Parasitism: The Court of Cassation rules on the rights of a brand licensee (Cie. du grand large/Auchan)

*This article is an automatic translation of the original article, provided here for your convenience. Read the original article. – Cass. com, March 22, 2005, Compagnie du grand large c/ M. X, Auchan and Champion organisation development, n° 02-21.105 The ruling handed down by the Commercial Chamber of the Court of Cassation on March 22, 2005 provides some interesting clarifications on the relationship between trademark law and the theory of parasitism. In this case, an operator of a licensed trademark sued for infringement and unfair and parasitic competition the owner of the said trademark, as well as two companies in charge of its