“Chiquititas”
摘要
Claims seeking recognition of the nullity of a trade mark registration that imitates or reproduces another well-known trade mark are not subject to limitation, provided that the applicant’s bad faith is demonstrated. That conclusion is supported by a precedent of the Superior Court of Justice’s Third Panel. A trade mark nullity action based on the protection granted by Art. 124(XVII) of Brazil’s Industrial Property Law (IPL) to artistic and scientific works and their titles is subject to the 5-year limitation period laid down in Art. 174 of that statute. As an exception to the general rule in the legal system that the exercise of claims is subject to a limitation period, the rule on exemption therefrom laid down in the Paris Convention does not permit extensive or analogous interpretation.