In the continuing effort of Kalashnikov Concern to protect their intellectual property, they have now registered and granted exclusive rights for the 3D shape of their most popular weapon, the AK-47, according to Izvestia. This has been the plan of the company for several years now and have finally got the rights.

This means that those who are producing products that use the shape of the AK-47 will have to get a license or permission from the company. This is not limited to replicas or weapons such as actual firearms, airsoft guns, paintball markers and will also cover other products such as keychains, toys, etc.

We don't know if the company will be able to do the same registration outside of Russia as they plan on registering the trademarks in other countries as well.