EU developments in IP, Data & Technology: Affixing trademark creates product liability for defects

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EU developments in IP, Data & Technology: Affixing trademark creates product liability for defects

EU developments in IP, Data & Technology: Affixing trademark creates product liability for defects

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November 10, 2022

In July 2022, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has further clarified what it means, from a product liability perspective, to have your name, trademark or other distinguishing feature on a product when you are not in fact the producer of the product.

The case concerned a coffee machine that had caught fire. It was made in Romania by Saeco and marketed in Finland. Next to the trademark "Saeco" on the coffee machine and its packaging was also the trademark "Philips".

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