Zino Davidoff SA v M & S Toiletries Ltd [2000] ScotCS 220 (8 August 2000)

Zino Davidoff SA v M & S Toiletries Ltd [2000] ScotCS 220 (8 August 2000)

There is a prima facie case that interference with bar codes constitutes impairment of goods and legitimate reason under Article 7(2) to oppose further commercialisation, justifying interim interdict to protect the pursuers' trademark rights.

Citation
[2000] ScotCS 220
Parties
Pursuer: Zino Davidoff SA; Defender: M & S Toiletries Ltd
Jurisdiction
Scotland
Judgment Date
08 August 2000
Procedural Posture
Civil / Interim Interdict Application
Outcome
Interim interdict granted
Legal Topics
Trademark Infringement, Parallel Imports, Bar Code Tampering, European Union Law
Intellectual Property Commercial Law Trademark Infringement Parallel Imports Bar Code Tampering European Union Law

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Parties

Zino Davidoff SA

Pursuer

M & S Toiletries Ltd

Defender

Procedural Posture

Civil / Interim Interdict Application

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the pursuers are entitled to interim interdict to prevent the defenders from dealing in goods with tampered or removed bar codes allegedly infringing trademark rights
  2. 2 Whether interference with bar codes constitutes legitimate grounds under Article 7(2) of Directive 89/104/EEC to oppose further commercialisation

Ratio Decidendi

There is a prima facie case that interference with bar codes constitutes impairment of goods and legitimate reason under Article 7(2) to oppose further commercialisation, justifying interim interdict to protect the pursuers' trademark rights.

Court Disposition

Interim interdict granted

Orders

  • Interim interdict pronounced in terms of Conclusions 1 and 2 of the summons