The application of the LCEN to a request for the blocking of sites infringing trademarks

In this decision, the Court of Paris was asked to rule on the question whether the owner of an online counterfeit trademark could base his request to block websites on the basis of Article 6.I.8 of the LCEN or whether, according to the adage “Specialia generalibus derogant”, the existence of a specific basis in trademark law prohibits the application of this law.

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