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Nov 05, 2012
Sarah Bruno, Arent Fox LLP, USA
Luna M. Samman, Arent Fox LLP, USA
First published on www.lexology.com

Made in China: German Trade Association Goes after Knoc...


Sarah Bruno, Arent Fox LLP, USA, Luna M. Samman, Arent Fox LLP, USA, First published on www.lexology.comOn September 11, 2012, the Chamber of Industry and Commerce Wuppertal-Solingen-Remscheid filed an action before the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida against Martha Stewart, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc., Emeril Lagasse, HSNi, LLC and SED International Holdings, Inc. for willful infringement, unfair competition, false advertising, and false designation of origin of the Chamber’s SOLINGEN certification mark.

A certification mark is used by a third party to indicate that its goods or services originate from a specific geographic region and/or meet certain standards in relation to quality, materials, or manufacturing method. As set forth in the Chamber’s complaint, the term SOLINGEN has been used as a certification mark since approximately 1853 to indicate that cutlery has been made in the Solingen, Germany region and meets  read more