Infringement

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On 17 September 2026, the Paris Judicial Court delivered another judgment in a dispute between a luxury brand, this time Louis Vuitton, and a company manufacturing and marketing clothing made from…

Elon Musk’s X Corp. purchased social media site Twitter in 2022. The TWITTER “brand” was estimated to be worth $5.7 billion at that time. Twitter had lagged behind other social media sites in terms…

On 8 September 2026, the Court of Justice delivered its long-awaited judgment in the IKEA case (C-298/23). See on this case the previous articles in this blog (here and here).The question was whether…

The district court correctly found that the manufacturer of Scotts Miracle-Gro products will not likely prevail on the trade-dress infringement and trade-dress dilution claims.In a trademark…

The district court erred in interpreting the parties’ contract as unambiguously allowing the charter school network to use trademarks post-termination.The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit…

On 21 May 2026, the Paris Judicial Court delivered a judgment in a case opposing Chanel and a company marketing jewellery and accessories using buttons and belt buckles bearing Chanel trade marks,…

A novel approach to trademark infringement was introduced by the Commercial Court of Kosovo in the recent Judgment KE. Nr. 868/25 of March 6, 2026 (“the Judgment”). In this case, the first-instance…

By a judgment dated 25 March 2026, the Versailles Court of Appeal ruled on an infringement case brought by Hermès. The defendant was marketing bags imitating the famous Birkin and Kelly models that…

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