Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2205

State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 10 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

Registration of a trademark. A rebuttable presumption of its ownership. The burden of proving the contrary rests on the claimant to ownership. - The conjunction of its ownership registration of the trademark with its use for 5 continuous years and the failure of anyone capable of disputing its ownership to bring his action. A conclusive legal presumption of its ownership by the person who registered it. The challenged judgment’s contravention thereof. An error in applying the law requiring its cassation. An example.
Arabic original
تسجيل العلامة التجارية. قرينة بسيطة علي ملكيتها. عبء إثبات العكس على مدُعي الملكية. - اقتران ملكيتها تسجيل العلامة التجارية باستعمالها لمدة خمس سنوات مستمرة وسكوت من يستطيع المنازعة في ملكيتها عن رفع دعواه. قرينة قانونية قاطعة على ملكيتها لمن سجلها. مخالفة الحكم المطعون فيه ذلك. خطأ في تطبيق القانون يوجب تمييزه. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٠٤٢/٢٠٠٦ تجاري جلسة ٢٧/٥/٢٠٠٨ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٦ ج ٢ ص ٢٢٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 412. PDF pages: 412.

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