Action for trade mark infringement and passing off – suggestion that goods of such superior quality that no possibility of confusion.
Judges:
Peter Smith J
Citations:
[2006] EWHC 1503 (Ch)
Links:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
See Also – L’Oreal Sa and others v Bellure NV and others ChD 4-Oct-2006
The claimant alleged that the defendants had been importing copies of their perfumes. The products were not counterfeits, but ‘smell-alikes’. The defendants’ packaging and naming was used to suggest which perfume it resembled.
Held: The . .
See Also – L’Oreal Sa and others v Bellure Nv and others CA 10-Oct-2007
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See Also – L’Oreal SA, Lancome parfums et beaute and Cie, Laboratoires Garnier and Cie v Bellure NV, Malaika Investments Ltd, Starion International Ltd ECJ 18-Jun-2009
loreal_bellureECJ2009
ECJ Approximation of laws – Trade marks Directive 98/104/EEC Article 5(1)(a) – Use of another person’s trade mark for identical goods in comparative advertising Article 5(2) – Unfair advantage taken of the . .
See Also – L’Oreal Sa and Others v Bellure Nv and Others CA 21-May-2010
The claimant, manufacturers of perfumes, complained that the defendants, manufacturers of smell-alike products, were in breach of the Directive in marketing their products using lists which identified those of the claimants products to which they . .
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Intellectual Property
Updated: 30 July 2022; Ref: scu.263669