No requirement for domain name to be distinctive in unfair competition claims
France
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The Supreme Court of the Judiciary has provided a very useful clarification in relation to unfair competition claims based on domain names. The court stressed that neither the distinctiveness nor the originality of a domain name was a requirement for an unfair competition claim to be admissible, but that they would simply be relevant when assessing the likelihood of confusion.
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