Trademark litigators
lose interest in France, but not in Paris
According to new statistics on European litigation revealed
by Managing IP this week, trademark cases in France plummeted between 2015 and
2019.
While the data, provided by Darts-IP, shows that the Paris
High Court was the second most popular forum for trademark litigation in Europe
after the Milan IP Court, France has seen a notable
year-on-year decrease as a whole.
The country saw a 20% drop from 2015 to 2016, a 29% decrease
from 2016 to 2017, and a 33% fall from 2017 to 2018.
Sources say the time it takes to get through IP cases and
the low damages awards are two possible reasons why trademark litigators may