Trademark infringement: affixing a mark to goods for export
So far, the affixing in France of a third-party’s trademark to products (or their packaging) for export was not considered to infringe the trademark owner’s rights if the products bearing the mark were not sold in France or Europe but were intended for sale in a foreign country where the exporter had trademark rights.
However, the affixing of a trademark as such may be considered as genuine use and allow…