France – Case Law Wire

Cour de cassation, Chambre commerciale, 14 mai 2025 (n° 23-21.296) — Trademark Forfeiture for Non-Use Requires Court to Identify Autonomous Sub-Categories Within Registered Goods/Services

France’s Cour de cassation held that when assessing trademark forfeiture for non-use under Article L.714-5 CPI, courts must analyze whether the proven use covers an autonomous sub-category of goods or services narrower than the registered category — looking to the purpose or destination of the

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Tribunal judiciaire de Paris, 10 avril 2025 (n° 22/10720) — Hermès v. Maison R&C — First French “Upcycling” Decision Holds Recombining Authentic Hermès Scarves Into Denim Jackets Constitutes Copyright and Trademark Infringement

/ April 10, 2025

The Paris Judicial Court issued France’s first major upcycling decision, holding that incorporating cut pieces of authentic Hermès silk scarves into Levi’s denim jackets — even when sold as commercial ‘upcycling’ — constitutes copyright infringement, trademark infringement, a