Mezinárodní soudní pravomoc ve sporech z porušení práva k obchodnímu jménu
International Jurisdiction in Trade Name Infringement Disputes

Summary/Abstract: The paper answers the question (i) in the courts of which State the injured entrepreneur whose right to the trade name has been infringed may sue the infringer of his right, (ii) whether, in such a court, the injured entrepreneur may sue for damages in whole (including parts incurred in other countries also); and (iii) whether the injured entrepreneur can sue several infringers who have caused the damage jointly and who are domiciled in different countries, in one proceeding at one court. In closing the paper compares the identified criteria for determining the internationally competent court of the European Union for disputes arising from a violation of the right to trade name under the Brussels I bis Regulation (including criteria formulated by case law of the CJEU) with the CLIP Principles.

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