European court judge backs Arsenal against stall trader in trademark dispute

In a preliminary opinion before the European Court of Justice, Advocate General Ruiz-Jarabo took the view that the proprietor of a trade mark may prevent it being used for commercial purposes by a third party, thus backing Arsenal Football Club's case against a street trader who sold scarves with club emblems outside its London ground.

http://curia.europa.eu/en/actu/communiques/cp02/aff/cp0253en.htm http://curia.europa.eu/en/actu/communiques/cp02/aff/cp0253en.htm

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