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Comité National contre les Maladies Respiratoires et la Tuberculose(CNMRT) VS/ JT International and Japan Tobacco

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FRENCH HIGH COURT ( Cour de Cassation, 2ndCiv. Chamber)19 october 2006 : Comité National contre les Maladies Respiratoires et la Tuberculose(CNMRT) versus /JT International and Japan Tobacco A recent judgement of the Court of 1st Instance of Lille (TGI) of May 3rd, 2007 drew my attention. One company was suing another one for counterfeiting acts …

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Dépôt frauduleux (TGI Paris 1/12/2006 “ L’OREAL / GUINOT)

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Sur la base de sa marque communautaire HYDRA BRONZER de 2003, l’OREAL a assigné la société GUINOT en contrefaçon et en nullité de sa marque française HYDRA BRONZ.

It cheats !

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A fraud is achieved when a trademark is acquired without intent to use it but only to oppose it to a competitor. The finding of a fraud is much more complicated when the aim of the trademark assignment occurs in a counterfeiting context.

Legitimacy of an action brought by the trademark assignor against the assignee

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On January 31, 2006, the French High Court ruled that famous top model and stylist Inès de La Fressange was not grounded to bring a cancellation action for non use against her trademark assignee. For the Judges, she had no legitimate interest in the action for the Judges and her action was contrary to the …

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