IP-related litigation

The fight against counterfeiting is a difficult one and enforcement of European judgments against manufacturers of forged goods is very difficult, if not impossible, to obtain.

One could ask how Luxembourg, a small country mainly well known for its expertise in financial services, can be involved in such anti-counterfeiting activity. It is because transportation also constitutes one of the country’s most dynamic sectors. One of the largest airfreight common carriers in the world is located in Luxembourg. The perverse effect of Luxembourg constituting an extensive transport and transit platform is that Customs frequently uncover products infringing, mainly, trademarks and design rights of varied products such as baseball caps, mobile phone covers as well as luxury watches and apparel brands. We are therefore frequently asked to assist our clients to protect their rights.

Therefore, we are helping large well-known international companies, essentially active in the telecommunication and apparel industries, to put in claims counterfeiting activities uncovered by Luxembourg Customs.

IP-related amicable settlement

Because we think certain conflicts may be brought to an end more rapidly and more cost effectively than before courts, we encourage, whenever possible and suitable, amicable settlement as opposed to litigation. This is particularly true as regards trademark or author rights infringements and in relation to domain names registrations.