When assessing the likelihood of confusion between a trade mark and a domain name, in order to determine whether there is unfair competition, the attribution and the use of the domain name must be distinguished – even if the attribution of the domain name is valid and effective, the use of a domain name may be unlawful.
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Editor’s note: The repetition of the number 8 in this list is from the Court’s original text.
Judgment of the Portuguese Supreme Court, 26 November 2009 – process No. 08B3671.
Portuguese Supreme Court, 26 November 2009 – process No. 08B3671.
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Translated from the Portuguese by Nuno Sousa e Silva. The Headnote corresponds to official summary of the Court.
For more on this topic, see the Case Note by Nuno Sousa e Silva “Sportagus: Domain Names and Trade Marks, a Close but Albeit Uneasy Relationship” in this issue of IIC at https://doi.org/10.1007/s40319-022-01200-y.
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Entreposto Setúbal – Comércio de Viaturas e Máquinas SA v. Sportagus – Comércio de Automóveis Lda Rules for the Registration of .pt Domain Names – Industrial Property Code, Arts. 224(1), 245(1), 304-N, 317(1)(a). “Sportagus”. IIC 53, 795–799 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40319-022-01201-x
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