The Kalashnikov Concern won a lawsuit to invalidate the registration of the AK-47 trademark, which had previously belonged to Mikhail Kalashnikov's family. This decision solidified the company's control over the iconic brand.

Mikhail Timofeyevich Kalashnikov died in Izhevsk, Udmurtia, Russia, at the age of 94 from a gastric hemorrhage. His death marked the end of an era for small arms design.