Legislator Case Law & Legislation
KKO 1649/2002 AI generated

Supreme Court dismissed trademark infringement claim where foreign mark was identical to domestic trade name in identical goods.

Case Number KKO 1649/2002
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed

Legislator summary

AI generated

The Supreme Court dismissed the plaintiff's claim for infringement of a foreign trademark against a defendant using an identical domestic trade name on identical goods. The plaintiff argued that the foreign mark should receive protection under Finnish law despite the defendant's established local reputation. The court ruled that without specific statutory grounds for extending foreign trademark protection to domestic trade names in this context, the defendant's use was not actionable.

Legislator headnote

AI generated

Laki ulkomaisista tavaramerkeistä (1006/1991); Laki toiminimistä (1007/1991): Foreign trademarks do not automatically extend protection to domestic trade names when used on identical goods without specific statutory justification.

Keywords

AI generated
trademark infringement trade name protection foreign mark domestic goods identical marks

Cited Legislation

AI generated
Laki ulkomaisista tavaramerkeistä 1006/1991
Laki toiminimistä 1007/1991
AI generated

Need to analyze how this precedent applies to your matter?

Cross-reference this judgment against statutes, commentaries, and subsequent citing case law inside Legislator AI.

Open in Legislator →

Full text

Kysymys ulkomaisen tavaramerkin ja toiminimen suojasta täkäläistä toiminimeä vastaan.