11/09/2007 (Agence Europe) - In a ruling on Tuesday 11 September (C-17/06), the Court of Justice decided that the French company, Céline SARL, may indeed have violated the intellectual property rights of its rival, Céline SA, also specialised in off-the-peg clothing on the French market (C-17/06). The Nancy Court of Appeal, handling the original dispute, must now determine whether the use of the brand name “Céline” (previously patented by Céline SA) by Céline SARL has caused...