev and two companies have admitted the fact of using plaintiff’s trademarks including Apple, Iphone, Mac, on the Internet without consent of Apple Inc. The defendants have promised not to use the plaintiff’s brands without permission and to delete all links to the company’s trademarks. If the defendants violate the agreement within two years after its approval, they would face fines (8 million rubles ($122,250) for “Ivanhoe”, 500,000 rubles for “Computer” and 500,000 rubles (about $7,700) for Sukhachev).

In July and August, the court will consider three similar claims lodged by Apple Inc. against other Moscow companies.

Apple Inc. was founded in 1976 by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne. Apple's headquarters complex is located in Cupertino, California. The company is engaged in production of personal and tablet computers, audio players, software, smartphones and smartwatch.