Cabinet Chaillot

Cabinet Chaillot - Jurinea

Action for Infringement

Jurinea Form 207

Parties to the case	MUST (Mark) MUST (Mark)
versus	MEUST (Mark)

01-21-97, Chambre commerciale (Appeal to the Supreme Court)

Domain --- Issue of law	Result
Speciality of goods and/or services
--- Similarity of goods or services ------ Jewellery - and - Electronic equipement	No
--- Notoriety of the mark not being a bar to speciality ------ Jewellery - and - Electronic equipement	Yes
Proceedings
--- Absence of ground to the action in infrigement	Yes

Publication(s):

PIBD 1997, Ref.: 628, III, 146

11-22-94, CA de Toulouse (Appeal)

Domain --- Issue of law	Result
Validity of the mark	Yes
--- Distinctivity of the mark ------ Electronic equipement	Yes
Infringement of the mark	Yes
--- Illicite imitation of the mark	Yes
Comparaison of the signs
--- Phonetic similitude	Yes
Forfaiture of the rights derived from the mark	Yes
--- Partial forfeiture	Yes

Publication(s):

PIBD 1995, Ref.: 582, III, 91