The French Supreme Court agrees with EU Court of Justice that a trademark owner can oppose the resale of its luxury goods by discount stores (Caud / Chanel)

L'Ecluse, Peter

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23 Mar 2010

The French Supreme Court agrees with EU Court of Justice that a trademark owner can oppose the resale of its luxury goods by discount stores (Caud / Chanel)

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French Supreme Court, Caud / Chanel, Case n°09-65.839, 23 March 2010 (French)

In its recently published judgment in Caud/Chanel, the French Supreme Court (Cour de Cassation) followed the approach of the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) in Copad/Christian Dior Coutureconcerning the exhaustion of trademark rights in respect of luxury goods. In that judgment, the ECJ held that a trademark owner can invoke

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Peter L’Ecluse
Van Bael & Bellis (Brussels)

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Peter L'Ecluse, The French Supreme Court agrees with EU Court of Justice that a trademark owner can oppose the resale of its luxury goods by discount stores (Caud / Chanel), 23 March 2010, e-Competitions March 2010, Art. N° 41455

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