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Koninklijke Philips Electronics Ltd. v. Remington Consumers Products Ltd.

ByAnkit Rastogi

Koninklijke Philips Electronics Ltd. v. Remington Consumers Products Ltd. C-299/99 European Court of Justice Brief Facts: Plaintiff was the registered proprietor of the following shape mark: In 1966, Philips developed a new type of three headed rotary electric shaver. The three headed shape was registered as a trade mark in the year 1985. In 1995,…

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Oracle America Inc. vs. M-Tech Data Ltd.

ByAnkit Rastogi

Oracle America Inc. (Formerly Sun Microsystems Inc.) vs. M-Tech Data Ltd. [2012] UKSC 27 Full Text here Key Words: Parallel Import, Exhaustion Principle, Trade Mark RELEVANT PROVISION(S): EU Directive 89/104 (available here) Article 5: According to Article 5(1) of the Directive, the registered trade mark confers on the proprietor exclusive rights therein. In addition, Article 5(1)(a) provides that…