Standing: How later courts treated this decision has not been analysed. None of the 2 citing decisions has been analysed.

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31. Arrêt de la Ire Cour eivile du 23 septembre 1947 dans la cause Alpina Union horlogère S. A. cóntre Vittori & Clie.

Marques de fabrique.

Ll. Les marques «a Alpina » et « Álps » destinées à des montres ne se distinguent pas suffisamment l’une de l’autre (art. 6 LMF) ; portée de la coexistence des deux marques similaires. (Consid. 1).

2. Désignation générique et signe faible (consid. 2).

3. Utilisation de la même marque par des industriels liós économiquement (art. 8 bis LMF). (Cons1d. 3). Ñ

4. Portée de tolérances à l’égard de tiers (consid. 4), 5, Péremption de l’action en radiation appartenant au titulaire de la marque imitée vis-à-vis de l’imitateur, pour cause d° prolongé et toléré de la marque sgimilaire. Conditions de cette péremption (art. 2 CC). (Consid. 5).

Fabrikmarken.

1, Die Uhrenmarken « Alpina » und « Alps » unterscheiden sich nicht genügend voneinander, Art. 6 MSchG ; Einfluss des Tobenenanderbeatehens der beiden verwechselbaren Marken (Erw. 1).

2, Sachbezeichnung und schwaches Zeichen (Erw. 2),

3. Verwendung derselben Marke durch wirtschaftlich miteinander verbundene Unternehmen, Art. 6 bis MSchG (Erw. 3).

4. Enflus der Duldung wverwechselbarer Marken Dritter (Erw. 4).

5, Verwirkung des Löschungsanspruchs des Inhabers der nachgeahmten Marke gegenüber dem Nachahmer wegen lange geduldeten Gebrauchs der verwechselbaren Marke ; Voraussetzungen dieser Verwirkung, Art. 2 ZGB (Erw. 5).

Marche di fabbrica.

1. Le marche di orologi « Alpina » e « Alps » non sí distinguono sufficiemente tra loro (art. 6 LMF) ; portata della coesistenza delle due marche gsimili (consid. 1).

2. Designazione generica e contrasseguo debole (consid. 2).

3, Uso della stessa marca da parte di aziende vincolate vira loro economicamente. Art. 6 bis LFMF (consid. 3).

4. Portata della tolleranza nei confronti di terzi (consid. 4),

5. Perenzione dell’azione di cancellazione, che spetta al titolare della marca imitata nei - confronti dell’imitatore, a motivo deil’'uso prolungato e tollerato della marca simile ; presuppost1i di questa perenzione,. Art. 2 CC. (Consid. 5).

4A. — Le 14 avril 1904, la demanderesse, domiciliée à Bienne et qui s’intitulait alors « Union horlogère,

Provisions amended since

This decision construes provisions whose act has since been consolidated again. Whether the article itself changed is not recorded.

  • Swiss Civil Code, Art. 2 — the act was consolidated again on January 1, 2000, January 1, 2001, March 1, 2002, January 1, 2003, April 1, 2003, January 1, 2004, April 1, 2004, June 1, 2004, July 1, 2004, January 1, 2005, June 1, 2005, January 1, 2006, January 1, 2007, May 1, 2007, July 1, 2007, December 1, 2007, January 1, 2008, July 1, 2008, December 5, 2008, January 1, 2010, February 1, 2010, January 1, 2011, January 1, 2012, January 1, 2013, July 1, 2013, July 1, 2014, January 1, 2016, April 1, 2016, January 1, 2017, September 1, 2017, January 1, 2018, January 1, 2019, January 1, 2020, July 1, 2020, January 1, 2021, January 1, 2022, July 1, 2022, January 1, 2023, January 23, 2023, September 1, 2023, January 1, 2024, January 1, 2025, January 1, 2026, and July 1, 2026.
  • Federal Act on the Protection of Trade Marks and Indications of Source, Art. 6 — the act was consolidated again on January 1, 2001, July 1, 2002, January 1, 2005, January 1, 2007, July 1, 2008, August 1, 2008, January 1, 2011, July 1, 2011, January 1, 2017, April 1, 2019, December 1, 2021, January 1, 2022, July 1, 2023, and July 1, 2025.

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