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ternationally well-known in a a result, the proprietor may
considerable number of oth- have to negotiate with the
er countries19. squatter for the purchase of
the trademark or involve in
As a result, the well-known long-drawn legal proceed-
mark is an exception from ings before the tribunal and/
the first-to-file system but or the Court20.
Provided that the mark has
a cross-border reputation The legislation and the ju-
in the country which can be diciary in Egypt stipulated
demonstrated before courts that the trademark must be
by way of documents, the well-known internationally
squatter may be restrained and in Egypt as well, in or-
by a Court. The Court may der for the provisions of the
also grant damages in favor aforementioned Paris Con-
of the proprietor of the well- vention to be applied to it.
known trademark. However,
if the said trademark does Article 68 from Egyptian In-
not enjoy cross-border rep- tellectual Property Protection
utation (registered or be- Law No. 82 of 2002 stated
came popular in its home that “The owner of a well-
country), it will be difficult known trademark, worldwide
for a proprietor to protect 20 Anoop Verma & Rajalakshmi R
rights in the trademark. As
19 WIPO Intellectual Property Hand- “Trademark squatting – Jurisdictional
perspectives” 18 August 2022, Avail-
book, WIPO Publication No. 489 (E), able at: https://www.lakshmisri.com/
Second Edition, Reprinted 2008, P. insights/articles/trademark-squat-
90. ting-jurisdictional-perspectives/#
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