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Stocking goods outside of territory infringes trademark, EU court rules

( August 1, 2025, 10:32 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Tradeinn Retail Services is infringing trademarks when it sells trademark-protected goods in one EU member state while stocking them in a different one, the EU’s top court said today. “Stocking” means having direct or indirect control or direction over the person managing the goods and deciding their destination, the court further reasoned. This preliminary ruling, which came in response to a referral from a German court, concerns an injunction application by PH — the owner of trademarks for diving accessories — to stop Tradeinn from using them.The preliminary ruling is attached....

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