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Unfair Competition Law

Deception through manufacture in China despite Swiss cross

The typical Wenger cross emblem that appears on the luggage of Wenger S.A. is very similar to the Swiss cross. However, Wenger’s luggage was manufactured in China rather than Switzerland. Did the Wenger cross unlawfully mislead German consumers as to the location of production?
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Prof. Dr. Paul Lange

Prof. Dr. Paul Lange, attorney-at-law,

is senior partner of the renowned intellectual property firm Siebeke Lange Wilbert, attorneys-at-law, in Düsseldorf. As a lawyer, he has been advising companies on German and international trade mark law for 30 years, in particular on the development and protection of their trade mark portfolios, goodwill and market appearance. He applies for trade marks worldwide, drafts contracts, and conducts negotiations and sometimes spectacular litigation worldwide to defend his clients’ trade marks. Prof. Dr. Lange is the author of the standard work for practitioners Marken- und Kennzeichenrecht, Handbuch zum deutschen und europäischen Recht (Trade Mark and Sign Protection, Handbook of German and European Law), published by C.H. Beck and extending to 2,000 pages, as well as author and editor of the handbook Internationales Handbuch des Marken- und Kennzeichenrechts (International Handbook of Trade Mark and Sign Protection). You can contact the author and his law firm via the website www.siebeke.com.

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