Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1475

State of Kuwait · Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

The Companies Law. Its scope of application. Incorporation, management and termination of companies. Companies' conduct of their activities. Subject to the provisions of the Commercial Law. - A trade name. Must differ from names previously entered in the Commercial Register. The reason for this. - Assessment of whether deceptive similarity exists between trade names. A matter of fact within the independent competence of the trial court. The condition for this.
Arabic original
قانون الشركات. نطاق سريانه. تأسيس الشركات وإدارتها وانقضائها. ممارسة الشركات لنشاطها. خضوعه لأحكام قانون التجارة. - العنوان التجاري. وجوب اختلافه عن العناوين المقيدة قبلاً في السجل التجاري. علة ذلك. - تقدير قيام التشابه الخادع بين العناوين التجارية من عدمه. واقع تستقل به محكمة الموضوع. شرط ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦٢/٩٤ تجاري جلسة ١٣/١١/١٩٩٤ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٣٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 258. PDF pages: 258.

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