Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4016

State of Kuwait · Pleadings — Part Three · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

Every interested party and the trademark owner may obtain an order from the competent judge to take conservatory measures against any machinery or tools used in affixing the trademark, as well as the products, goods, and papers on which it was affixed. This attachment may also be effected when goods are imported from abroad. The judge may order attachment. Appointment of one or more experts to assist the person carrying out the attachment in his work. - The judgment basing its ruling that the grievance brought by the appellant was inadmissible on the ground that she was not a party to the attachment order, whether on her own behalf or in her capacity as the company's local agent, and had no interest therein, despite her submission of a certificate of registration of an agency for that company registered with the Ministry of Industry. This vitiates it for contravening what is established in the papers and misapplying the law, and requires its cassation.
Arabic original
لكل ذي شأن ولمالك العلامة التجارية استصدار أمر من القاضي المختص باتخاذ إجراءات تحفظية على أي آلات أو أدوات استخدمت في وضع العلامة التجارية وكذا المنتجات والبضائع والأوراق التي وضعت عليها. كما يجوز إجراء هذا الحجز عند استيراد البضائع من الخارج. للقاضي الأمر بالحجز. ندب خبير أو أكثر لمعاونة القائم بالحجز على عمله. - إقامة الحكم قضائه بعدم قبول التظلم المقام من الطاعنة على سند أنها ليست طرفاً في أمر الحجز سواء عن نفسها أو بصفتها الوكيل المحلى للشركة وليست ذات شأن فيه رغم تقديمها شهادة قيد وكالة عن تلك الشركة مقيدة بوزارة الصناعة. يعيبه بمخالفة الثابت بالأوراق والخطأ في تطبيق القانون ويُوجب تمييزه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٨٥/٢٠٠٤ تجاري جلسة ١٣/٦/٢٠٠٥ مج القسم الخامس المجلد السادس ص٢٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 702. PDF pages: 699.

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