The Commercial Court of Jabal Lebanon (The Third Initial Chamber) has issued a judgement under the decision No. 99/968 on the infringement of two trade names:
I: L'OREAL vs. L'AUREOLE
II: Medmac vs. Medmak for Construction
L'OREAL vs L'AUREOLE
The court regarded L'AUREOLE as an imitation of L’OREAL and hence unfair competition. However, it regarded the lawsuit as baseless after the decision of the Defendant Company to change its name to AROMAVIE.
The judgement kept the right of the plaintiff to claim damages for the losses sustained. Foremost amongst the reasons for the decision:
The Court does not accept the justification of the defendants that they have changed their name and cancelled the registration of trademark "L'AUREOLE" to avoid any dispute with the plaintiff after using both of them for two years. The defendants would not have done that if they hadn't been convinced that there was a strong resemblance and imitation and that the plaintiffs are rightful in their
