Supreme Court dismissed trademark infringement claim where foreign mark was identical to domestic trade name in identical goods.
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AI generatedThe 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.
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AI generatedLaki 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.
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Kysymys ulkomaisen tavaramerkin ja toiminimen suojasta täkäläistä toiminimeä vastaan.