M.-H. Fabiani organizes and leads the Colloque: “Lawyers in democracy”
Marie-Hélène FABIANI, in her capacity as a former member of the Bar Council and President of CORSES DU PALAIS, organised and led the ‘Lawyers in Democracy’ conference with Francis SZPINER and Gilles SIMEONI, in the presence of the President of the Bar, Pierre HOFFMAN.
G-SMART IP at the REF 2024, the MEDEF’s back-to-school event
Marie-Hélène FABIANI at the first “IP AND ETHICS” conference in Milan
Panerai (Cartier) / Augarde
On the basis of a semi-figurative trademark reproducing a PANERAI dial, PANERAI and CARTIER brought an action for infringement, unfair competition and parasitism against TISM, which had developed a cushion watch marketed under the AUGARDE trademark, which the plaintiffs considered to be a copy of the PANERAI watch. In a decision dated June 5, 2024 […]
Les Corses du Palais, via President M.-H. Fabiani, presented its work on “Corsican law”.
Louis Vuitton / Poopsie Pooey Puitton Slime
The Paris Court of First Instance has found the manufacturers, importers and distributors of the “POOPSIE POOEY PUITTON SLIME” toy guilty of trade mark infringement and parasitism. This toy, consisting of a plastic case containing ingredients for making slime (a coloured sticky paste very popular with children), was intended as a “parodic wink” at the […]
Ligne Roset – Vintage TOGO armchair
The publisher of the iconic TOGO armchair challenged the sale of second-hand TOGO armchairs on a commercial website, alleging infringement on the grounds that certain second-hand armchairs had undergone substantial alterations that infringed the TOGO trade mark. The Court recalled that the exclusive right of a trade mark owner to consent to the marketing of […]
Escobar Inc / EUIPO
The European Union’s General Court has upheld the refusal to register the European Union trade mark PABLO ESCOBAR no. 018568583 on the grounds that the mark was contrary to public policy and accepted principles of morality.The Court considered that “the mark applied for … would be perceived as contrary to public policy and accepted principles […]
Interview with Marie-Hélène Fabiani : “Superfakes: the new clothes of counterfeiting”
Blue Dippers
The INNOXA laboratory brought an action for a declaration of invalidity against the GOUTTES BLEUES trademark belonging to the PERRIGO France laboratory, registered in September 1988 to designate “eye lotions and in particular eye drops”, arguing that the sign was devoid of any distinctive character and contained indications likely to mislead the public.The INPI, while […]