Law of Trademarks

An owner of a trademark may at anytime, even prior to filing a civil or criminal lawsuit, and on the basis of a petition accompanied by an official document indicating the registration of the trademark, obtain an order from the Board of Grievances to take the necessary precautionary measures, particularly the following: a) Preparing an inventory report detailing the equipment and tools which are or were used in committing the offense and the local and imported products or goods and papers on which the trademark subject of the offense is used. b) Seizing the items referred to in paragraph (a) provided that the seizure is carried out following the provision of a security by the claimant which shall be preliminarily estimated by the Board of Grievances in order to compensate the party against whom the seizure is carried out, if necessary. The adequacy of the security provided by the claimant may be contested following the seizure of the items in accordance with the conditions and procedures provided for in the Implementing Regulations. The order issued by the Board of Grievances may include the assignment of one or more experts to assist the authority specified in the Implementing Regulations.