JOHNSON CASE
May 1st, 2005
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE GERMAN branch of Johnson & Johnson has persuaded the European Court of Justice's Court of First Instance to reject a bid by French firm Ampafrance to secure European Union trademark rights to market care products using the brand MonBeBé. Johnson & Johnson claimed that the French mark would be confused with its baby-branded cleaning and cosmetic products in Germany, a claim upheld by the European Union Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs). It said customers could be confused about soap, skincare ...
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