Recent Representative Cases


Borgo San Felice Pousada e Restaurante Ltda. vs. Vale Florido Restaurante Ltda
Trademark Law and unfair competition

Sentence: Borgo_San_Felice_vs_Vale_Florid_Restaurante

 
Nestlé Brasil Ltda. and Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. vs. CW Indústria e Comércio de Gelo e Bebid
Trademark Law and unfair competition

Preliminary injunction granted by the Appeal Board to order the Defendant to stop using an imitation of the Plaintiffs’ mark. The Appeal Board declared that the reproduction or imitation of a mark is to be decided by the Judges, making Expert Opinion unnecessary.

 

 
Boehringer Ingelheim Group vs. EMS S.A
Trade-dress

Bill’s of review decision: I  Boehringer_Ingelheim_Group_vs._EMS 

                                        II  Boehringer_Ingelheim_Group_vs._EMS 

 

 
Nestlé Brasil Ltda. vs. Cooperativa Central dos Produtores Rurais de Minas Gerais Ltda.
Trade-dress

Case involving the imitation of trade-dress and unfair competition. The Trial Judge and the Appeal Board  recognized the rights of exclusivity over the product packaging for the first company to use it although the marks on the products were distinct from each other. Preliminary injunction granted to force the Defendant to stop commercializing the products under the infringing packaging.

 
Nestlé Group vs. Veneza Express Ind. e Com. de Alimentos Ltda.
Trade-dress
Appeals’s decision: Nestlé_Group_vs._Veneza_Express

 
Allergan Inc. vs. Klein Becker USA LLC
Comparative advertising
Sentence: Allergan_Inc_vs_Klein_Becker_USA_LLC

 
Dell Computer Corp. (presently Dell Inc.) and Dell Computadores do Brasil Ltda vs. Rafael Gomes Garc
Punitive Damages

The Trial Judge recognized that the mere infringement of a registered trademark generates the obligation for the infringer to indemnify the Plaintiff for moral damages.

 
SuperClubs vs. Hotelaria Brasil Ltda
Punitive Damages

Sentence: Super_Clubs_vs._Hotelaria_Brasil_Ltda

 

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