Trademark Infringement: Disclosure of Supplier Information for Counterfeit Goods

In a preliminary injunction proceeding concerning trademark infringement through the sale of counterfeit clothing, the court granted the applicant's request for the disclosure of the supplier information. The court reasoned that the catalogue of provisional measures under the relevant law is not exhaustive, but any measure must be appropriate to the specific case and reasonably proportional to preventing the impending disadvantage. Despite the respondent's claim that identifying the supplier was impossible because the goods were unsorted "job lot" items from Turkey, the court found the request for information reasonable and proportionate, given the respondent's statutory accounting obligations, which imply the possession of records such as offers, delivery notes, and invoices necessary to identify the source of the infringing goods.