Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1947

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

English translation of the principle

Unlawful competition, including imitation of one trademark by another, is a form of tortious liability, the establishment of which requires the elements of that liability: fault, damage and a causal relationship.
Arabic original
المافسة غير المشروعة ومنها تقليد علامة تجارية لعلامة أخرى من صور المسؤولية التقصيرية يلزم لتحققها توافر أركان هذه المسؤولية من خطأ وضرر وعلاقة سببية.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٥٧/٧٩ تجاري جلسة ١٥/١٠/١٩٨٩ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثالث ص ٣١٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 339. PDF pages: 339.

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