Vladislav Bakalchuk, co-founder of the Wildberries marketplace, is attempting to prevent a controversial merger between the leading e-commerce platform and the Russ Group of Companies filing a complaint with Russia’s intellectual property authority, Rospatent, Kommersant reported on August 9. Bakalchuk sent a letter seen by Kommersant from the law firm IQ Technology, addressed to Yuri Zubov, head of Rospatent, objecting to the merger. The firm represents Bakalchuk’s interests and is requesting that Rospatent review the legality of applications submitted by Wildberries LLC for the transfer of r…